Return to Sport 2020

Question: Are there any hosting guidelines yet for National level events with Athletes coming from out of province including Ontario and Quebec. Would be more than 50 athletes but let’s assume we can manage social distancing on the field of play. Are there guidelines with the travel, coming to communities etc from viaSport as of yet?

Answer: Given the stage we are at, there are no guidelines on inter-provincial travel for national team athletes yet. I recognize that many high performance programs anxiously await this guidance given the summer Olympics next year and winter games in 2022. I recommend you closely follow your National Sport Organization, as they are undoubtedly working hard to figure this out and will communicate it to you as soon as they can.

Question: Some of our members have kids signed up for sport camps in Alberta this summer. In our plan, we intend to require 14 days away from our facilities upon return. Our Provincial Sport Organization walked back their stance on this due to undue hardship for boarder communities, however the change is not meant to accommodate leisure travel out of BC. Input would be appreciated.

Response: I think you are correct in your approach and it's the right place to start. It gives you lots of room to progressively loosen as the data and the comfort level of your board allow. It is much easier to ease up on this in the future when deemed appropriate than it is to walk backwards.

This is very good news for sport organizations - Province takes action to support return to sport https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020TAC0026-001038