Face Masks Recommended by Town of Mundare

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Face Masks Recommended by Town of Mundare

The Town of Mundare is now recommending residents wear face masks when they are in the town office.

This comes after several cases of COVID-19 were reported in the community in the last week of October. Members of town council discussed the idea of implementing a face mask bylaw during its Nov. 3 meeting.

Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla told council they could pass a face mask bylaw, but the town would have to pay costs associated with prosecution if the matter came before the courts. Zyla also pointed out that bylaw enforcement services will only be available once a week for a couple of hours.

Mayor Mike Saric said it would be “virtually impossible” to enforce it, but suggested they could develop a policy that would be applicable in its own building. He added, “We could put out a communication to residents about best practices?”

Coun. Jason Kowal said rules around the wearing of masks is confusing and said they could either recommend or make the wearing of masks mandatory. He said they would be setting a good example if staff members wore face masks when dealing with members of the public.

The Mundare Civic Complex houses the administrative office, library, council chambers, additional meeting space, and the ATB Branch.

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It was pointed out by one attendee the wearing face masks or coverings is mandatory in the Mundare Municipal Public Library which is also housed in the same building.

Coun. Frank Rosypal said he would agree with the suggestion to make the wearing of face masks in the town office a recommended practice. The rest of council was in agreement with the suggestion.