With COVID cases seeing a summer surge, Canadians don’t want public health measures like vaccine passports and masking mandates making a return. A study from the Angus Reid Institute found that many Canadians still worry about the risk of the virus on their own and their family’s health. Still, their want for government public health […]
The City of Regina says that it will be aligning its COVID protocols with the provincial public health order, meaning that masks are not required within city facilities or on Regina transit, but they are still being encouraged. The city says that masks will continue to be made available for anyone that visits city facilities […]
Another extension has been given to the provincial public health orders in Saskatchewan. The measures have been extended until Jan. 31, 2022. Under the current public health order, masking is mandatory in all indoor public spaces including schools and proof of vaccination or negative test requirements for public access to many establishments, businesses and event […]
While the Saskatchewan government is hopeful that our COVID-19 numbers have peaked, it will likely take months before they level out. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab discussed the province’s COVID-19 modelling data and the possible scenarios Saskatchewan could be faced with. Shahab says it will take some time before the overall cases number […]
Beginning on Tuesday masks will be required for Regina Catholic and Regina Public high schools. This includes students, staff and visitors to all of the high schools. This decision to issue the mask requirement was made following the recommendations made by the Regina Medical Health Officers according to both school divisions. Both Regina Catholic and […]
Regina’s indoor mask mandate will be applied to all REAL operated facilities. In a release, the organization says as a city-owned property, they will comply with the requirement that takes effect Saturday. The requirement will apply to all indoor facilities on the Evraz Place campus, including the Queensbury Convention Centre, AffinityPlex, International Trade Centre, Brandt […]
They have been a part of our lives for months but we no longer are required to wear masks when going out as the public health order has been lifted, While the order means the mandatory mask policy has come to an end, some businesses are still going to require them. John Hopkins with the […]
The provincial government has purchased four million masks and 30,000 face shields from two Saskatoon-based companies. Innovation Safety Supply is producing the masks and sending them directly to school divisions, while the face shields are being produced by Benchmark Personal Protective Equipment. The province says school divisions will receive the additional supplies sometime this month, […]
The president of a group that represents Saskatchewan’s rural leaders doesn’t believe they would be opposed to mandatory masks in public areas. Ray Orb of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities lives in a small town and says he sees people wearing face coverings to guard against the spread of COVID-19. The province has brought […]
The city wants to end any confusion people may have over used PPE like gloves and masks that are being discarded at home. Kurtis Doney is the city’s director of waste, water and the environment. He says those items should not get into blue recycling bins. “We are seeing more masks and gloves ending up […]
