The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) will be deciding in the new year whether to purchase scanners for proof of vaccination checks at recreation facilities.
Graeme Donn, the SCRD manager of recreation services, told Coast Reporter the SCRD would need a couple dozen scanners to be spread across the five recreation facilities for use at programs, rentals, spectator events and at the front desks.
As a local government, the SCRD is required to follow privacy acts, and would need to do a privacy impact assessment and staff training. They are not able to use personal phones for the scans and staff would need to have individual logins.
“We’re following all provincial guidance and directions,” Donn said on Nov. 30. “We do have this other option that’s working really well.”
The provincial government allows two ways to check vaccination status at different facilities. Staff can scan the QR code provided on the provincial vaccination passport or visually…
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