Alberta’s peace officers no longer have the power to enforce provincial COVID-19 laws..“The Ministerial Order (64/2020) issued on November 27, 2020 in response to the public state of.health emergency is no longer in effect as of 2359 hrs February 25, 2021,” a memo from Alberta Justice, obtained by the Western Standard, reads..“Therefore, the authorities granted within the Ministerial Order will no longer available to all.peace officers listed in the Ministerial Order (Community Peace Officer Level 1s and Alberta.Peace officer Level 2s employed by the Ministry of Environment and Parks, Environmental.Enforcement Services) and thus they cannot enforce the Chief Medical Officer of Health’s.(CMOH) Orders through the Public Health Act.”.The memo can be read here..The order does not affect bylaw officers with municipalities..The City of Calgary recently extended its state of emergency by 90 days..“Health and safety are top priorities for The City of Calgary during this State of Local Emergency as we make decisions on services and programs at our facilities. The City announced today it is renewing the State of Local Emergency for 90 days,” the city said in extending the emergency order on February 23..“On November 25, 2020 we declared a second State of Local Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and today we are renewing that declaration,” said Chief Sue Henry, Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA)..“Our case counts are similar to where we were in late October and we are unsure how the variants will impact the case counts.”.Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has called on citizens not to hesitate and to call 311 if they notice any illegal house parties going on at their neighbours..“Staying in a State of Local Emergency allows The City of Calgary to remain agile and help with vaccine distribution in whatever way we can,” said Nenshi..“While there is light at the end of the tunnel, complacency is not an option. We are in a race against the COVID variants, and it’s never been more important to stay vigilant in our actions.”.Some municipalities across the province had requested the power for their bylaw officers to enforce COVID-19 pandemic regulations after the number of complaints like people holding parties in their homes soared..“At this time there has been no direction provided to the Peace Officer Program on extending the.authority to enforce the CMOH’s Orders. As more information is made available to the Peace.Officer Program, a further announcement will be published,” reads the internal memo from Justice...“Thank you for your outstanding commitment to keeping Albertans safe and healthy during the.second public state of health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”.Alberta has seen numerous protests over the last several month from people against the health lockdowns that have been in place..Alberta has seen 133,000 cases of COVID-19 that have so far resulted in nearly 1,900 deaths..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
Alberta’s peace officers no longer have the power to enforce provincial COVID-19 laws..“The Ministerial Order (64/2020) issued on November 27, 2020 in response to the public state of.health emergency is no longer in effect as of 2359 hrs February 25, 2021,” a memo from Alberta Justice, obtained by the Western Standard, reads..“Therefore, the authorities granted within the Ministerial Order will no longer available to all.peace officers listed in the Ministerial Order (Community Peace Officer Level 1s and Alberta.Peace officer Level 2s employed by the Ministry of Environment and Parks, Environmental.Enforcement Services) and thus they cannot enforce the Chief Medical Officer of Health’s.(CMOH) Orders through the Public Health Act.”.The memo can be read here..The order does not affect bylaw officers with municipalities..The City of Calgary recently extended its state of emergency by 90 days..“Health and safety are top priorities for The City of Calgary during this State of Local Emergency as we make decisions on services and programs at our facilities. The City announced today it is renewing the State of Local Emergency for 90 days,” the city said in extending the emergency order on February 23..“On November 25, 2020 we declared a second State of Local Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and today we are renewing that declaration,” said Chief Sue Henry, Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA)..“Our case counts are similar to where we were in late October and we are unsure how the variants will impact the case counts.”.Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has called on citizens not to hesitate and to call 311 if they notice any illegal house parties going on at their neighbours..“Staying in a State of Local Emergency allows The City of Calgary to remain agile and help with vaccine distribution in whatever way we can,” said Nenshi..“While there is light at the end of the tunnel, complacency is not an option. We are in a race against the COVID variants, and it’s never been more important to stay vigilant in our actions.”.Some municipalities across the province had requested the power for their bylaw officers to enforce COVID-19 pandemic regulations after the number of complaints like people holding parties in their homes soared..“At this time there has been no direction provided to the Peace Officer Program on extending the.authority to enforce the CMOH’s Orders. As more information is made available to the Peace.Officer Program, a further announcement will be published,” reads the internal memo from Justice...“Thank you for your outstanding commitment to keeping Albertans safe and healthy during the.second public state of health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”.Alberta has seen numerous protests over the last several month from people against the health lockdowns that have been in place..Alberta has seen 133,000 cases of COVID-19 that have so far resulted in nearly 1,900 deaths..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
