The Region of Waterloo and its seven municipalities each declared a state of emergency on Wednesday morning in response to the growing novel coronavirus pandemic.
In a release, the region and municipalities say this will allow council heads “to take actions or make orders to protect the inhabitants of the municipality and increases the ability of municipalities to share resources, personnel and equipment to respond and support the broader public sector and key services.” The state of emergency is in place indefinitely, according to Regional Chair Karen Redman.
She says that she has the authority to lift the measure at any time. The heads of the three cities and four towns have similar authorities. [ Signup for our Health IQ newsletter for