City facilities remain open

The City of Prince Albert has enacted its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and continues to meet to evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 measures on City services and employees.

The City of Prince Albert is following the lead of Saskatchewan Health in terms of recommendations on public gatherings and direction to staff.

As of today, all City of Prince Albert Public facilities remain open. The majority of third party events have been cancelled including sports groups and tournaments and cleaning of high touch surfaces continues. 

“Attendance at facilities is very low and we are able to achieve parameters of social distancing,” said Fire Chief Kris Olsen. “Given announcements from other municipalities, we will be evaluating the impact of closures on our staff and the public and expect to have more information soon.”

At present, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Prince Albert and there is no evidence of community transmission.

The situation continues to change quickly. The EOC will be meeting daily to review new developments and new information will be made available regularly.

The federal government has released new restrictions on international travel. Residents should review travel advisories in effect.

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For media inquiries, please contact:

Kris Olsen
Fire Chief 
(306) 953-4200