From the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization:

- Residents of New Brunswick are reminded to comply with restrictions imposed under the State of Emergency. This means keeping travel to a strict minimum. Enforcement officers are now fining people for violating the mandatory order. Failing to obey the order has serious consequences, with fines ranging from $292.50 to $10,200.
- Although all playgrounds in the province are closed, some municipal public parks and walking trails remain open as long as physical and social distancing measures are followed. People are reminded to keep at least two metres from others at all times, do not form a crowd, and, if they witness non-compliant gatherings, contact a peace officer by calling 1-844-462-8387 (8:30am to 4:30pm).
- New Brunswick is moving from education to enforcement to protect the lives of its residents. Those who are not following provincial orders and those gathering in closed parks will be fined.
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The latest COVID-19 case numbers can be found here - https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html.
New Brunswick’s dedicated Coronavirus web page can be found here - https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/ocmoh/cdc/content/respiratory_diseases/coronavirus.html.

Infection numbers for COVID-19 in Canada and New Brunswick continue to climb ( the_latest ), prompting this reminder to adhere to direction provided by government, including by New Brunswick’s Chief Medical Officer of Health ( Coronavirus_Page ).

Meantime, the State of Emergency declaration issued by New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs on March 19^th has been extended for another 14 days with the approval of the all-party cabinet committee on COVID-19 and the cabinet. The provincial government has revised the mandatory order under the Emergency Measures Act. The new sections include:
- campgrounds being prohibited from admitting patrons for a two-week period;
- landowners/occupiers are now responsible to take all reasonable steps to prevent gatherings;
- no open fires until May 1^st;
- some adjustments have been made at border control points with regards to work/family/necessities;
- and physical distancing of 2m applies to -everyone-, except household members or as needed for work.
The latest version of the State of Emergency declaration is available online ( State_of_Emergency ).

The Salisbury School Community is working with Salisbury Helping Hands Food Bank and other community partners to ensure that children and families who normally are recipients of school breakfast and lunch programs continue to have access to food during this pandemic. If you or someone you know needs help, please fill out the electronic form ( click_here ). There are no qualifying questions and your privacy will be respected. Another option is to contact Salisbury Helping Hands at 372-9787 and leave a message with your name and phone number.

On March 30^th as part of its economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Brunswick Government launched the application process for its NB Workers Emergency Income Benefit, a one-time payout of $900. Here is a link to the benefit’s information web page, on which (as you scroll down) you will find a link to the application form -- click_here.
Meantime, updated case numbers of the Coronavirus in Canada are posted at this Government of Canada web page: link. There, you will also find information about any federal economic aid programs.
#workingtogetherapart

- It’s been two-and-a-half weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 Coronavirus a pandemic. Since March 11^th, the number of cases internationally has grown by six times to 720,060 with 33,969 deaths globally ( map ). It has now reached 203 countries.
- Here in New Brunswick, as of Monday morning, March 30^th, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus reached 66, an increase of 15 from the previous day; whereas, the national total of confirmed cases was 6,255 ( Canada ).
- Governments have pledged to help individuals and businesses who’ve been hit particularly hard by the Coronavirus’ impact on the economy:
            - Here ( federal_aid ) is information on the Government of Canada’s economic response.
            - The information/application for the NB Workers Emergency Income Benefit, a one-time payout of $900, has been posted here.
- For information on COVID-19 posted by NB Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Jennifer Russell, visit this website ( NB ). Dr. Russell continues to advise New Brunswickers to stay home, maintain physical distance from others (6’ or 2m apart), and wash hands frequently. For anyone entering New Brunswick, a 14-day period of self-isolation is required. All of this is necessary if we hope to contain the spread of COVID-19.
- The Salisbury School Community is working with Salisbury Helping Hands Food Bank and other community partners to ensure that children and families who normally are recipients of school breakfast and lunch programs continue to have access to food during this pandemic. If you or someone you know needs help, please fill out the electronic form ( click_here ). There are no qualifying questions and your privacy will be respected. Another option is to contact Salisbury Helping Hands at 372-9787 and leave a message with your name and phone number.

We’re all in this together. By #workingtogetherapart, we can get through it.