Update – Business

The gradual reopening of Quebec continues on Monday, May 11. Most notably, preschools, elementary schools, and daycares outside of the Montreal area (CMM) are set to welcome students back for the first time since they closed in March. Mining and manufacturing enterprises will also resume with some restrictions.

While the government had originally projected that retail in Montreal would open on May 11, Premier Legault twice postponed that date, first to May 18 and then to May 25.

Still, the Premier has made clear that the new date will only hold if the situation improves in the metropolis and its suburbs.

“So, if tomorrow morning there were an increase in the spread of the virus in greater Montreal, we would not have all the staff […] to deal with this increase.”

Elementary schools and daycares are opening outside of the 82 municipalities of the Montreal metropolitan community (CMM), though attendance is not mandatory.

Teachers, students, and parents will have to follow strict rules to safeguard everyone’s health.

source mtlblog

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