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By Tiffany Goodwein

Starting July 13

Province to distribute another 20 million masks

Jul 5, 2020 | 4:53 PM

EDMONTON AB – More face masks will be ready for pick up at A&W, Tim Hortons and McDonald’s locations across the province.

The free masks will be distributed once again beginning July 13.

Last month, the province says 20 million masks were handed out province-wide, at participating restaurants, municipalities, First Nations and Metis settlements and other organizations.

“The first phase of free mask distribution in Alberta was a huge success and the response was an incredible show of community support. Thank you to all Albertans who are doing their part to keep each other safe as we move through stage two of relaunch,” Tyler Shandro, Minister of Health said in a press release statement.

Along with participating fast-food restaurants, the province is expanding mask distribution to include:

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• Municipalities without easy access to a restaurant partner location
• First Nations and Metis Settlements
• Places of worship
• Transit services province-wide, including in Calgary and Edmonton
  • 7-Eleven Canada is providing no-cost shipping of masks from the government’s warehouses to transit system operators across the province
• Seniors organizations and independent living facilities
• Long-term care and supportive living facilities
• Women’s shelters, homeless shelters and street outreach programs
• Addiction treatment centres
• Other organizations that have highlighted a need for masks

The province says the program is intended to supplement a person’s effort in obtaining a non-medical mask. People who are unable to acquire masks through the select restaurant or community partners are asked to dial 2-1-1 for assistance.