In case you have not yet seen this via email or posted at your worksite:
To All Staff:
Effective Wednesday, March 18, all City of Burnaby public facilities including community centres, arenas, libraries, arts and cultural facilities, golf courses and restaurants (City) will be closed until further notice. All centre supervisors are bring notified of the upcoming closures.
The decision to close the facilities is guided by information and directive issued by the provincial and federal governments for the purposes of containing and mitigating the transmission of COVID-19 in the community. The closure will affect many Burnaby residents and their children and I am certain it is a decision not welcome by many. We are in a critical time and we must undertake drastic measures before it is too late to respond.
Although many Burnaby civic facilities will be closed, all staff that are scheduled to work at these facilities will continue to report for work at their assigned work location. They may be re-assigned to other duties or functions in order to respond to an anticipated high volume of calls from the public on the closure.
City administration and Communication are preparing FAQs for staff and the information will be available tomorrow for distribution. City web site and social media will be the source of information for latest update. If you have any specific questions on your work schedule affected by the closure or time off request to care for your family members, please contact your department manager or director for direction.
As always, I will make myself available as much as I can to address any concerns or suggestions you may have related to our plan of action. I also want to thank CUPE Local 23 and IAFF Local 323 in working with the City management team during this difficult period.
Lambert Chu, P. Eng.
City Manager
Direct: 604-294-7466
Fax: 604-294-7733
City of Burnaby | Office of the City Manager
4949 Canada Way | Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2
