The province has announced that as of May 30th Saskatchewan will embark on Phase I of the Re-opening Roadmap.

Sunday the Government of Saskatchewan said over 50 per cent of all Saskatchewan adults had received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. And further to that, Premier Scott Moe said, “Today, we are reporting our highest one-day total vaccines delivered to date – more than 13,600.”

The threshold for Phase I to commence was three weeks having passed since 70 per cent of people age 40 and older had received their first dose of COVID-19 and vaccine eligibility was open to all adults 18 and older.  The province says 71 per cent of all adults over age 40 have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

When step one begins some of the changes we would see includes:

-Restaurants and bars open, maximum of six at a table, two metres or structural barriers between tables, dance floors and buffets remain closed, VLTs may re-open;
-30 per cent of capacity or 150 people, whichever is less, at places of worship, with physical distancing between households;
-Group fitness classes involving intense training, like aerobics and spin, can resume, with three metres between participants;
-Current restrictions remain in place for retail, personal care services, event facilities, casinos, bingo halls, theatres, art galleries, libraries and recreational facilities;
-Current protocols remain in place for primary, secondary and post-secondary education and for childcare;
-Limit of 10 people at private indoor and outdoor gatherings, including household gatherings;
-Limit of 30 people at public indoor gatherings;
-Limit of 150 people at public outdoor gatherings; and
-Current province-wide masking mandate remains in place.