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By Chris Brown

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Restrictions to be loosened Thursday in Stage 2 of Alberta’s reopening plan

Jun 8, 2021 | 2:04 PM

The province is set to move into Stage 2 of the Open for Summer Plan on Thursday.

That means an increase in the number of people allowed at outdoor social gatherings, restaurants can reopen to indoor dining and increase the number of people at each table indoor recreation and entertainment facilities can open with capacity limits.

As well, walk-in service can resume at personal and wellness services, and there will be fewer restrictions on gyms and fitness studios.

Below is the information about Stage 2 on alberta.ca.

• Outdoor social gatherings – up to 20 people with distancing (indoor social gatherings still not permitted)
• Indoor recreation, entertainment and other settings (rec centres, arenas, casinos, cinemas, theatres, museums, galleries, libraries, etc.) – open at 1/3 of fire code occupancy
• Gyms and fitness studios – open for solo and drop-in activities and indoor fitness classes with 3-metre distancing
• Funeral services – up to 20 people, indoors and outdoors (receptions permitted outdoors only)
• Wedding ceremonies – up to 20 people, indoors and outdoors (receptions permitted outdoors only)
• Places of worship – 1/3 of fire code occupancy
• Personal and wellness services – resume walk-in service
• Post-secondary – resume in-person learning
• Restaurants – 6 people per table max, indoors or outdoors
• Retail – 1/3 of fire code occupancy (must maintain ability to distance)
• Youth activities (day camps, overnight camps, play centres) – resume with restrictions
• Youth and adult sports – resume with no restrictions, indoors and outdoors
• Outdoor public gatherings (concerts/festivals) – up to 150 people
• Outdoor fixed seating facilities (grandstands) – 1/3 seated capacity
• Work from home order is lifted but still recommended
• Distancing and masking requirements remain in effect

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Stage 3 will begin two weeks after 70 per cent of Albertans 12+ (born in 2009 or earlier) have received at least one dose. The province expects to move to Stage 3 in late June or early July.

• All restrictions lifted, including ban on indoor social gatherings
• Isolation requirements for confirmed cases of COVID-19 and some protective measures in continuing care settings remain

Premier Jason Kenney said on Monday that to meet the 70 per cent threshold about 115,000 more people need to receive their first dose. There are only 100,000 people scheduled over the next week.