Edmonton city councillors have voted to end the local state of emergency that has been in place since mid-March amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
During Thursday’s Emergency Advisory Committee meeting, interim city manager Adam Laughlin recommended the conclusion the state of local emergency, which was declared on March 20.
A number of factors went into the recommendation, Laughlin said, including the fact the province has suggested it will end its state of public health emergency later this month.
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Edmonton, as well as the number of cases within the city’s homeless community, was also a factor.