TORONTO With just weeks to go until the traditional start of summer camp season, operators in some parts of Canada still aren t certain if they ll be given the go-ahead to run camps this year – or what guidelines they ll have to follow if they do. Several provinces have given camps the green light to operate this summer. In these provinces, camps are generally subjected to either the same public health restrictions as other activities, or with special measures tailored to camp settings.
Quebec, Saskatchewan and Alberta are three of the provinces that have OK d both day camps and overnight camps for this year.
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TORONTO Summer camps across Canada are gearing up to welcome back campers this summer with modifications to prevent COVID-19 transmission, while preparing contingency measures in case provinces once again impose restrictions on camps. New Brunswick-based camp consultant Stéphane Richard, who serves as the president of the Canadians Camps Association, says camps are pulling out all the stops to make sure they can safely open this summer. Camps across the country… have started getting ready again for the operation of this upcoming summer as early as last fall, said Richard in a phone interview with CTVNews.ca. To ensure camps are a COVID-safe environment, camp operators have had to make numerous adjustments to their programming. Among the modifications being made include treating each cabin as a household bubble, where campers remain physically distanced from other cabin bubbles. Activities where mask-wearing and distancing isn t possible, such as swimming or meals,