A growing number of British Columbians are calling on the provincial government to waive hospital parking fees for health-care workers on the front lines of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Christine Sorensen, president of the British Columbia Nurses Union, says she’s heard of several members getting parking tickets while on duty. “They’re getting ticketed when their meters run out because they’re working very long hours in the acute care facilities and other care facilities,” she said.
She adds health-care workers are spending more time disinfecting and decontaminating themselves to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to their families and the general public, further adding extra time to their shifts. “The last thing that nurses or any other