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Collected Item: “Letter of Instruction to Business Owners and Operators Concerning Mask Order”

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Letter of Instruction to Business Owners and Operators Concerning Mask Order

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public letter

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The attached is a letter from Ottawa Public Health and the Chief Medical Officer of Health for the City of Ottawa, Dr. Vera Etches, outlining how the newly implemented public health order which requires the wearing of masks by all individuals in indoor public spaces and what there responsibilities are in relation to that order.

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mask, public health, government, municipal government, business

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https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/resources/Documents/Instruction-Letter-to-Businesses-and-Operators-FINAL-_EN.pdf

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Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa Public Health

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2020-07-06
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