COVID-19 Information for Chestermere

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About Coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pneumonia outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus a pandemic with sustained risk of further global spread. If you have symptoms, stay at home and use this self-assessment tool to help determine whether you should be tested for COVID-19. 

Current Cases:

As of the end of the day on May 9, AHS indicates that Chestermere has 181 active (1,310 total) cases of COVID-19. 

You can view the statistics on the AHS statistics page, under ’geospatial’ and then use the map to find Chestermere.


Vaccination Information

Visit www.alberta.ca/vaccine for the current groups who are eligible to receive a vaccine. 

For information on which pharmacies are booking vaccine appointments, use the interactive map found at bluecross.ca. 

Local Known Vaccination Locations:

  1. Shoppers Drug Mart (can call direct 403-207-1875)
  2. Remedy's Rx (Lake Med) (can call direct 403-719-8270 or complete online application portal: MedMe Health (medmeapp.ca))
  3. Kinniburgh Centre (call 811)

Note: Vaccine supplies vary as the Province receives shipments and distributes them to local pharmacies. Upon booking, your pharmacy can provide more information about their current supply status.

Download the ABTraceTogether App

ABTraceTogether is a contact tracing tool connected to Alberta's contact tracing system. If you test positive, contact tracers will directly notify people at risk, ensure they isolate, and support them in their recovery.

Current Regulations

Local: 

  • Mandatory Mask Bylaw: On November 17, Chestermere City Council passed a temporary mandatory mask bylaw that will require residents and visitors to wear a face covering at all times while in an indoor public space, public workplace, or public vehicle where other people are present. Learn more here.

Provincial:

Current Restrictions:

All Alberta students will go to at-home learning from May 10-24.

Starting May 5, additional restrictions came into effect for regions with at least 50 cases per 100,000 people, and at least 30 active cases. This includes Chestermere.

A summary of these restrictions are as follows: 
  • All indoor gatherings are prohibited
  • All outdoor social gatherings must be limited to no more than 5 people
  • All indoor sport, performance and recreation activities for youth and adults are prohibited. 
  • All outdoor sports and recreation activities are prohibited, except with members of your household. 
  • Retail services must limit customer capacity to 10% of fire code occupancy. 
  • Personal and wellness services, including hair salons, barbers, nail salons, estheticians, tattoos and piercing must close - Effective at 11:59pm on May 9. 
  • Faith services are limited to 15 in-person attendees. 
  • Funerals may only have 10 people maximum. 
  • Any workplace, except critical services, with transmission of 3 or more cases, will be required to close for 10 days. 
  • Working from home remains mandatory unless the employer requires the employee's physical presence to operate effectively. 
Read the full, current list of restrictions at Stronger public health measures | Alberta.ca


Masks:
  • Masks are mandatory in all indoor public places, places of worship, indoor workplaces and facilities outside the home.
  • This workplace requirement applies to all employees, customers, visitors, delivery personnel and contractors; includes any location where employees are present in-person; includes all workplace locations where masks won’t pose a safety risk; does not change current student mask requirements in schools. 
  • For posters and documents to support awareness and actions that can be taken to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Alberta, visit https://www.alberta.ca/covid-19-information-posters.aspx

Federal:

  • Quarantine & International Travel: To limit the spread of COVID-19, travellers entering Canada must follow the rules set out by the emergency orders under the Quarantine Act. 

QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?

Call 403-207-7050 to connect with the City about COVID-19 concerns. All City buildings remain closed to the public at this time. 

Additional Information

Financial Supports

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Resources:

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  • Resources for Families & Seniors
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  • Spiritual Resources & Services
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Information for Businesses

  • Restrictions specific to businesses
  • COVID-19 Aware businesses
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