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Safety updates for ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ campuses

Good afternoon ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ community,

On Tuesday, Aug. 24, Anne Kang, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training (AEST), and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer (PHO) announced .

Key points

• Effective Wednesday, Aug. 25, everyone 12 years old and over must wear a mask when in indoor public settings.
• The mask order will apply to all indoor public areas on post-secondary campuses including lobbies, hallways, stairwells, elevators, libraries, cafeterias, classrooms, and labs.

For ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ this means that all employees, students and visitors are to wear a mask when:

• walking in hallways,
• moving through common traffic spaces (e.g. stairwells, elevators),
• when in non-academic group activity spaces (e.g. cafeteria, bookstores, bakery, library, etc.),
• in the classroom (masks will be required to be worn by students and faculty)

Social distancing is not required.

Please remember, there are those for whom wearing a mask is not an option. Wear a mask if you are able, and respect those who cannot.

Returning to campus

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ strongly encourages all  and employees who are eligible and able, to be vaccinated.

Vaccination is the best line of defence we have against COVID-19. 

Starting Monday, Sept. 13, everyone 12 years old and over will need to provide proof of vaccination to access a broad range of social, recreational, and discretionary events and businesses throughout the province. This will include some services on campus that are also accessible to the broader public.

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ will continue to work with AEST and the PHO on details on implementation of these requirements and any further actions we may need to take.

Learn more about vaccinations at . For more information for student vaccinations, visit the  webpage for students.

Keeping our community safe

It goes without saying that over the last 18+ months we have been navigating dynamic health and safety issues, and we will continue to do so.

I am proud of all we have accomplished to keep our community safe. And, I know we will continue to work together to ensure our classrooms and our workspaces remail safe and in-line with the orders from the PHO.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email secure@vcc.ca.

Sincerely,

Surinder Aulakh
Director, Safety, Security & Risk
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