By Troy Gillard

Essential services remain open

Maskwacîs schools closed this week to ‘help control spread’ of COVID-19

Oct 13, 2020 | 3:00 PM

Schools in Maskwacîs are closed this week in a bid to help control the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

“The Maskwacîs Chiefs have declared a lockdown to help control the spread of COVID-19,” reads a post on the Maskwacîs Education Schools Commission (MESC) website.

Officials say the commission is working closely with the Maskwacîs Emergency Operations Center to keep students, staff and families safe.

“All MESC schools and administration buildings will be closed to students and the public from October 13th – 16th, 2020. Essential services will continue,” the website post reads. “Maskwacîs Directors of Emergency management will reassess the situation at the end of the week to determine next steps.”

Ermineskin Kindergarten reported a case of COVID-19 on Sept. 24. MESC said the positive case was the result of community spread, not school spread.

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The Maskwacîs Education Schools Commission has a total of 11 schools, according to their website.

“We’d like to remind everyone that public health orders for self-isolation are mandatory, families contacted by MHS and/or AHS must follow their directions. Our thoughts remain with those that have tested positive, and we wish them a safe and speedy recovery.”