Some provinces are taking tentative steps toward reopening amid a promising decline in COVID-19 cases, while others are preparing for tougher restrictions to battle surging infections, as Canadians head into their second May long weekend of the pandemic.
We need to show Manitobans that picture because that s how that s how we ll motivate Manitobans to get their vaccinations and that s how we ll create a sense of hope where people need it.
Pallister says he admires Saskatchewan s forward-thinking reopening roadmap and says vaccines are offering hope to people who are disappointed with a third lockdown.( Mikaela MacKenzie/Winnipeg Free Press files)
Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin added that Manitoba s plan will be very similar to Saskatchewan s, but will also look at the province s hospital capacity and epidemiology.
The potential timeline for the reopening plan in Saskatchewan with the rules being increasingly relaxed or removed in the last week of May, the third week of June and finally in the second week of July is subject to change if vaccination targets are not met, the province said.
This move is one the Manitoba Teachers Society has been calling for. Taking this action now is the quickest way to protect as many teacher, student and community lives as possible, said Nathan Martindale, the vice president. We re happy that the government has finally listened to our call.
The Manitoba government s decision to move some schools to remote learning came as calls grew to shut down classrooms amid the province s rising third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.(David Donnelly/CBC)
Martindale says that although this is a necessary move by the province, it s still stress-inducing for parents, students and teachers.
Posted: May 09, 2021 3:18 PM CT | Last Updated: May 10
The Manitoba government announced Sunday that kindergarten to Grade 12 students in Winnipeg and Brandon will be moving to remote learning, as calls grow to shut down classrooms amid the province s rising third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.(David Donnelly/CBC)