Bridgewater’s mayor is reflecting on the town’s first weekend since COVID-19 restrictions began to ease.
Mayor David Mitchell says that last weekends opening of parks and other recreation spaces was welcome news to him.
“From the beginning I’ve been concerned about the mental health of our residents and this was a logical step to help that,” he said.
Last week the province announced the easing of some of their health directives. Provincial and municipal parks, trails, and community gardens can open, boating and sport fishing are also allowed.
In Bridgewater it appears to have been a smooth roll out “From what I saw and have heard from staff I think it went very well with people listening to physical distancing regulations,” says Mitchell.
He did say that Centennial Trail did have a large amount of litter on it and he wants to remind residents to keep their public spaces clean for all to enjoy.
The trail around Woodlawn Gardens also requires special considerations according to Mitchell “It can be pretty narrow so we have asked that people be aware of that and move when needed.”
Nova Scotia also announced people could now visit their cottages (limited to one family). Mitchell is in favour of this too but asks that cottagers think about locals.
“Usually we love for them to shop local but as many have seen lines can be very long at stores right now so we are worried a large influx might affect that.”
The RCMP release information on COVID-19 charges every Tuesday that will provide some insight into how well Nova Scotians handled their first weekend with reduced restrictions.
