The Chief Provincial Public Health Officer has announced that effective November, 24, 2020, the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø will move to the Critical (Red) level of the #MBRestart Pandemic Response System. This action is taken as a preventative safety measure in response to the increased test positivity rate in Steinbach and
Public health officials are advising the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region that anyone who is symptomatic, or has a household member who is symptomatic, the entire household needs to self-isolate. The symptomatic individual needs to stay in their own room and, if possible, use their own bathroom and not use common areas. Exemptions are in place for asymptomatic household members if they are a health-care worker or first responder…
Pandemic response planning for schools has focused on the safety and health of students, staff, and families while ensuring reasonable measures are in place to minimize the risk of transmission and exposure to the virus in school settings. As per the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer, effective Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, schools in the Winnipeg Metro Region will be…
We have now entered into the seventh week of our return to modified in-class learning. Like all school divisions, there have been many success stories and some challenges along the way. On behalf of our schools, we would like to take this opportunity to check-in via Thought Exchange and ask for…
As you are likely aware, this past week, we dealt with our first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in HSD schools. Public Health identified individual cases in Kleefeld, Mitchell, Steinbach and Niverville. Although not unexpected, the announced cases in our…
Yesterday evening Manitoba Public Health advised 51³Ô¹ÏÍø of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in an individual from Kleefeld School. This is the first confirmed case in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, and we do expect there will be…
It’s hard to believe we have reached the three week mark of the resumption of school! Once again, I’d like to send a thank you for all your support, patience and cooperation with the implementation of health protocols to create safe learning spaces in our schools. Please find attached some further information, which I trust will be helpful for all. The two-page printable document outlines…