The Quebec Government has announced that casinos, amusement parks, water parks, spas, hotels and bars can reopen across Quebec, effective immediately. Since then, Gatineau police have intervened nine times at Casino du Lac-Leamy, but all of those incidents involved complaints about fake vaccine passports - not about health measures being ignored, the force said.ĭespite the more lenient restrictions, wearing a face covering is still required except when eating or drinking.Loto-Quebec says preparations are underway to reopen the Casino Lac Leamy and the Hilton Lac-Leamy hotel during the COVID-19 pandemic. 15 to allow for dancing, singing and standing in bars, restaurants and casinos. Outaouais reports first 2 cases of omicron variant 'But that does not change the fact that particularly now, with the arrival of the Omicron variant, we absolutely cannot let down our guards.'īe 'ready to pivot' domestic holiday travel plans amid Omicron variant, experts say 'It's clear that everyone is tired and bored,' Bjerre told Radio-Canada in French. Lise Bjerre, an epidemiologist and the family medicine research chair at the University of Ottawa. These sorts of behaviours are not surprising after more than 20 months of life in a pandemic, said Dr. No one from Casino du Lac-Leamy responded to requests for an interview. 'It is clear that in all our establishments, all health rules must be observed,' wrote spokesperson Renaud Dugas. In a French-language email, Loto-Québec said it has always taken COVID-19 restrictions 'very seriously' and would send additional reminders to both employees and customers to follow the rules. Only the band reminded the audience to do so. Radio-Canada spent two hours at the casino last weekend and also spotted people chatting and dancing while not wearing masks. Several patrons did not have glasses in their hands, which would have justified being temporarily maskless.ĭuring those two hours, no one from the casino was observed telling people to put their masks on.

Nursing assistant Linda Dumouchel says she noticed people were dancing and chatting at the casino while not wearing masks during a recent visit.

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