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New Travel Restrictions Affecting Northwest Saskatchewan

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On May 19, 2020, Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer signed a new public health order restricting travel in and out of the northwest region of Saskatchewan, which includes the...

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On May 19, 2020, Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer signed a new public health order restricting travel in and out of the northwest region of Saskatchewan, which includes the municipalities of La Loche and Buffalo Narrows.

A map of the northwest region is attached to the public health order.

The public health order rescinds previous orders that restricted travel in and out of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. You can read more about the former travel restrictions to the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District in our blogs: Government Announces Further Restrictions on Travel in Northern Saskatchewan, May 4, 2020 and Travel Restrictions to Control the Spread Of COVID-19 in Northern Saskatchewan, April 24, 2020.

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