Columbia Shuswap Regional District To Allow Unvaccinated Firefighters To Return To Work Salmon Arm News
The Shuswap District of Columbia is making a change to its COVID vaccination policy. The CSRD will suspend the proof-of-vaccination requirement of COVID-19 for its paid on-call firefighters for six months or pending further Provincial Public Health Orders. An additional board amendment was also made to allow staff to quickly reinstate the policy in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak within CSRD’s fire departments or any individual firehouse. The board agreed to devolve responsibility to the Chief Executive, Human Resources Adviser and Head of the Protective Services Team, allowing them to make decisions about vaccination policy without having to call a board meeting....