The Tantramar COVID-19 Task Force (TCTF) is providing reusable face masks free of charge for those who need help sourcing and/or affording them.
Those who need help getting a mask can email the TCTF at enquiry.tctf@gmail.com.
The TCTF has also updated their list of where to buy face masks.
The list includes local businesses, individuals, and online resources.
Note that Dave Carey Leatherworks is not longer located on Lorne Street. Consult the business’s Facebook page for updates on its new address.
When masks were made mandatory in Nova Scotia in July, that province accompanied the announcement with the distribution of free reusable cloth masks via public libraries and museums. The province also provided businesses with masks to distribute to customers.
New Brunswick did not follow suit when it announced a new mandatory indoor public space mask rule on October 8th.
At the time, Premier Blaine Higgs said the province has not formulated a plan to distribute reusable cloth masks to those who may not already have them, but that he wouldn’t rule it out in future.
“We’ll be monitoring and working closely with businesses and other associations,” he said. “If mask availability is a problem or sourcing masks is a problem… we will work with them to ensure that’s possible.”
“It isn’t something we have on our radar right now,” he said, “but with a mandatory mask program it could be something we need to look at for sure.”
