SPMABC Update: Essential Services List Updated March 26th 2020

March 26 2020 The BC Provincial Government just updated their list of essential services and Pest Control is included as an essential service. Please see the below for relevant section:

Sanitation

• cleaning services necessary to provide and maintain disinfection;
  

• manufacturing of sanitary products, household paper products, chemicals, microelectronics/semi-conductor, including companies able to retrofit their production facilities to produce goods/services that can be used to address critical shortages of sanitary and protective goods;
  

• businesses that support environmental management/monitoring and spill cleanup and response, including environmental consulting firms, professional engineers and geoscientists, septic haulers, well drillers, pesticides applicators and exterminators, management of industrial sewage/effluent (e.g., for mining operations) and environmental laboratories; and
  

• waste (garbage and organics) and recycling collection, processing and disposal.

The full release can be found here:

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020PSSG0020-000568

Please don’t hesitate to contact us should you have any questions or concerns. Thank you and stay safe