President of The Amalgamated Transit Union, Kenny Wilson, says the exemption of Halifax Transit from social gathering and distancing rules is creating an unsafe situation for the public and the drivers. “As a result of Halifax Transit being exempted from the social distancing order, we are seeing buses fully loaded with passengers forced to sit side by side, without any physical distancing at all,” says Wilson in a statement released on Tuesday. “People will get sick.
This level of bus loading will not flatten the curve,” he added. The Halifax Regional Municipality has shut down its parks, beaches, playgrounds, sports fields and trails after the provincial government declared a state of emergency on Sunday due to overcrowding at parks and