(Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

COVID-19 RESPONSE

Lethbridge now mandating face masks in city-owned and operated indoor facilities

Aug 7, 2020 | 7:29 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – If you plan on entering any publicly-accessible indoor spaces owned or operated by the City of Lethbridge, bring your face mask.

Effective Friday, August 7, the use of non-medical face masks or other face coverings are now required.

These facilities include:

• City Hall
• Galt Museum
• Fort Whoop-Up
• Helen Schuler Nature Centre
• Lethbridge Regional Park ‘n’ Ride Transit Terminal
• Lethbridge Airport Terminal
• Lethbridge Public Library (Downtown and Crossings branches)
• Ice arenas

The city will provide a limited number of disposable masks at each location but it is recommended that you bring your own if you can.

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Mask mandates could spread further as the local government is working with other facility operators to implement their own rules. Some examples of this include CASA, the Lethbridge Animal Shelter, the Multicultural Centre, the Cor Van Raay YMCA, and other swimming pools.

The public is asked to check with these facilities about mask regulations before attending.

Earlier this week, Lethbridge Transit began requiring face masks or other face coverings.

A draft bylaw is expected to be debated at the August 10 city council meeting that could see masks become mandatory across the entire city.