B.C. government extends record-breaking provincial state of emergency

VICTORIA — The B.C. government has extended the provincial state of emergency until June 23.

The province first declared a state of emergency in connection with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on March 18. The province must legally extend the declaration every two weeks. The state of emergency is now the longest in B.C.’s history.

Premier John Horgan told reporters recently there is “no likely end in sight” for the state of emergency.

The declaration gives the province extra powers to accumulate resources or control supply chains.