Burlington’s upcoming town hall to discuss city’s response to COVID-19 pandemic

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Published December 3, 2020 at 3:23 pm

The City of Burlington will be hosting a virtual town hall event to share information on their ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The town hall will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 16, between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. and will offer residents the opportunity to ask questions.

While town halls in the past have been telephone-only events, the format of this town hall will be virtual and made available through Zoom, where attendees will have the option to call in by phone or join in online.

It will be hosted by Mayor Marianne Meed Ward, who will be joined by a panel of local leaders to help answer COVID-19-related questions from residents.

The panel will include Tim Commisso, City Manager, City of Burlington, Chris Glenn, Director of Recreation Services, City of Burlington and MP Pam Damoff, MP for Oakville-North Burlington.

Additionally, it will include Dr. Dale Kalina, Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control, Joseph Brant Hospital, Eric Vandewall, President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Brant Hospital and Anita Cassidy, Executive Director, Burlington Economic Development.

Residents who would like to participate in the town hall can do so by joining virtually or by phone by calling (647) 374-4685 and entering webinar ID 880 1886 1286.

Once the town hall begins, a moderator will provide instructions for participants on how to submit their questions to the leadership panel.

The focus of this event will be on the situation surrounding COVID-19 and participants are invited to ask questions related to the city’s response, impacts to residents, businesses, services and programs, hospital and health-related questions and the broader impact of the pandemic on the community.

“I look forward to our final public town hall of 2020 and engaging this time with residents both over the phone and virtually via Zoom,” said Mayor Marianne Meed Ward.

As always, our goal is to help answer questions related to COVID-19 so we can keep our community healthy, safe and supported through this challenging pandemic.”

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