More landfill workers in the B.C. Interior are under verbal siege from upset residents, according to the regional district. Staff at landfills and transfers stations in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District have reported that residents are deliberately flouting physical-distancing rules and letting their children run freely through the site, the district said.
There has also been a noticeable increase in the amount of rude and abusive behaviour directed at workers, according to the district. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “We are asking residents to plan ahead for longer waits at all our facilities.