LANGFORD
MAY 2020 | City of Langford Community News
Protecting your health & safety A Message from Mayor Stew Young
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Langford Mayor Stew Young says urgent measures need to be taken to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
n behalf of myself and Langford Council, I want to thank everyone for their efforts in the fight against COVID-19. The way our community has come together during this trying time has been truly inspiring, and I hope that everyone will continue to stay home and stop the spread. In an effort to support our residents, the City of Langford has partnered with Forbes Pharmacy to establish the COVID-19 Helpline – a free service for all West Shore residents who have COVID-19 questions or require medical support or COVID-19 testing. To date, we have answered more than 1300 calls, and have conducted more than 45 inhome COVID-19 tests. City staff have been working hard to ensure that residents and businesses feel supported while navigating through the effects of this pandemic. You may have seen our COVID-19 community outreach vans around Langford. These vans are there to provide COVID-19 information and support to our businesses and residents, while also making face masks and shields available for sale at cost. Over the past weeks, City staff members have been visiting businesses to ensure that they have what they need to protect the health and safety of staff and customers. We’ve made certain supplies, such as directional arrows and physical distancing reminder floor decals
available to our business community at no cost. In addition, we have been conducting phone calls to residents to asses their wellbeing and to connect them with various community organizations if they need support. We have also hired additional Bylaw officers to assist with informing residents and businesses of safe physical distancing measures and other safety reminders especially while outside using Langford parks and trails. This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of participating in the Cars4COVID event, which raised funds to support healthcare first responders and COVID-19 research. It was fantastic to see the show of support and appreciation for our front line and essential service workers. I am so proud of our community and everything we are doing to support each other during this challenging time. We all must continue to stay home when we can, and please maintain safe physical distancing while shopping or using our local parks and trails. If you are looking for fun and creative physical distancing activities to do with your family, visit Langford.ca/ PhysicalDistancingActivities. On behalf of the City of Langford, I hope that you are staying home and staying safe.