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The province is considering the next steps in the steady reopening process while prioritizing the protection of Manitobans. Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. The survey will be open until Tuesday, March 2 at 9:00 a.m.
CLICK HERE TO TAKE SURVEY

Proposed changes for the entire province will be considered for implementation in two phases over a six-week period, beginning as early as March 5 and again on March 26.
 
The following changes under consideration include:
 
BUSINESS, RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS:

• enabling any type of business to be able to operate with the exception of indoor theatres, indoor concert halls, casino and bingo halls;
• expanding the capacity limits for retail stores, malls and personal services to up to 50 per cent capacity or 250 people, whichever is lower, with other public health measures still in effect;
• expanding restaurants and licensed premises to up to 50 per cent capacity with requirements to still only sit with members of your household and with other public health measures still in effect;
• allowing businesses to resume operating video lottery terminals, with physical distancing measures and barriers in place; and
• allowing professional theatre groups, dance companies, symphonies or operas to resume rehearsals as long as rehearsals are not accessible to members of the public.

 
RECREATION AND FITNESS:

• allowing day camps for children to operate at 25 per cent capacity with a maximum group size of 50, with other public health measures in place;
• allowing indoor recreation and sporting facilities, such as gyms, fitness centres, rinks, courts, fields, ranges, studios, clubs, pools and centres to open for individual use and group instruction and practices only, with public health measures in place for spectators, common areas and locker rooms for a total capacity of 25 per cent;
• allowing dance, theatre and music facilities to open for individual instruction and group classes for a total capacity of 25 per cent;
• allowing gyms and fitness centres to provide group instruction or classes at 25 per cent capacity per class with physical distancing measures in place, in addition to one-on-one instruction and individual workouts for a total facility capacity of 25 per cent;
• allowing indoor recreational facilities such as arcades, go-kart tracks and children’s facilities to open at 25 per cent capacity with physical distancing measures in place;
  allowing outdoor amusement parks to open at 50 per cent capacity with physical distancing measures in place; and
• allowing users of gyms, fitness centres and pools to not wear a mask while taking part in a physical activity, but requiring mask use in other areas of the facility.

 
HOUSEHOLDS AND GATHERINGS:

• allowing households the choice of continuing to designate two visitors to their home, or to designate a second household to visit each other, as long as everyone in the house has authorized those designated individuals to visit and families would have to choose either the two-person option or the additional household option;
• increasing gathering limits at an outdoor place to 10 people including for outdoor non-organized sport or recreation activities; and
• increasing the capacity size at places of worship for regular religious services to 25 per cent or 100 people, whichever is lower, with physical distancing measures in place and mask requirements.

 Workshops | Local Business Restart Project (projectrestart.ca) 
March 9^th 6pm.
 
Title:  Your Staff & Communication During Covid-19
Description: There have been recurring strains for small businesses due to Covid-19, which have involved navigating many difficult conversations. During this session, we will review employer obligations and strategies, which will help to manage the ongoing situations arising from the pandemic. This session will focus on how you can support your employees during difficult times.  Employer obligations, employee health and safety issues and strategies for effective communication in hosting critical conversations will be explored through this interactive opportunity. 
 
Facilitator is:
KIMBERLEY HALWAS, FOUNDER, INFINITY CAREER & DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING
Kimberley brings with her 16 years of combined coaching, consulting and training experience within specialties including workforce development, facilitation, vocational rehabilitation, career development and employment/retirement coaching, offering both in-person and virtual delivery. After working in the not-for-profit and private sectors, she launched Infinity Career & Development Consulting in 2018 (www.infinitycdc.ca).
Meet the Facilitators | Local Business Restart Project (projectrestart.ca)



 

We Must Move from Simply Reacting to COVID-19 to Actively Controlling It.

 

Last week, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, Canadian Federation of Independent Business, and the Retail Council of Canada joined forces to launch a new website, www.nationalstrategy.ca, putting out a call to government for a pan-Canadian strategy to manage COVID-19.   With COVID-19 cases increasing at an alarming rate, our leaders face a difficult balancing act. The challenge for us all is to chart a path forward that protects Canadians’ health – COVID, mental health and other aspects – as well as their economic well-being. However, to achieve these results, we must move from simply reacting to the disease to actively controlling it.   A plan to replace Canada’s current patchwork approach of reacting to daily numbers is overdue. It is neither socially nor economically sustainable to rely heavily on rotating lockdowns while we wait for an effective vaccine to be widely administered in the coming year.   The strategy includes a petition you can sign here. The strategy also asks that all three levels of government work together as partners, collaboratively addressing six key components, from widespread rapid testing to vaccine administration. Click here to read more...

 

 

#CUSBRF IS BACK!   Applications are now open to businesses in all provinces/territories for yet another intake for the #CUSBRF. Created by RBC, Canada United supports local businesses in communities across the country, and the Relief Fund was established to help offset the cost of expenses to open safely or adopt digital technologies to move business online.   The Government of Canada, RBC, and Canada United partners (including the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce!) are now able to start accepting new grant applications from small businesses for expenses incurred no earlier than March 15, 2020.

Funds will be disbursed until depleted so don't delay - get your application in now! To review pre-application checklist, click here.   APPLY NOW!