The director of Saskatoon’s Emergency Measures Organization is calling on the Saskatchewan government to ban public gatherings of any size.
Pamela Goulden-McLeod commended the province’s move to enact a state of emergency but implored provincial leaders to go one step further and enact a widespread ban. “This is a defining moment for our lifetime,” Goulden-McLeod said.
The province has such authority, Goulden-McLeod said, which would allow city officials to direct restaurants, bars and other large gathering locations to close.
Some restaurants could remain open for delivery, but the focus would be to prevent several people from gathering in a single space, Goulden-McLeod said. “The safety of our residents is the only consideration going