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Collected Item: “"Temporary Mandatory Mask By-law in effect. Help Stop COVID-19. Wear a Mask."”

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"Temporary Mandatory Mask By-law in effect. Help Stop COVID-19. Wear a Mask."

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

pamphlet

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

A pamphlet given to all residences in Ottawa through the mail explaining that there is now a "Temporary Mandatory Mask By-Law in effect." It then goes on to explain other public health measures to be observed and the reopening of city services. There is also a panel which reads "For more information, please visit ottawa.ca or for service in any language of your choice, please call 3-1-1." translated into Simplified Chinese, Hindi, Farsi, Somali, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, and Inuktitut. The reverse is the same in French.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

public health, language, PSA, government, government local

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Ottawa Public Health

Give this story a date.

2020-07-31
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