Please read all the event
details below as well as the COVID-19 protocols.
We will need to be socially distanced while in
single file and step off the trail / path briefly
to let others pass safely.
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**Please note:
- This will be a moderately paced walk of
~4.5km/hr.
- This event will be weather dependent, please
check the EOC calendar and your email for any
updates.
- To find me, I’ll be wearing a royal blue
baseball cap and stood next to a blue Hyundai.
About this walk: ~8-9km, ~2.5 hours
Situated on 550 acres of parkland next to the
beautiful shores of Bennett Lake, the Strathcona
Wilderness Centre offers
12km of trails through woodland, meadow and
lakeshore terrain. See the SWC's website for
further info and their map.
We will start out counter clockwise on the outer
trails then stop for a lunch break at one of the
group picnic sites. After lunch we will meander
on some more outer trails plus some inner ones.
There are lots of rolling hills on some of the
trails we’ll be heading on.
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**There are important ways to
protect yourself and others from COVID-19, 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 adhered to. Click HERE for more info 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,
handshakes, or high-fives - just share a friendly
wave and 'hello'.
• Blow your nose, cough, sneeze, or clear your
airway at least 2m away from others.
• Wear a mask in public places to help limit the
risk of spread to others if you will be within 2m
of people other than members of your own
household.
**The government has indicated that masks may
help. 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 (as long as
social distancing is maintained).
2. 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.
3. Your EOC Event Coordinators are volunteers.
Participants are responsible for assessing the
current road and weather conditions, their
current physical condition, and are responsible
for their own safety and well-being.
4. 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 outdoor organized
activities to support your best health and well-
being.
• Please respect each other’s space with the
required social distancing of all people in
public spaces.
For more FAQs, testing, and links for Alberta
Health COVID-19 info, click HERE.
*Note we are not accepting cash donations at this
time on our events. Please feel free to send
donations to our Treasurer (Donna M) or event
organizer electronically.
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