Alberta Return to Play Plan - June 10, 2021

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It's exciting news that the Provincial Government has announced that Alberta has entered Stage 2 of the open for summer plan!

Mandatory - Provincewide - Effective June 10, 2021

Indoor recreation facilities (such as arenas, indoor wave pools, children play centres, bowling alleys and rec centres) can open at 1/3 of fire code occupancy.
Gyms and fitness studios can open for solo and drop-in activities, one-on-one training, and indoor fitness classes.
Additional safety measures include:

3 metres of physical distancing must be maintained at all times.
Indoor fitness spaces, including spaces for group fitness classes, are limited to the number of people able to fit in the space while maintaining 3 metre distance from each other at all times.
Pools, steam rooms, saunas, and hot tubs within a fitness facility may operate at one-third capacity (2 metre distance between households)
Trainers and instructors may be able to come within 3 metres distance of a client/participant for brief moments to correct form or help demonstrate. However, they must be masked during the interaction and sanitize hands before and after.
Masking is:

no longer required for exercise but is strongly encouraged for all participants, especially during indoor exercise classes or in small spaces with limited ventilation
still required when not engaging in the fitness activity, such as while moving between fitness equipment or changing in locker rooms

Outdoor recreation facilities can open with no capacity limits, but 2 metres distance must be maintained between members of different households. Examples include: outdoor pools and spray parks, golf courses, tennis and pickleball courts, croquet pitches, running and bicycle tracks, velodromes.

All indoor and outdoor sport and recreation activities are permitted provincewide, including:

Physical distancing is not required during game play or sports practice, but is required outside of play/practice.
Masks are required for indoor sports that are primarily low-intensity physical activities such as bowling.

1/3 venue capacity for indoor activities (arenas, theatres) and for outdoor fixed-seated (grandstand) events
150 people maximum for non-fixed seated events (this limit includes spectators, athletes/performers, production teams, referees and coaches)
2 metres of physical distancing must be maintained at all times

Cohort is a group of participants and staff who stay together for duration of camp
Camps can have multiple cohorts (no capacity limit) but cohorts must be separated at all times, including dining and activities
Participants should reside in the same accommodation as the rest of their cohort for the duration of their stay (no rotating)

Masks are required in all communal indoor areas, but not in the accommodation area.