Here’s the latest news for Surrey, White Rock and beyond for Friday, April 3. This will be updated as information becomes available:
• There are 29 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus for a total of 1,203 cases provincewide, according to B.C’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry
• There have been three new deaths
• 704 people have recovered
READ ALSO: ‘Hold our line’: 29 new cases of COVID-19 announced in B.C., April 4, 2020
• Surrey city council is moving to virtual meetings, with an option for people to telephone in for public hearings
READ ALSO: Surrey city council moving to virtual meetings, April 4, 2020
• The City of Surrey has laid off 2,016 auxiliary workers
READ ALSO: Surrey councillors say halt policing transition as 2,016 workers laid off, April 3, 2020
• TransLink has announced reductions to service on some bus routes, SeaBus and West Coast Express
READ ALSO: TransLink to reduce service on some bus routes, SeaBus, West Coast Express, April 3, 2020
• Delta police fined two people for trying to re-sell N95 masks
READ ALSO: Two people fined for trying to re-sell N95 and surgical masks in Delta, April 4, 2020
• Health Minister Adrian Dix says that postponed surgeries will still be done
READ ALSO: Postponed surgeries will be done, B.C. health minister says, April 3, 2020
• As the Surrey school district rolls out remote learning, students and parents are learning to navigate the new system
READ ALSO: Surrey parents, students navigate remote learning during COVID-19, April 3, 2020
• BC Ferries cuts service levels by half, included ceasing all service on the Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay route
READ ALSO: B.C. Ferries cuts service levels by half, ceases sailings from three terminals, April 3, 2020
• Two-thirds of B.C. businesses surveyed say revenues are down by at least 50 per cent, according to a new report
READ ALSO: B.C. business groups warn revenues down 50-75% during COVID-19, April 3, 2020
