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By Caden Fanshaw

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What you can do to celebrate Thanksgiving safely during COVID-19

Oct 9, 2020 | 1:19 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – Many traditional holiday celebrations have already been canceled by COVID-19 in 2020 but according to BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, Thanksgiving can still go on.

“Let’s make this Thanksgiving weekend one of gratitude and one of kindness, and we do that by staying local and connecting with those close to us without putting them at risk,” says Dr. Henry.

Health officials across Canada advise Canadians to be extra vigilant when it comes to celebrating the holiday this year and to limit the size of their gatherings.

Dr. Henry says we can still give thanks by finding new ways to show and support those we care about.

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“What we do today and every day makes a difference,” says Dr. Henry. “We need to all continue to do our part, and we also need to remember this continues our time to be kind, to be calm, and to be safe.”

Key points from BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry include:

• Keeping gatherings limited in size
• Social distanced gatherings with those not in your ‘bubble’
• Staying home from if you’re feeling sick
• Wear a face mask when social distancing is not possible

As temperatures continue to get colder in and around Prince George, Northern Health Medical Health Officer Dr. Rakel Kling says it’s extremely important to keep our indoor gatherings small.

“For people maybe not in your bubble, you should think about doing an outside activity with them as opposed to eating with them,” says Dr. Kling.

Prince George and the rest of Northern BC don’t have the luxury of warm temperatures similar to the climate of the Lower Mainland, which makes the possibility of outdoor activities limited. Dr. Kling says that may make it tougher to achieve social distancing.

While Dr. Kling says the number of how many should be at your table varies depending on your situation, Dr. Bonnie’s line about fewer faces in bigger spaces still applies.

COVID-19 cases have been on the rise in BC, most recently our province counted its 10,000th reported case on Thursday since the beginning of the pandemic.

Active case numbers however have kept steady between 1300 and 1400 since September 22, despite having more than 1600 cases reported during that span between September 22 and October 8th.