They run with a slate called Safe Surrey Coalition.
But recent events have some questioning two city councillors香蕉视频直播 adherence to that concept following reports Councillor Laurie Guerra is in Mexico during this Coronavirus pandemic, and Councillor Mandeep Nagra香蕉视频直播檚 attendance at the mayor香蕉视频直播檚 March 16 press conference concerning the city香蕉视频直播檚 response to the public health crisis, 10 days after he returned from a trip to India.
The Now-Leader has reached out to Mayor Doug McCallum on both matters, but has not yet received a response.
On March 13, McCallum held a press conference at city hall to discuss the city香蕉视频直播檚 response to COVID-19, in which he stated, 香蕉视频直播淏y taking personal responsibility, you are not only protecting yourself, you are protecting your family, loved ones, friends, and ultimately your community.香蕉视频直播
香蕉视频直播淲e have also instituted a ban on all work-related international travel for staff,香蕉视频直播 he said at that presser.
The Now-Leader has yet to establish why Guerra is in Mexico, when she left and when she香蕉视频直播檚 scheduled to return. Phone calls to her have not been returned. The next council meeting is set for April 6.
On March 12, provincial health officials issued a recommendation for British Columbians not to travel outside Canada and, for those that do, to self-isolate for 14 days upon their return.
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McCallum also held a presser on Monday, March 16 at city hall concerning COVID-19 with a few city councillors at his side, Nagra among them. Nagra had returned from a trip to India on March 6.
Nagra told the Now-Leader on Wednesday that after he returned he isolated himself 香蕉视频直播渇or almost a week, but there was no guidelines for isolation, they came in on the 12th. If the guidelines had came on the 6th, I would have stayed home, but I was at the next council meeting.香蕉视频直播
That meeting was on March 9, three days after he got back. 香蕉视频直播淪o there were no guidelines or instructions to stay home 14 days after your arrival.香蕉视频直播
After he became aware of the guidelines, he said, 香蕉视频直播淚 stayed home most of the time. I did not attend any gatherings. I was invited to a number of events, but I cancelled everything.香蕉视频直播
He said he cancelled on a Sikh temple event on Wednesday morning.
Asked why he attended the mayor香蕉视频直播檚 COVID-19 presser on Monday, Nagra replied, 香蕉视频直播淚 checked for any symptoms, I香蕉视频直播檓 feeling totally fine and healthy. There香蕉视频直播檚 absolutely no symptoms at all.香蕉视频直播
香蕉视频直播淚 am taking all the precautions and I am watching for any symptoms as the arise,香蕉视频直播 Nagra said. 香蕉视频直播淏ut I香蕉视频直播檓 totally healthy and there are no symptoms at all, and that香蕉视频直播檚 the reason I was there. I think we should all be self-isolating right now, right.
香蕉视频直播淲e don香蕉视频直播檛 know where people are catching it from, we don香蕉视频直播檛 have the exact source, right, we might be catching the same common places like door handles and all that stuff. So we should all be self-isolating at this time, to stop the spread,香蕉视频直播 he said. 香蕉视频直播淚香蕉视频直播檓 only getting out when I really have to. I have this responsibility where I have to make sure that the safety of our residents is ensured, so that香蕉视频直播檚 the reason I was there at the press conference.香蕉视频直播
As for Guerra, he said, 香蕉视频直播淚 think she香蕉视频直播檒l be back by the end of this week.香蕉视频直播
Props to 鈦︹仼 for making the exact same face so many of us make when we hear people say they plan to travel regardless of the pandemic.
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Paul Daynes, a strategist for the Keep the RCMP in Surrey campaign, is not impressed.
香蕉视频直播淲ell, I think Surrey, we香蕉视频直播檝e had to deal with a very nasty virus called the Safe Surrey Coalition,香蕉视频直播 he said. 香蕉视频直播淭hey have absolutely no sense whatsoever of social responsibility. Guerra goes to Mexico the day before a travel advisory is given.香蕉视频直播
香蕉视频直播淪ociety, generally, is trying to make things easier for their citizens,香蕉视频直播 he said.
Concerning Nagra, Daynes has this to say.
香蕉视频直播淓very other citizen seems to be getting the message, I mean the media are accused of many things, but not getting the information out there, the do香蕉视频直播檚 and the don香蕉视频直播檛香蕉视频直播檚, is not one of them. We香蕉视频直播檙e being inundated with it; there香蕉视频直播檚 no excuse for not knowing what is the right thing to do. Does he need to be told what the right thing to do is? Because 99 per cent of the people I encounter, from the rich, the powerful, the influential down to just ordinary working Joes like myself, we all know what the right thing to do is, but these guys clearly don香蕉视频直播檛.香蕉视频直播
Councillor Brenda Locke, who at press time said she香蕉视频直播檇 been working at home because she was nursing a 香蕉视频直播渟tupid cold,香蕉视频直播 told the Now-Leader 香蕉视频直播淚 understand香蕉视频直播 that Guerra is in Mexico but she doesn香蕉视频直播檛 know exactly where.
香蕉视频直播淪he said she was leaving on Friday, I believe she香蕉视频直播檚 still there. I don香蕉视频直播檛 really know, but,香蕉视频直播 Locke said. 香蕉视频直播淪he left on vacation. I don香蕉视频直播檛 want to comment on anything she香蕉视频直播檚 doing. I guess people made arrangements for spring break, and she probably made the arrangement some time ago.香蕉视频直播
香蕉视频直播淚 just know she said she was going to Mexico.香蕉视频直播
As for Nagra, Locke noted 香蕉视频直播渢his thing is moving pretty fast香蕉视频直播 and at the time he came back, she thinks, 香蕉视频直播渢hey didn香蕉视频直播檛 say to him he had to self-monitor or self-isolate. This thing has moved so quickly.香蕉视频直播
香蕉视频直播淎lso, when Mandeep went, India wasn香蕉视频直播檛 one with a big red dot on it at that time. It is now, but it wasn香蕉视频直播檛 then.香蕉视频直播
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