The counties of Richmond, Inverness, Antigonish and the Town of Antigonish have released their plans to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
All four closed their offices Tuesday. Including the following buildings:
-the Port Hood Administrative Building
-the Municipality of the County of Richmond Administration Office
-the Antigonish County Municipal Office
-Antigonish Town Hall
-Municipal recycling facilities
-the Richmond Arena
-the Antigonish Arena
-Inverness’s infrastructure & emergency services building in Strathlorne
-the Eastern District Planning Office
All are closed until further notice except the Richmond Arena, which has closed for the season, and Antigonish Town Hall which is set to reopen Apr. 6.
The municipalities are asking residents to pay bills online, by phone, or by mail.
Antigonish Town will accept payments in a secure drop-box by the front door of town hall, and has extended the deadline for payments, tickets, or fines until Apr. 13.
All town recreational activities have also been cancelled.
Garbage collection is set to continue in all municipalities.
A new COVID-19 assessment centre has opened at Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital.
You’re asked to call 811 before visiting a centre.
