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The skill hill opens this weekend.  
 
Am I the only one that things this goes against everything they been telling us in code red. If I can’t by Christmas presents. How should I be allowed to ski and share chairlifts with people all day.

Outdoors activities are allowed and encouraged. We all need that for our physical and mental health. I’m sure there will he covid protocols in place... reduced capacity, social distancing, sanitizing, etc. If hundreds of kids can go to school every day and have gym class, recess, etc then families can go skiing. Skating, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, tobogganing... all allowed

Why can't you buy Christmas presents? Also do you know what their plan is for when they open?  
Maybe they plan on only having one person per bench on the chairlift.

Outdoor activities are encouraged. People need to be able to get of the house. Skiing can certainly be done safely within the confines of code red.  
 
I know when I ski, I don't go down the hill with someone less than 6ft from me, in fact that is unsafe and can lead to serious injuries. Skiing is best when there is lots of distance between two skiers.  
 
As for the chairs, perhaps they will only permit 1 person at a time? The chair lift isn't taking you up a mountain either, its a very short trip up the hill, and its outdoors. From what I heard on the radio, ski chalets will be closed so if people need to warm up they are to go to their vehicles.  
 
And yes you can buy Christmas presents. Curbside pick up and ordering online are not off limits.  
 
Just because we can't go shopping and buy TV's in person doesn't mean everything else needs to be off limits.  
 
Hope this clears things up for you!

No you’re not the only one. We only have to follow the news where other countries and many major cities have relaxed regulations only to reimpose even tighter lockdowns after a short time due to a resurgence in covid numbers. Put this together with the inevitable fact that many families will ignore restrictions and gather over the Christmas period and things don’t look too bright.

You got me.  
 
Going down the hill is safe yes.  
 
How many people are coming there in groups? Can they guarantee everyone arriving is in the same household ? What about Saskatchewan people that come there. I know lots of people from the 306 use assesipi.  
 
Everything they are telling us is stay home. Limit exposure.  
 
Please explain to me how going to the ski hill does that. Can you go there without using restroom facility’s all day? What about lunch? Have you seen the lunch area on a Saturday?

- how many people coming in groups? If people follow code red, a few friends can meet at the ski hill but cannot car pool. You’re asking “what if they break a rule”, well, the same thing will happen if you break any other rule. You may face a fine.  
 
- what about people from Saskatchewan? ... well what about them? If they travel to Manitoba they need to follow code red. As far as I am aware, interprovincial travel isn’t prohibited. I’m not sure what you’re really asking.  
 
- will the bathrooms be closed? Good question. I assume the bathrooms would be open. They are open in grocery stores and restaurants that offer take out, not sure why it would be any different there.  
 
- what about lunch? You pack your own. That’s not hard. Put it in a thermos if you want it hot.  
 
- have I seen the lunch area there on a Saturday? Not in a long time, and not with code red rules implemented. But I imagine people will need to eat lunch in their vehicles.  
 
- yes the message has been to stay home. But there are still things that people can do outdoors in a safe way. Skiing, cross country skiing, tobogganing, sledding, bon fire at a park, snowshoeing, skating etc. Gettin fresh air and exercise outside is healthy and poses minimal risk according to the officials behind the decisions. To me this is a good balance, mental health and exercise are important.  
 
 
If you really feel that skiing is so unsafe, maybe you should write your MLA?

BBC news this morning: Two leading medical journals suggest that the UK is about to blunder into a major Christmas Error as restrictions are eased for the holiday period and will cause many more deaths. London , Hertfordshire and Essex to enter highest level of restrictions as new strain of Covid is discovered. Netherlands enters strict 5 week lockdown. US death toll exceeds 300,000.  
Is this really the time to relax and create additional risk of spreading an unpredictable virus? Time and time again covid outwits the human race but we don’t seem to be learning , only making excuses all of the time instead of buckling down and doing what is necessary to slow the spread.  
 
Edited by Farmergeorge, 2020-12-15 07:22:27