Face Covering Bylaw

• Bylaw requiring face masks on Edmonton transit will be lifted when Alberta enters Stage 3

  Edmonton's bylaw requiring face masks on public transit vehicles and inside public transit stations will be rescinded when the province's rules on masking on transit are lifted.

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  Mar 22, 2022
  
• Alberta to limit municipalities’ ability to have different public health bylaws than province

  Alberta's UCP government plans to introduce legislation that will "limit the ability of municipalities to enact bylaws that are contrary to provincial public health policy."

  Health

  Mar 1, 2022
  
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• Edmonton amends COVID-19 mask bylaw to clarify rules for performances, worship settings

  The City of Edmonton made a few adjustments to its face covering bylaw Friday to provide clarity on when and where masks are required and exempt in public indoor settings.

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  Sep 10, 2021
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• Edmonton’s mandatory mask bylaw will end when Alberta enters Stage 3 on July 1

  In a vote of 7-6, Edmonton city council voted Friday to deactivate the mandatory face covering bylaw on July 1 to align with the province.

  Health

  Jun 25, 2021
• COVID-19: City council to reconvene July 5 to discuss repealing Calgary mask bylaw

  Calgary city council has come to a decision on its mask bylaw that could see masks gone as soon as July 5. Council voted to get an update from administration in two weeks.

  Health

  Jun 21, 2021
• Alberta doctors ask Iveson, Nenshi to keep mask bylaw until 70% have 2 doses

  A group of Alberta doctors is urging Don Iveson and Naheed Nenshi to keep local mask mandates in place until 70 per cent of the population gets two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. 

  Health

  Jun 7, 2021
• Lethbridge extends mandatory mask bylaw to April 30: ‘We are a divided council’

  The municipal bylaw was first enacted on Aug. 24, 2020.  It requires a face covering to be worn at all times while in public indoor spaces and public vehicles.

  Health

  Feb 24, 2021
• City of Edmonton ramps up enforcement of COVID-19 health rules

  Since stricter health measures were announced in November, Edmonton officers have issued 225 per cent more tickets than between August and November of last year.

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  Feb 2, 2021
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• Face coverings now mandatory in all Leduc indoor public spaces and vehicles

  Councillors previously drafted the bylaw with the intention of activating it when the city reached 10 active cases.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2020