We are calling for businesses to voluntarily close if possible, or if not to make as many changes as they safely can to keep their workers home. We understand that this demonstration of community spirit will require significant sacrifice, but we are so moved by the threat facing us that we have made this urgent plea.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation, support and willing to join us in doing whatever you can to keep our community safe.
--Paul Masiowski
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An open letter to the Saskatchewan business community,
Re: A call to action for Saskatchewan businesses to prevent the transmission of COVID-19
Please, we beg you, join us in battling this disease. The recently declared State of Emergency in Saskatchewan has resulted in the obligatory closure of high-risk businesses (gyms, fitness centres, casinos, and bingo halls) and suggested strategies to mitigate spread at others. While we support these measures, we call on the Saskatchewan business community to go even further and proactively close or transform their businesses in a way that eliminates person-to- person interaction. This will be a painful but necessary way to prevent community transmission of COVID-19. The downstream impact of early action by our business community will save lives and give our healthcare system a fighting chance. We would not ask this of you if we thought there was any other way.
We are so grateful to those of you who have already taken initiatives to protect Saskatchewan from COVID-19. By closing your doors, becoming ‘take-out only’, allowing your employees to work from home, waiving the need for sick notes, and discouraging non-essential movement within our community, you have shown that you understand the threat that we are facing. We see the sacrifices you are making and thank you for this selfless act. We also understand that many of you have not made these changes for any number of reasons, including the very real threat to you and your employees' livelihood. We look to the Government of Saskatchewan and the Federal Government to develop programs to support you and your employees in what may be a long disruption.
Until recently, this virus seemed very far away. However, COVID-19 is here and we cannot wait any longer. The declaration of a state of emergency in Saskatchewan underscores this point. The countries that it has overwhelmed have given us the gifts of time and an approach to slow its spread. However, this disease is unique in that
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