Dear reader, advertiser, sponsor and community member,
I write this, March 17, 2020, to let you know that we at the Powell River Peak recognize the significant challenges the current COVID-19 pandemic is creating for many of you.
Our prime minister made significant comments and announcements in regard to the federal government’s actions and recommendations. We will behave completely within those guidelines and requests.
We are taking this issue very seriously at the Peak.
We remain 100 per cent committed to serving the needs of our community, especially at this unsettling time. Our newsroom staff are fully engaged (by phone and email) with community news happenings and particularly events and changes around the very fluid COVID-19 pandemic. We will keep you fully updated 24/7 on our website, prpeak.com.
We will continue to print and deliver your newspaper. The paper will carry up-to-date COVID-19 information as well as all the other community news that you expect. Our carriers have been asked to be especially diligent in providing social distancing for our readers, and we are encouraging frequent hand washing and cleansing during deliveries. Please respect our carriers’ wishes for social distancing as well.
We have made the decision to create work from home (WFH) solutions for all of our employees. This, in turn, affects our ability to provide personal service at our office. As such, our office is now offering restricted access to employees only. Please call ahead to make arrangements if you wish to visit one or more of our employees (604.485.5313). Many of our employees will be taking the WFH opportunity and will not be available at the office, so we encourage anyone looking to purchase or renew a subscription or advertising to contact us by phone or email. The newspaper boxes outside our front door will remain stocked with our Peak Midweek.
We understand that it will not be business as usual, but you can count on us to provide you with the most up-to-date information, available at all times. Please visit our website at prpeak.com.
We hope that all of you remain safe and healthy during this outbreak of COVID-19. Practice personal hygiene, maintain social distancing, and self-quarantine with the very first sign of symptoms that match the expectations of this virus.
Kelly Keil
Publisher
