Manitoba’s Chief Public Health Officer announced today that the Winnipeg Metro Region, which includes Selkirk, will be moving to the Restricted Level: Orange of Manitoba’s Pandemic Response System starting on Monday, September 28th and will be in place for no less than four weeks.
It is now mandatory to wear a mask or face covering in all public spaces, including outdoors where physical distancing measures are not possible. Group sizes will be limited to no more than 10 people both indoors and outdoors.As indicated by public health officials, programs and organizations that have their own, provincially approved protocols in place will be exempt from these new restrictions. The City of Selkirk services and programs are included in this.
At this time, there will be no changes to municipal services or programs – the city remains at Preparedness Response Level 2. For more information about our COVID-19 Business Continuity Plan and Response strategy, please visit our COVID-19 web page.
We are monitoring the situation while working with the Public Health authority to gain further clarity and will advise if there are any changes.For more Information on this new order or any other matter related to the Manitoba Government’s COVID-19 response plan, please visit the Manitoba Government’s website.
