Covid 19 Response

LIFTING OF ALL COVID RESTRICTIONS  AS OF MARCH 14TH, 2022

The Province of New Brunswick has announced that effective Monday, March 14, 2022 the  provincial COVID-19 Mandatory Order will no longer be in effect and all related, provincially mandated restrictions will be withdrawn. This means that there will no longer be a legal  requirement for the wearing of masks or physical distancing among other things. 

Like most New Brunswickers we are looking forward to a return to a more normal style and  pace of life. However we also understand that while COVID precautions will no longer be a  matter of law, each of us is entitled to make our own decisions with regard to how quickly we  choose to move away from these practices in our own lives. We know that  many among us will continue to exercise caution and recognize that, particularly for those with  children too young to qualify for vaccination and those in more vulnerable populations, there  remains reason for concern over the virus. 

         It is always our intention that our facility should be a place of safety and comfort for those  who require our services and everyone who visits us, so, in keeping with that commitment, as  of Monday, March 14, we will institute new safety protocols to help us all as we transition out  of pandemic restrictions. 

       While we sincerely hope that we will continue along our current path to a safe and open  society, we acknowledge that the pandemic is not yet over and set-backs can occur. Therefore,  as we relax our current policies, we reserve the right to reimplement more stringent  restrictions – with or without a provincial mandate – should outbreaks of the virus occur. 

         Beginning Monday, March 14: 

• In our public common areas (entrances, hallways, washrooms) we will no longer require  the wearing of masks although we will welcome and encourage their use by anyone who  feels more comfortable that way. We will continue to have masks available for anyone  who wants them.  

• While physical distancing will no longer be a requirement in common areas, we will ask  everyone visiting our facilities to be respectful of the needs of others and mindful that  there are those who will wish to continue to avoid close contact and crowds. We will  continue to encourage good hand hygiene and to provide hand sanitizer. 

• To respect the needs of the families we are serving, we will allow them to choose for  themselves the protocols that we will employ in private / family areas (parlours, Chapel,  reception rooms). At the discretion of the family, masks and/or physical distancing  requirements may be implemented in the areas they are occupying. As an example, we  can post signs at the entrance to a visitation room stipulating that a mask is required to 

enter that room. Churches and cemeteries may set their own policies however, where a  family requests tighter restrictions, we will communicate their wishes to the other  venues and advise the family of the policies in place.  

• We will reserve the right to implement traffic flow controls (designated entrances and exits) and capacity limits, to avoid over-crowding, at our discretion, if we deem it necessary. 

• Our staff will continue to monitor themselves for symptoms of communicable disease and take appropriate precautions should they occur. Likewise we will continue to ask that those who are ill or showing symptoms stay away from the funeral home until they feel better. 

• Finally, as always, we are grateful for your cooperation as we strive to keep everyone both safe and comfortable and ask that we all exercise consideration, patience and kindness as we come to terms with these changes and find our individual ways forward. 

                                                                                                                                                        Thank you. 

As always if you have questions please call us at 506 – 466 - 3110 or by email humphreysfh@humphreysfh.com