Alberta will be going into Stage 3 of their Summer reopening plan on July 1st, which calls for removing most Covid restrictions. EVCC will also be removing most restrictions, but we encourage members to proceed with caution.
Here are the key points regarding EVCC Covid policies, as of July 1st.
Single day trips without shuttles will have no Covid restrictions, except that riders are asked not to come if they are feeling any illness or covid-like symptoms, or should be quarantining. If a ride includes a shuttle, all participants should be fully vaccinated. (2 doses)
Event participants will respect those who still may wish to practice social distancing.
Coordinators will continue to have the discretion to determine the size of their groups.
Riders can carpool at their own discretion but we recommend that people are fully vaccinated (2 doses).
If you are entering buildings within the City of Calgary, please note that the mask bylaw will still be in place until at least July 5th.
Multi-day trips will be permitted but we ask that participants are fully vaccinated. (2 doses) BC is planning to open their border to Canada wide travel on July 1st, but they may still have some other Covid measures in place, so please respect their rules. Coordinators of multi-day trips may still want to have contingency plans in case Covid flares up again.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Let's enjoy the summer!
EVCC Executive
Good News! Alberta has entered Stage 2 of the reopening plan and as of today, there are new rules that will apply for outdoor activities and gatherings. (as taken from AHS website) Stronger public health measures | Alberta.ca
Please note that there are some points in their list that may seem contradictory, but these are the points we will follow.
EVCC will now allow ride postings of up to 20 people, including the coordinator. Two metre distance is still required at all times. Please note that most coordinators will likely opt to keep their rides to a smaller size and EVCC fully supports this. We will continue to look for waitlists that are growing and then recruit a second coordinator so we can run two smaller rides instead of one large one.
In the parking lot, tailgates and conversations are permitted as long as there are no more than 20 people and they are all at least 2 metres apart. Twenty people may be a challenge in many parking areas so please do not overcrowd them. Please continue to carry a mask. gloves and sanitizer in case you are working with someone to fix a bike.
Multiday rides may be held only if there are no more than 20 people and there is no occasion when people will be gathering together indoors without masks and distancing. Since rules will likely change again by early July, we will keep you posted on this.
Let's look forward to a great summer!
EVCC Executive
As a reminder, here are the EVCC rules around COVID:
Members will be required to read and agree with these Covid rules each time they sign up for an event, so please read these carefully. All participants should recognize that following these rules is no guarantee of not catching Covid19 or any other disease.
There are two main goals for these rules:
1) Reduce the risk of catching or spreading Covid 19
2) Maintain a positive image for EVCC in the communities where we hold our events
We will continue to monitor the situation. Any significant changes will be posted on the website and communicated by e-mail.
For All Events
Good News! Alberta Health Services has announced Stage 1 of summer opening will start on June 1st! This means that outdoor groups of 10 people will once again be permitted, as long as there is social distancing.
As a result, EVCC will start posting rides up to 10 people for June 1st or later. Thanks to all the coordinators who have been waiting to start posting again!
We will keep you informed when we are able to increase the size of rides beyond 10 people. AHS is currently predicting that will happen later in June, depending on vaccination and hospital rates.
As a reminder, here are the EVCC rules around COVID:
Members will be required to read and agree with these Covid rules each time they sign up for an event, so please read these carefully. All participants should recognize that following these rules is no guarantee of not catching Covid19 or any other disease.
There are two main goals for these rules:
1) Reduce the risk of catching or spreading Covid 19
2) Maintain a positive image for EVCC in the communities where we hold our events
We will continue to monitor the situation. Any significant changes will be posted on the website and communicated by e-mail.
For All Events
Thanks to everyone for your assistance in reducing the risk of spreading Covid-19 and helping EVCC to maintain an image as a responsible organization in our communities! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Effective immediately, the EVCC has suspended all its in person events. This is being done in conjunction with the new AHS COVID restrictions announced on May 4th.
Specifically, AHS has create the following guidelines for Outdoor Gatherings:
Because this will be very difficult to enforce, we have decided that we won't post any in person events.
Good News! Alberta Health Services has loosened the restriction on outdoor gatherings to allow up to 10 people to meet socially outdoors, as of January 18. (with 2 metre distancing of course) As a result, EVCC will start posting events again for up to 10 people.
Members will be required to read and agree with these Covid rules each time they sign up for an event, so please read these carefully. All participants should recognize that following these rules is no guarantee of not catching Covid19 or any other disease.
There are two main goals for these rules:
1) Reduce the risk of catching or spreading Covid 19
2) Maintain a positive image for EVCC in the communities where we hold our events
We will continue to monitor the situation. Any significant changes will be posted on the website and communicated by e-mail.
For All Events
Thanks to everyone for your assistance in reducing the risk of spreading Covid-19 and helping EVCC to maintain an image as a responsible organization in our communities! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Maria Saley
President, EVCC