The town office should open some time next month. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

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Municipality moving toward reopening town office

May 28, 2020 | 2:30 PM

The La Ronge town office is expected to open to the public again by the second week in June.

That’s according to Chief Administrative Officer Dean Yaremchuk, who said he’s currently working on having protocols in place for the day when the office reopens. He noted he’s waiting to find out if there will be any surprises in the provincial government’s announcement June 8 about the third phase of lifting restrictions in Saskatchewan.

“We’re looking at the first or second week of June at the latest depending on what we hear from the province,” Yaremchuk said. “We are working on protocols within our office.”

Some of the changes at the town office could include the installation of a barrier between front desk staff and the public, social distancing markers and meetings by appointment only. There will also be rules for proper sanitization, as well as asking clients if they have travelled out of the province in recent weeks.

The reopening of the town office could also coincide with the reopening of the Alex Robertson Public Library. Yaremchuk was asked to consult with administration there about the possibility of opening together since both entities share the same building.

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“We were advised through our fire chief that we got some additional personal protective equipment he had accessed, which is more than they need, so we’ll talk about that and how we will handle people coming into the office,” he said.

Yaremchuk also mentioned there will be an announcement soon about local summer programming opportunities. He noted there’s a chance programming could be cancelled due to the restrictions in place.

Coun. Dallas Everest took the moment to thank residents of La Ronge for their due diligence during the coronavirus pandemic. He said there have been no positive cases in the community so far and residents should be proud of themselves for doing their part to prevent the spread of the virus.

“We’re not out of the woods yet and we have a little bit of the road left to go, but things are slowly starting to get back to normal,” Everest said. “We’re doing a better job than a lot of the other communities and I think we need a pat on the back for that.”

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derek.cornet@jpbg.ca

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