December 16 - COVID-19 Town Hall

— On Wednesday, Dec. 16, between 6 and 7 p.m., the City of Burlington will hold a town hall event to share information and answer resident questions about our ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The format of this town hall will be different than the previous telephone-only town hall events. The Dec. 16 town hall will be a virtual one, made available through Zoom, with attendees having the option to call in by phone or join in online.

Mayor Marianne Meed Ward will host this virtual town hall and will be joined by a panel of local leaders to help answer residents’ COVID-19-related questions, including:

Tim Commisso, City Manager, City of Burlington
Chris Glenn, Director of Recreation Services, City of Burlington
MP Pam Damoff, MP for Oakville-North Burlington
Dr. Dale Kalina, Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control, Joseph Brant Hospital
Eric Vandewall, President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Brant Hospital
Anita Cassidy, Executive Director, Burlington Economic Development.

How to Participate

Residents who would like to participate in the town hall can do so in the following ways:

Join virtually: Residents are invited to join just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16 to take part in the town hall via Zoom at http://bit.ly/townhalldecember16. If you have not downloaded Zoom before, you will be prompted to do so and create a personal account. Please be advised that more than one attempt may be required due to the high volume of traffic. A maximum of 1000 participants will be able to join in this virtual town hall. If we exceed 1000 guests, you will still be able to watch the recorded event online once it is posted at burlington.ca/townhall.
Join by phone: Residents are invited to join by phone by calling 647-374-4685 and entering webinar ID 880 1886 1286.

Once the town hall begins, a moderator will provide participants with instructions for how to submit their questions to the leadership panel. As with previous public town halls, the focus of this event will be on the situation surrounding COVID-19. Participants are requested to ask any questions related to COVID-19, the city’s response, impacts to residents, businesses, services and programs, hospital and health-related questions, and the broader impact of the pandemic on our community.