Author: Shirley Matiasiewich

Village of Nampa – Media Release December 9, 2020

Posted on by Shirley Matiasiewich

 EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY 

THE VILLAGE OF NAMPA WILL BE FOLLOWING THE ADDITIONAL MEASURES FOR AREAS UNDER ENHANCED STATUS AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AT LEAST UNTIL JANUARY 12, 2021

Mandatory restriction – Province wide – Effective December 8, 2020

  • all indoor and outdoor social gatherings are prohibited
  • Masks are mandatory in all:
    indoor public places, places of worship, indoor workplaces and facilities outside the home, except when working alone in an office or a safely distanced cubicle or a barrier is in place

This workplace requirement applies to all employees, customers, visitors, delivery personnel and contractors, includes any location where employees are present in-person, includes all workplace locations where masks won’t pose a safety risk, does not change current student mask requirements in schools.

  • Retail services must reduce customer capacity to 15% of fire code occupancy or a minimum of 5 customers:
  • All restaurants, pubs, bars, lounges and cafes are closed to in-person service. Take out, curbside pickup and delivery services are allowed.
  • All entertainment businesses and entities must close, including: Art galleries, libraries and museums
  • All indoor recreation facilities must close, including community halls and centres

Albertans must continue following existing public health measures to keep everyone safe:

  • Stay 2 metres apart when you can, wear a mask when you can’t,
  • Practice good hygiene: wash your hands often and cover coughs and sneezes
  • Monitor your symptoms every day
  • If sick, stay home, get tested, and follow mandatory isolation requirements while waiting for results:
  • if positive, isolate from others for 10 days or until symptoms are gone, whichever is longer
  • if negative, stay home until you’re better
  • Avoid non-essential travel
  • Get the flu shot to keep influenza cases low so health workers can focus on the COVID-19 pandemic

More information on the new measures, including specific restrictions, can be found at:

http://www.alberta.ca