Covid - 19 Precautions Causes Cultural Centre To Postpone A Number Of Events
There are more precautionary measures and rescheduling of events due to Novel Coronavirus Covid - 19 and this time it is the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre (MJCC).
On their Facebook page MJCC has released an update on events and how concerns regarding Covid - 19 is affecting the MJCC.
The Government of Saskatchewan’s move to limit the size of events to less than 250 attendees in a single room - effective Monday March 16, 2020 - means the MJCC will not be holding such events.
Events that will be affected are:
* Louisiana Hayride Show scheduled for March 18th, 2020 is being rescheduled. We are working with our event partners to reschedule the tour and will provide an update over the coming days.
* Christine Tassan et les Imposteurs scheduled for March 21st, 2020 is being rescheduled. We are working with our event partners to reschedule the tour and will provide an update over the coming days.
* Always ABBA scheduled for March 27th, 2020 will proceed as planned. At this time our event partners have made the decision to limit the capacity to no more than 250 persons. We will continue to monitor the situation very closely and follow any additional recommendations from the Saskatchewan Health Authority, and the City of Moose Jaw.
* PIGS: Canada's Pink Floyd Tribute scheduled for April 2nd, 2020 is being rescheduled. We are working with our event partners to reschedule the tour and will provide an update over the coming days.
* Yesterday Once More scheduled for April 3rd, 2020 has been rescheduled to Friday, October 9th, 2020 at 7:00 pm. All tickets purchased for the April 3rd, 2020 performance will be honoured for the rescheduled date.
The MJCC “would like to thank everyone for their patience as we work through this process. Any changes to other upcoming events will be communicated via email, our website and social media channels.”
Anyone with questions and concerns regarding the shows are being asked to contact the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre Box Office at 306-693-4700 or by email at info@moosejawculture.ca. We will respond to your inquiries during our regular Box Office hours: 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday to Saturday.
COVID - 19 is a new coronavirus which has never appeared in humans and was recently listed as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a disease across several international borders. At the present time Saskatchewan only has two presumptive cases of COVID - 19 and is awaiting final test results to confirm the diagnosis.
Public Health officials have advised the best means to control and/or slow the outbreak is social distancing (staying approximately 6 feet away from others), proper hand washing using soap and water, do not touch your eyes, face or mouth without properly washing your hands first and if you are sick stay at home.