Mid May marks potential return for many services in Prince Rupert

There may soon be more traffic and more activity in the downtown core
as the Province of British Columbia  begins its Restart BC process

As we outlined yesterday, Premier John Horgan announced the blue print ahead for British Columbia as the provincial government outlined their Restart BC timeline, a phased in approach towards what will be the new normal for British Columbia.

For residents of Prince Rupert and the North Coast the mid may period towards the May Long Weekend could see a significant return to business for many local services, should their owners wish to open the doors and if they have made for required precautions.

As the Premier noted on Wednesday, the mid may period marks Phase 2 of the Restart program with a range of health and medical relates services to begin to return to their locations.

The retail sector that has been closed since March will also be allowed to come back to life, included in that are a range of services such as hair salons, barber shops and other personal service options.

A chance for a haircut and a sit down meal could be just weeks away
as British Columbia begins to relaunch its commercial sector

Providing they can ensure proper distancing measures, restaurants, cafes and pubs will also be allowed to let customers take a seat.

Since the March orders, many of those locations have been allowed to do a take out service only.

The province has also marked Mid May for a reopening of Museums, art galleries and libraries, as well as office based worksites.

With that will also come the reopening of Child care in the province.

A chance to get outdoors, providing of course you maintain proper distancing,  will also roll out at mid month, with recreation and sports programs expected to launch, along with the reopening for parks, beaches and outdoor spaces.

The provinces approach to the new normal will continue to expand over the course of the summer, with the next significant benchmark moment set for June to September

For more on the BC Restart plan see the provincial website here.

So far the City of Prince Rupert has not offered up any updates on the civic plan for any relaunch, nor has Mayor Lee Brain offered much in the way of comment on the Provincial government RestartBC plan, other than to direct his Facebook followers to some notes from a Terrace councillor's Facebook page.

To this point, the Mayor and City Council members have yet to provide any background notes for the community, as to how Prince Rupert may offer some return to local civic and regional services.

City of Prince Rupert website
City of Prince Rupert Facebook page
City of Prince Rupert Recreation Facebook page
Mayor Lee Brain Facebook page


A wider over view of civic discsussion themes can be reviewed from our archive page here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.