Golden BC COVID-19 Information

Last Updated: March 30 2020, at 10:10 am MST

Like you, we’re passionate about exploring British Columbia. But now is not the time to travel. Please stay home and follow the advice of health authorities to keep yourself and others safe. Do your part now, so we can all explore BC again later. In the meantime, find information and future travel information here: https://www.hellobc.com/what-you-need-to-know/

The Golden Hospital and Medical Clinic remain open, please refer to BC Centre for Disease Control for the latest information on COVID-19.

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Golden businesses are actively assessing and updating their responses; some are offering additional services to encourage social distancing and ensure sanitized premises, others reducing hours and services. We have created a short survey that Golden businesses can use to provide us with updates when they change their services, CLICK HERE to fill out the survey. For all businesses on this list, please contact them directly for the most up to date information.

Click on Activities, Accommodations, Restaurants & Bars, Other Amenities links to skip directly to those categories. Several events in Golden have been cancelled or rescheduled, visit our events page for the latest updates.

Activities

Status	Business	Latest Update	Additional Information	Link
Closed	Kicking Horse Mountain Resort	March 16	Kicking Horse will be closed for the remainder of the 2019/20 season	CLICK HERE
Open	Dawn Mountain Nordic Centre	March 22	The Chalet is now fully closed for the season, access to the washrooms is no longer available. Trails will continue to be groomed until March 31, 2020.	CLICK HERE
Check	Parks Canada	March 25	Parks Canada has temporarily suspended all motor vehicle access by visitors at all national parks, national historic sites, and national marine conservation areas effective 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 until further notice. Parks Canada will cease taking any new reservations until April 30, 2020. All existing reservations for arrivals in the period March 18, 2020 to April 30, 2020 will be refunded in full. In addition, the Agency is currently developing an approach to honour passes. Details on passes will be communicated in due course.	CLICK HERE
Closed	Snowmobiling	March 20	Golden Snowmobile Club trailhead gates are now closed, trails will only have periodic grooming from now on. Please do not use the cabins as they cannot be cleaned. Follow suggestions from Avalanche Canada regarding not taking risks in the backcountry.	CLICK HERE
Open	Golden Snowmobile Rentals	March 16	Golden Snowmobile Rentals and Tours and Rocky Mountain Riders remain open.	CLICK HERE
Closed to Backcountry Skiing	Rogers Pass	March 25	All winter permit areas in Rogers Passare now closed. All backcountry access in these areas will be prohibited. For the safety of highway travellers, the highway operations and avalanche control program (with the Canadian Armed Forces) will continue as a priority. The Trans-Canada Highway will remain open. All parking areas and washrooms will be closed except the Sir Donald chain-up and Britco washrooms that will remain open for highway travellers. This includes closure of the Rogers Pass Discovery Centre parking lot.	C LICK HERE
Open	Backcountry Skiing	March 25	Avalanche Canada Shutting Down Forecasting for the Season All winter permit areas in Rogers Passare now closed. All backcountry access in these areas will be prohibited. We strongly urge people to self isolate at home and practice social distancing until the health authorities deem it safe to do otherwise.	CLICK HERE
Check	Backcountry Guides	March 16	Several backcountry guides have cancelled tours, please check with your guiding outfit to confirm any cancellations.	CLICK HERE
Closed	Backcountry Lodges	March 21	Most if not all backcountry lodges have been closed for the remainder of the winter season.	CLICK HERE
Closed	Golden Dogsled Adventures	March 16	All tours have been cancelled for the remainder of the winter.	Click Here
Closed	Dogtooth Climbing Gym	March 16	The gym will be closed until further notice. The gear store can assist but you must call to make arrangements by phone.	Click Here
Open	Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Centre	March 16	The Wolf Centre remains open and will continue to run interpretive tours.	C LICK HERE
Closed	Disc Golf Course	March 26	The disc golf baskets have been removed until further notice	NA
Open	Golden BC Parks	March 23	All parks remain open, we strongly urge everyone using these green spaces to engage in social distancing practices.	CLICK HERE

Accommodations

If your accommodation does not appear on this list please contact them directly

Open	Travelodge	March 17	The hotel remains open, however, they are no longer offering drop-ins for use of the pool, and other facilities.	Click Here
Open	Prestige Inn	March 19	The Hotel is still Open, the fitness Centre pool and hot tub have been closed. Ricky's All Day Grill is now only doing take-out orders	Click Here
Closed	Dreamcatcher Hostel	March 22	Closed until further notice	Click Here
Closed	Kicking Horse Hostel	March 26	Closed until further notice.	Click Here
Open	Lush Mountain Accommodations	March 18	The office is open for all bookings and inquiries. email [email protected] for more information about pre-existing booking.	Click Here
Open	Kicking Horse Lodging	March 23	The hotel remains open, please contact for more details about existing reservations.	Click Here
Open	Moberly Lodge	March 18	The main lodge is closed but our self-catering cabins remain open for those travelling for essential purposes, first responders or essential workers only.	Click Here
Closed	Campbell Icefield Chalet	March 18	The chalet will be closed for 2 weeks effective March 21, 2020. April booking will be re-assessed at this time.	Click Here
Closed	Kicking Horse River Lodge	March 20	Closed until further notice	Click Here
Closed	Mountain View Cabins	March 22	Closed until at least May 8th	Click Here
Closed	Hillside Lodge	March 24	Closed until further notice	Click Here
Closed	Mount 7 Lodges	March 29	The lodges are now closed to new bookings until the end of April. Existing booking HAVE NOT been cancelled.	Click Here
Open	Kicking Horse Cabins	Mach 24	Contact for details	Click Here
Open	Cedar House Chalets	March 24	The Chalets remain open for pre-existing bookings, contact for more details.	Click Here
Open	Best Western	March 24	The hotel remains open.	Click Here
Open	Ramada	March 24	The hotel remains open.	Click Here
Open	Holiday Inn Golden	March 24	The hotel remains open.	Click Here
Open	Mary's Motel	March 24	The motel remains open.	Click Here
Closed	The Rondo Motel	March 24	The motel is closed until further notice.	Click Here
Open	Days Inn	March 24	The hotel remains open.	CLICK HERE
Open	Super 8	March 25	The hotel remains open.	CLICK HERE
Open	Swiss Village Inn	March 25	The hotel remains open	CLICK HERE
Open	Ponderosa	March 25	The hotel remains open	CLICK HERE
Open	Golden Village Lodge	March 25	The hotel remains open	CLICK HERE
Closed	Auberge Kicking Horse B&B	March 28	The B&B is closed until the May Long weekend	CLICK HERE

Restaurants & Bars

Restaurants that cannot practice social-distancing among its guests and manage crowd sizes have also been ordered to close. For that reason, we will only show restaurants that are able to offer take-out or delivery services.

Open	Whitetooth Brewing Company	March 31	We have closed off our tasting room seated area, and are allowing off-sale purchases (bottles and cans) only. Our staff will be the only ones to access/handle bottles and cans. Hours of operation: 2pm to 8 pm every day for the foreseeable future. We are not accepting cash at this time, only debit &/or credit paymentsWhitetooth. Delivery service is available within Town limits Wednesday-Saturday from 3pm-8pm. Order online.	CLICK HERE
Open	Columbia River Catering	March 22	Currently offering door to door delivery.	C LICK HERE
Open	Whitetooth Mountain Bistro	March 31	Take away and delivery orders only from 4-9 pm only. Wednesday-Sunday only.	C LICK HERE
Open	Rockwater Grill & Bar	March 31	Take away and delivery orders only from 4-9 pm only. Wednesday-Sunday only.	Click Here
Open	Golden Bakery	March 17	The bakery will remain open with increased sanitary efforts.	Click Here
Open	Nogami Sushi	March 17	Takeout orders only.	NA
Open	The Turning Point	March 31	Takeout orders only. Available daily from 4:30 - 8pm.	Click Here
Open	Red Tomato Pies	March 31	Open for takeout and delivery 3-11pm.	Click Here
Open	McDonald's Golden	March 17	We are Drive-Thru ONLY - Truck Drivers ONLY can walk through Drive-Thru. Truck drivers MUST wear their own High Visibility Vests when walking through Drive-Thru.	CLICK HERE

Other Amenities

Open	Golden Hospital	March 20	The hospital remains open.	CLICK HERE
Open	Golden Medical Clinic	March 20	The clinic remains open but most appointments are now over the phone or computer. Please contact the clinic for more information about your specific inquiry.	CLICK HERE
Open	Save On Foods	March 20	The grocery store remains open. Please only purchase what you need and practice social distancing	CLICK HERE
Open	IGA	March 20	The grocery store remains open. Please only purchase what you need and practice social distancing	CLICK HERE
Closed	Town Hall	March 18	If you need to make a payment, visit golden.ca/onlineservices to learn more about how you can pay your bill online using online banking, drop off a cheque or money order through the mail slot or mail a cheque or money order to Town of Golden, PO Box 350, Golden BC, V0A 1H0	CLICK HERE
Closed	Mount 7 Rec Plex	March 18	The Town of Golden will be closing the Mount 7 Rec Plex and ALL Town of Golden public programs will be on hold for the week to minimize the risk of transmission.	CLICK HERE
Closed	Golden Civic Centre	March 18	Closed to the public until further notice	CLICK HERE
Closed	Golden Seniors Centre	March 18	Closed to the public until further notice	C LICK HERE
Closed	Golden Arena	March 16	The Golden Arena has already been closed for the season. A re-assessment is planned at the end of this week to determine whether or not we will re-open the facility and continue programming.	C LICK HERE
Closed	Golden Library	March 17	Will be closed until further notice.	CLICK HERE
Closed	Golden Museum	March 17	Closed for two weeks effective March 16 until further evaluation.	CLICK HERE
Open	Golden Optometry Clinic	March 18	Only accepting patients for emergency eye care. Please call 250 439-8123 if you are experiencing any issues	CLICK HERE
Closed	Golden Cinema	March 17	Closed until further notice	CLICK HERE
Closed	Golden Dental Centre	March 18	Until further notice, the office is closed for all non-emergency dental services. You can call the office for instruction if you have a dental emergency.	CLICK HERE
Closed	Element Therapeutics	March 17	The clinic will be closed from March 17 - 29, a re-assessment will be made at this time.	CLICK HERE
Closed	Golden Lotus Yoga Studio	March 23	Studio classes are cancelled until further notice. Follow our Facebook page for updates, inspiration, photos and videos from our yoga teachers.	C LICK HERE
Closed	Personal Touch	March 17	Closed for a minimum of 14 days.	CLICK HERE
Closed	Golden Veterinary Services	March 17	Golden Vet clinic will now be closed next week Weds 25th and Thurs 26th March	CLICK HERE
Closed	Base Health Wellness	March 17	Classes have been suspended until further notice.	C LICK HERE
Closed	Golden's Gym	March 18	The gym will be closed until further notice, all members’ passes will be put on hold and will resume when our doors are open again.	C LICK HERE
Open	A Barrett Photography	March 18	Changing cancellation policy for weddings and offering change of date transfer of deposit.	CLICK HERE
Closed	Moon River Gift Gallery	March 19	Temporarily closed	CLICK HERE
Closed	Darkside	March 19	Closed until further notice	CLICK HERE
Closed	Zodiac Hemp	March 19	Closed until further notice	CLICK HERE
Closed	Selkirk Ski & Bike	March 22	Closed until further notice	CLICK HERE
Closed	Golden Dollar Store	March 23	Closed until further notice	CLICK HERE

Latest Developments:

To focus efforts on containment of COVID-19 in British Columbia, provincial health officials have implemented the following measures:

Gatherings or events larger than 50 people are not permitted in British Columbia until further notice. This includes indoor and outdoor sporting events, conferences, meetings, religious gatherings and other similar events.
Everyone should be practising social distancing.
Canada will deny entry to travellers who are not Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents. Some exceptions apply.
Air operators have been formally mandated to prevent any travellers with symptoms to board an aircraft to Canada.
Only four Canadian airports are accepting international flights – Vancouver International, Pearson International in Toronto, Calgary and Montreal.
Canadians are to avoid all non-essential travel outside Canada, including to the US. Anyone who chooses to travel outside Canada must stay away from work or school for 14 days on their return. Read the Official Global Travel Advisory here.
For updates on reported cases and risk assessment in the province visit the Interior Health website
All Parks Canada visitor parking facilities will be closed until further notice. Highways and roadways that go through our places will remain open. Learn more here: http://ow.ly/iFV250yUo37

Public Health Information Sources:

Health Canada COVID-19 information line: 1-833-784-4397. Interpretation services are available in multiple languages. Or email: [email protected]

We are doing our best to stay on top of these rapidly evolving events and will continue to update this page as often as possible.

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