Trick or Treating is Allowed this Halloween

Trick or Treating is Allowed this Halloween

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

According to Alberta Health Services, (AHS) children will be permitted to go trick or treating this Halloween.

AHS recommends to not go trick-or-treating if you even feel a little bit sick. Choose costumes that you are able to wear a non-medical mask underneath the costume and make sure you can still breathe comfortably.

AHS also recommends to not have too much contact with others; trick-or-treat with your family or cohort and within your own community, and stay two metres apart.

Also, to avoid touching doorbells or railings, knock instead of using doorbells, use hand sanitizer after touching surfaces, wash hands, and disinfect packages before eating candy.

Suggestions for people handing out candy include: don’t hand out candy if you feel sick or are isolating, wear a nonmedical mask that fully covers your nose and mouth, ask trick-or-treaters to knock or call out instead of ringing the doorbell, and use tongs to hand out pre-packaged candy.

Ways they mentioned to maintain distance from trick-or-treaters are hand out treats from your driveway or front lawn, set up a table or desk to help keep yourself distanced, make candy bags and space them on a table, don’t put out loose bulk candy, and to build a non-touch delivery method such as a candy slide or candy catapult.

For Halloween parties, stay home if you are not feeling well, spend time with people you know, choose games and activities where people can stay two metres apart, don’t share drinks, food, cigarettes, vapes, or cannabis. Try and host the party outdoors if weather permits. As well, have hand sanitizer available, and to wash or sanitize your hands often.