Please read all details in
red
below and and event details,
including all Covid-19 group precautions before
signing up! All activities are being offered in
full compliance with current provincial and
federal COVID standards (links below for more
information).
We will be hiking in
staggered groups
of four. At times we will be two abreast (box
shape with 6 feet or more apart), and other times
we will need to be distanced while in single file
and step off the trail or pathway briefly to let
others pass safely.
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We will hike the nature trails at Riverlot 56
Natural Area and Kingswood
Park and go for
about 10km, approx 4.5-5km/hour.
We will meet at the Kingswood Day Area at
10:30AM
then head
across Poundermaker Road to explore Riverlot 56
Natural Area. Once we finish over there, we will
head back across Poundmaker Road then continue
along the
Kingswood trail. There is a pleasant wooded
loop trail through here. Most of the trails are
fairly flat but there are a couple of
small hills in the Riverlot 56 trail
system.
Here are some links of the area:
Riverlot 56 Natural
Area Info
and Red
Willow Park Info
**Please note that this hike will be weather
dependent.
To find me, I’ll be wearing/carrying a royal blue
baseball cap and stood next to a blue Hyundai.
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**There are
important ways to protect yourself and others
from
Coronavirus, the most essential being to sanitize
your hands frequently. We request that you
**bring
your own hand sanitizer** with you on the event.
For
all who choose to enjoy an
EOC activity we require participants to follow
all
Federal and Provincial rules in regards to Covid-
19, and the 2 meters/ 6 feet of social distancing
from all club members and the public while on the
trails and in public spaces. ** Our activities
are
outdoors in uncrowded spaces
where cross-contamination is considered lower
risk, but strict precautions still need to be
followed. click for more information and
to learn more.
Additional
requirements:
1. Create social space. Avoid greeting each other
where there is the potential for skin-to- skin
contact, such as hugs or handshakes or high-
fives.
. When in doubt, share a friendly wave
and 'hello'. Blow your nose, cough, sneeze, or
clear your airway at least 2 metres away from
others. Don't use clothing to wipe. Wear a mask
in
public places to help limit the risk of spread to
others if you will be within 2 metres of people
other than members of your own household.
**The government has indicated that masks may
help, but the evidence is inconclusive.
Therefore, we are leaving it to the discretion of
participants to choose whether you'd like to wear
masks. Be aware that this is not a requirement
so
you must be comfortable with others potentially
not wearing masks.
2. Are you in a high- risk category? Consider
self-
isolating if you are in a category with an
immunocompromised system. Consultations with
respiratory therapists indicate that individuals
who suffer from asthma should exercise the same
level of care they would exercise with other
viruses. Alberta's Chief Medical Officer has
stated individuals over 60, or anybody with pre-
existing medical conditions are at increased risk
of complications from Coronvirus (COVID-19).
3. Are you feeling unwell? Are you feeling
unwell?
If you have a cough or flu-like symptoms, you
must
stay home, and should consider
getting yourself tested by calling 8-1-1. Also
the
Alberta government states if you have symptoms
including fever, cough, shortness of breath,
difficulty breathing, sore throat or runny nose,
you MUST self-isolate for 10 days after the onset
of symptoms and until your symptoms have resolved
(whichever is longer). *If you are in mandatory
self-isolation you can not legally go outside for
a walk through your neighbourhood or park.
4.
Your EOC event hosts are volunteers. Participants
are responsible for assessing the current road
conditions, current weather conditions, their
current physical condition, current trail
conditions, and are responsible for their own
safety and well-being.
5. Please no sharing of food and drinks; as well
no carpooling.
6. Further important considerations:
The province has encouraged outdoor
activities
with physical distancing. Studies have shown the
benefits of outdoor activity for staying healthy.
Therefore, we are offering organized activities
to
support your best health and well-being.
The province is permitting groups of up to 15
participants to gather with physical distancing.
Therefore, we have capped all events
to help reduce overall group size.
The province requires that you be healthy to
attend events. Therefore, the event organizer
will exercise their discretion to send a
participant home if they display symptoms of
illness.
The government continues to recommend six
feet
of physical distancing. Therefore, the lead
will
be enforcing this distancing throughout the hike.
Anyone who is not acting in accordance with this
requirement will be warned once. If non-
compliance continues, they will be asked to leave
the activity.
**Please respect each other’s space. We all
have our own opinions on COVID-19 and need to
understand that we may not agree but must respect
each other’s space with the required social
distancing of all people in public spaces.
Self test and Covid-19 FAQs here: click for more FAQ information, testing, and
links for Alberta Health Covid-19.
(*Note we are not accepting cash donations at
this
time on our events. Please feel free to send
donations to our Treasurer or event organizer
electronically).
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Event Directions: | | Kingswood Day Area located at 395 Sir Winston
Churchill Avenue.
Access Kingswood Day Area (part of Red Willow
Park) off of Sir Winston Churchill Avenue in St.
Albert, in between Sturgeon Rd. and Poundmaker
Road.
Or you can use a different access to the park
(some info says to get there off of Sturgeon Rd).
Use any entrance you like and meet at my blue
car.
I will be wearing a blue EOC baseball cap.
There is also a playground called
Kingswood Park that your GPS may send you to if
you just put "Kingswood Park" into it. It's best
to follow these directions instead.
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