This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A sign containing a message from Whistler Resort is seen in Whistler, B.C. Sunday, March 15, 2020. The Whistler Blackcomb resort which is owned by Vail Resorts shut down operations Saturday due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis taking place worldwide. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan HaywardLNG Canada is cutting its workforce in half over the next several days on the construction of a new plant in Kitimat, B.C.
LNG Canada is a consortium of five global energy companies, including PetroChina and South Korea’s KOGAS, building a $40-billion liquefied natural gas production and export facility.The region where the plant is located in northwestern B.C. has not had any confirmed cases of COVID-19. It says travel by staff and contractors to other countries, including China, South Korea and Italy, has been restricted for the past month.
“We assure you that together we are taking prudent measures to help reduce the spread of the virus,” the company says on its website.One of the most popular ski resorts in North America is also shutting down in the face of COVID-19 restrictions against large groups and close contact.Vail Resorts, the U.S. owner of several ski hills including Whistler-Blackcomb, says the B.C. resort and all its properties are closing for the season, effective immediately.
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