We have been lucky throughout the pandemic here in my region of Atlantic Canada. Unfortunately in the past few weeks cases have started to spike.
This has lead the government lead on the advice of Dr. Strang to impose some new restrictions.
One in particular relates to multi-family buildings: mandatory masking now applies to common areas of multi-unit residential buildings, such as apartment buildings and condos
New COVID 19 Restrictions For Halifax (HRM)
New restrictions will come into force at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 26, and continue for two weeks until midnight Dec. 9, with a possibility of extension.
Nova Scotians are being asked to avoid non-essential travel:
in and out of western and central HRM (which is defined as HRM from Hubbards to, and including, Porters Lake and the communities up to Elmsdale and Mount Uniacke in Hants County – see https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/ for boundaries).
to other Atlantic provinces
The following will apply to the parts of western and central HRM:
the gathering limit in public is five (or up to the number of members of an immediate family in a household)
mandatory masking now applies to common areas of multi-unit residential buildings, such as apartment buildings and condos
restaurants and licenced establishments are closed for in-person dining but may provide take-out or delivery
retail stores must restrict shoppers and staff to 25 per cent or less of allowable capacity
wineries, distilleries and breweries cannot hold tastings or in-person dining and must follow retail rules in their stores (delivery and curbside pickup allowed)
organized sports, recreational, athletic, arts and cultural activities, faith-based activities are paused
profit and non-profit fitness and recreational facilities closed
libraries and museums are closed, including the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
the casino and First Nations gaming establishments are closed
stronger enforcement of illegal gatherings, including ticketing of all attendees (total fine of $1,000)
Schools, after-school programs and childcare will remain open while certain personal services businesses such as hairstylists, estheticians and nail salons in western and central HRM can continue except procedures that cannot be done while a patron is masked.
The following new restrictions apply across the province:
to protect our most vulnerable, there will be no visitors except volunteers and designated caregivers to long-term care facilities and Adult Residential Centres and Regional Rehabilitation Centres licensed by the Department of Community Services
sports teams are restricted to local or regional play only
no extracurricular activities between schools
I will keep you updated if any other changes are released.
Until next time,
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Michael P Currie
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