Human diseases include a large array of parasitic, bacterial, and viral agents that can cause illness and death. A great variety of events can lead to disease outbreaks and epidemics among Squamish residents and visitors. The most notable disasters associated with human diseases include respiratory viruses, such as high-mortality influenza.
A pandemic is a worldwide outbreak of a specific disease which affects a large proportion of the population and spreads rapidly. In a large-scale and sudden human disease outbreak, such as pandemic influenza, health care services may be unable to deal with the large number of expected patients.
Squamish falls within a Vancouver Coastal Health, Health Services Delivery Area. Vancouver Coastal Health is responsible for developing, maintaining, and implementing the pandemic response plan for the Sea to Sky Corridor.
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April 12, 2021 at 2:57 PM
Brennan Park Recreation Centre arena vaccination clinics begin April 15 for eligible residents
The District continues to work with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) to provide facilities for upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
April 1, 2021 at 12:37 PM
Squamish officials echo PHO and urge people to heed advice, stay close to home
With COVID-19 cases rising within the Sea to Sky Corridor and strengthened restrictions put into place by the Provincial Health...