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By Connor Gunn

Lethbridge mandatory face mask bylaw extended

Nov 30, 2020 | 6:43 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB– The Temporary Mandatory Face Coverings Bylaw that came into effect in Lethbridge because of the pandemic, has been extended until February 23, 2021.

Previous story: Lethbridge City Council approves face mask bylaw

Lethbridge City Council passed Bylaw 6239 back on August 24, 2020, by a vote of 6-3.

The bylaw has three requirements:

• A person must wear a face covering at all times while in an indoor, enclosed, or substantially enclosed public place or in a public vehicle
• A person accompanying a child or at least two years of age shall ensure that the child wears a face covering while in public places or a public vehicle
• A person must wear a mask in all public vehicles, such as transit buses, taxis, Uber, and school buses.

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The initial bylaw was going to be in place until December 31, 2020, but was extended because of the circumstances.

The same exceptions for the mask mandate, include:

• People under the age of two
• Those who have a medical condition that would impede their ability to use, place, or remove a mask without assistance
• People engaged in physical exercise
• People providing care for someone with a disability where a face covering would hinder that caregiving or assistance
• Parents, guardians, caregivers, or people accompanying a child between two and five years old who refuses to wear a mask and cannot be persuaded to do so