On March 11, 2020, City staff took a proactive approach and initiated operational readiness meetings, which evolved to the activation of the Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) at a Level 1 on March 12, 2020 so that key staff could begin identifying and planning for the various stages of the City’s response to COVID-19. On March 16, 2020, with the order from the Provincial Medical Health Officer that all gatherings of 50 or more people be cancelled, the City moved from a Level 1 ECC to a Level 2.