Town of Lockeport
26 North Street B0T 1L0 Lockeport, NS, Canada

Santa says thank you all for coming out to see him in the parade!

Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, announced today that current restrictions in areas of Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and Hants County are extended, and new restrictions will be in place provincewide over the holidays to curb the spread of COVID-19. Effective 12:01 am on Dec. 21 to 11:59 pm on Jan. 10, the following restrictions are in place provincewide: For gatherings and events:... gatherings in your home can have 10 people total, including the people who live there people can have a close social group of 10 without physical distancing social events, festivals, special events, arts/cultural events and sports events are not permitted faith gatherings, wedding ceremonies and funeral services can have a maximum of 150 people outdoors or 50 per cent of an indoor venue’s capacity, to a maximum of 100 wedding and funeral receptions are not permitted For businesses: restaurants and licensed establishments, outside the areas of HRM and Hants County noted above, must stop service by 10 pm and close by 11 pm fitness and sport and recreation facilities can open fitness facilities like gyms and yoga studios can operate at 50 per cent capacity and must ensure three metres distance between participants during high intensity activities outdoor fitness classes can operate at full capacity and must ensure three metres distance between participants during high intensity activities personal services such as hair salons and spas can resume providing services that can only be done if the customer removes their mask, such as facials retail and shopping mall rules currently in place for areas of HRM and Hants County will extend to the entire province, including operating at 25 per cent of their capacity; their food courts can remain open with public health measures in place including physical distance between tables For sports, museums, libraries and long-term care: sports practices, training and arts and culture rehearsals are limited to 25 participants without physical distancing but games, tournaments and performances are not permitted the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, museums and libraries can reopen at full capacity with physical distancing and other public health measures in place each long-term care resident can have two designated caregivers and facilities can allow a limited number of visitors Nova Scotians are still asked to avoid any unnecessary travel. There is no longer a recommendation specifically around travel into and out of areas of HRM and Hants County. For more information, visit https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20201216006 or https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/. Holiday guidance is available at https://novascotia.ca/protect-yourself-and-others-from-c//