Premier Jason Kenney. (Government of Alberta)
More COVID restrictions lifted in Alberta as Stage 2 starts Thursday
Jun 10, 2021 | 6:00 AM
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Thursday, June 10 marks the beginning of Stage 2 of Alberta’s “Open for Summer Plan”, the three-staged approach to lifting restrictions.
The following public health measures are being eased as part of Stage 2:
- Outdoor social gatherings – up to 20 people with distancing (indoor social gatherings still not permitted)
- Indoor recreation, entertainment, and other settings (rec centres, arenas, cinemas, theatres, museums, galleries, libraries) – open at 30% of fire code occupancy
- Gyms and fitness studios – open for solo and drop-in activities and indoor fitness classes with three-metre distancing
- Funeral services – up to 20 people, indoors and outdoors (receptions permitted outdoors only)
- Wedding ceremonies – up to 20 people, indoors and outdoors (receptions permitted outdoors only)
- Places of worship – 1/3 of fire code occupancy
- Personal and wellness services – resume walk-in service
- Post-secondary – resume in-person learning
- Restaurants – six people per table max, indoors or outdoors
- Retail – 1/3 of fire code occupancy (must maintain the ability to distance)
- Youth activities (day camps, play centres) – resume with restrictions
- Youth and adult sports – resume with no restrictions, indoors and outdoors
- Outdoor public gatherings (concerts/festivals) – up to 150 people
- Outdoor fixed seating facilities (grandstands) – 1/3 seated capacity
- Work from home order is lifted but still recommended
- Distancing and masking requirements remain in effect
Stage 2 was triggered after more than 60 per cent of Albertans aged 12 or older had received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose and hospitalizations fell below 500.
