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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 24, 2020, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A3 My lease is up on April 29, 2020. The floor model clearance sale will continue until April 27. I must close the store due to the pandemic but until then, my clients can arrange to schedule a pick-up time. I will be available through phone, email and my Facebook page. Customers wanting to come and lay down and try mattresses for comfort and firmness will have to wait until it is safe again. For upholstery choices on fabrics for sofas, chairs or sectionals and what would work best in your home, we can arrange for you to take the fabrics home to see them in different lighting. As we cannot do these things in person right now and are not sure when we will be able to, I am going to have an online presence on my website www.marshabricksfinefurniture.com, and Facebook "Marsha Brick's Fine Furniture". You can also contact me by phone 204-957-1211 or email bricks@mts.net. Though the physical store will close on April 27, 2020 for now, I hope to reopen when everything gets back to normal. I can still place orders and I can come to your home with catalogues, pictures and samples. On sale: one only floor model clearance, from Durham Furniture: Chateau Fontaine Collection 6-piece bedroom suite consisting of: Euro bed queen size, junior chest, double dresser with landscape mirror, chest and night stand with 3 drawers Regular Price $17,314.00; Floor Model Clearance $12,119.00. One only, the Hypnos Castle Series "Helmsley" mattress and box spring queen size - Regular Price $7,579.00; Floor Model Clearance $5,299.00. Also available one only Hypnos Castle Series "Clarence" queen size mattress and box spring. Regular Price $3,795.00; Floor Model Clearance Price $2,599.00 One only, Caracole white nightstand/ end table - Regular Price $2,259.00; Floor Model Clearance, over 90% off- $195.00. There are many mirrors, silk plants, pictures, lamps and accessories being cleared out. Call or email to arrange an appointment. The movers are coming on April 28 to take everything out so I will be available all weekend long. Floor Model Clearance Ends April 27, 2020 By Marsha Brick Marsha Brick owns Marsha Brick's Fine Furniture 204-957-1211 Email: bricks@mts.net Facebook Page: Marsha Brick's Fine Furniture www.marshabricksfinefurniture.com Marsha Brick owns Marsha Brick's Fine Furniture BARRYMORE . BERMEX . DINEC . HANCOCK & MORE Marsha There is no association between Brick's Fine Furniture & The Brick Warehouse HYPNOS . DURHAM . CENTURY . BRENTWOOD CLEARANCE SALE! COVID-19 PANDEMIC CITY EDITOR: SHANE MINKIN 204-697-7292 ? CITY.DESK@FREEPRESS.MB.CA ? WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM A3 FRIDAY APRIL 24, 2020 MANITOBANS may be able to golf and fish this summer, shop for clothes and finally see the dentist. However, if the province's plan to reopen its COVID-19 pandemic-impacted economy is anything like Saskatchewan's, the move will be coupled with new and unusual rules. Saskatchewan rolled out its five-phase plan Thursday, set to begin May 4, with the open- ing of medical services that were previously banned, including dental, optometry, and chiropractic. Fishing and boat launches at provincial parks will open the same day; golf courses can open May 15. Most retail locations - in- cluding clothing, music and toy stores - will reopen May 19, along with hair salons and massage therapists. Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's chief pro- vincial public health officer, said Thursday his office is expected to unveil a similar plan soon. He confirmed the province will likely start lifting social-distancing restrictions in May. However, don't expect life to return to nor- mal anytime soon. Golfers may be yearning for the sweet sound of the plop of the ball at the end of each hole. However, in Saskatchewan, flags must remain in holes and golf cups should be elevated to prevent balls from falling in. Of- ficials don't want people sticking their hands down there. "Play is concluded when the ball makes contact with the cup," say the new Saskatch- ewan rules. Sand trap rakes, ball washers and pull-cart rentals are banned. Driving ranges and put- ting greens must remain closed. Drink carts are idled. Clubhouses have to remain shut- tered (except for washrooms). Lessons and tournaments are prohibited. Only one person is allowed in a motorized cart at a time (un- less those riding together live in the same household). Locker rooms must also remain closed. "Players can change footwear in the parking lot," the new rules say. If Manitoba follows the Saskatchewan plan, clothing stores and other retail outlets should reopen soon, with strict rules, too. Customers should refrain from touching merchandise. Stores should post signs "re- questing them to only touch items they intend to buy." Returns and exchanges will not be al- lowed. If shoppers want to buy an outfit, they better hope it fits because change rooms must remain closed. If you need a haircut, Saskatchewan au- thorities are asking you to show up no more than five minutes before your appointment to avoid contact with other customers. Salons should also remove "communal" items from waiting rooms "such as candy, magazines and complimentary phone chargers." Naturally, social-distancing measures will be required at all businesses, including indi- viduals remaining two metres apart. (Retail outlets should remind customers "at regular intervals" over their public address system, the guidelines recommend.) Stores and salons will be expected to clean and disinfect surfaces people touch on a regular basis. Staff in close contact with clients, including hairdressers, should wear face masks. Provincial parks will be open for fishing, but only people who live in the same house- hold can share a vessel. Fishing off "public docks, dams, jetties, or marinas," will be prohibited. Please, fillet your fish at home: fil- leting shacks and tables will be closed. If Manitoba uses Saskatchewan as a guide, people should be able to see their dentist, optometrist or chiropractor next month, but with no more than 10 people in a waiting room, with two-metres distance between each. "Alternative solutions to waiting in the office should be considered, such as asking people to wait in vehicles and text messaging or calling when appointments are ready," ac- cording to the Saskatchewan guidelines. Manitoba's rules may not mirror exactly those of its western neighbour, but they'll likely be similar. This is the new world we live in. For now, anyway. tom.brodbeck@freepress.mb.ca TOM BRODBECK OPINION Watch the western neighbour: they have a post-pandemic plan Cases MANITOBA Confirmed: 251 Probable: 11 Recoveries: 174 Deaths: 6 CANADA Confirmed: 42,094 Probable: 11 Recoveries: 14,746 Deaths: 2,147 (As of 5:30 p.m. Thursday) The latest from Manitoba: ? Manitoba's chief public health officer said the province's economic reopening could closely mirror Saskatchewan's plan announced Thursday. "We're going to be looking at a similar announcement in the next coming week to week and a half," Dr. Brent Roussin said after having a "brief opportunity" to review the plan of Manitoba's western neighbour. The first phase of Saskatchewan's plan is reopening medical services banned under its current public health order - such as dentistry, optometry, physical therapy, opticians, podi- atry, occupational therapy and chiropractic treatment on May 4. Manitoba on Thursday had a total of 262 cases, 82 considered active and five new. "If our numbers remain like this, we're looking towards May, as well, to start loosening some of the restrictions," Roussin said. ? Manitoba Public Insurance customers can soon expect a rebate cheque in the mail, as social-distancing measures keep people off the roads and vehicles out of collision-repair shops. Crown Services Minister Jeff Whar- ton said Thursday the provincial auto insurer will begin issuing rebates equivalent to 11 per cent of policy-holder premiums - on average $140-$160 - by the end of May or early June. The latest from elsewhere: ? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more than $1 billion for medical research and testing to battle the virus. The federal government also created a task force Thursday to oversee blood-test surveys to see how widely the virus has spread in Canada and provide reliable esti- mates of immunity and vulnerabilities among Canadians. The new cash builds on $275 million in research funding announced at the outset of the pandemic. Most of the new money is aimed at funding vaccine development and clinical trials, including $600 million over two years through a federal innovation fund. ? The military will respond to provincial requests for as- sistance at long-term care facilities hit hard by COVID-19, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the measure is a short-term solution and Canada should not "have soldiers taking care of seniors." Trudeau made the comments during his daily news conference on Thursday, one day after Quebec and Ontario formally requested hundreds of soldiers to bolster front-line care workers overwhelmed by outbreaks in dozens of facilities. ? The Calgary Stampede's board of directors has cancelled the world-famous exhibition and rodeo this year because of COVID-19. It's the first time the annual celebration of cowboy life hasn't been held in almost 100 years. It was to run this year from July 3 to July 12. The Stampede first started on an annual basis in 1923. It had been held every year since then, including when Calgary and other communities in southern Alberta were devastated by flooding in 2013. ? A major hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip is making plans to reopen in three weeks if the governor lifts his closure order because of the coronavirus pandemic. Treasure Island says it will accept reservations for arrivals starting May 15. It has nearly 3,000 rooms. The hotel's announcement on its website comes as a record wave of Nevada residents filed new claims for jobless benefits for a fifth straight week. Gov. Steve Sisolak says Nevada will take a gradual approach to easing business closures and stay-at-home rules, but he didn't give any date for how soon that might occur. Oddity: ? In pandemic times, Brussels has the love bus. Now that the streets in the Belgian capital are mostly devoid of grumbling engines and honking horns, suddenly a simple piece of emotional poetry splits the silence. "We miss you a lot. Big kisses," a loudspeaker from the bright red Voices of Brussels bus blurts out in one street. "We are sending you a big kiss," is another personal message cascading amid the brick houses. Sometimes a dismissive face looks down from up high and curtains are quickly drawn - wrong target. Most of the time, it's the smile of the day. "It gives me pleasure," said Asuncion Mendez, 82, after hearing a message from her great-grandchildren. Quote: "Science is never national, science serves mankind. Thus it goes without saying that when medication or a vaccine is found, tested, released and is ready for use, it must be available all around the world and affordable for the whole world." - German Chancellor Angela Merkel ? COVID-19 AT A GLANCE W ASHINGTON - Canada will be watching the United States closely for teachable moments in the coming weeks, Prime Minis- ter Justin Trudeau said Thursday as regional leaders in both countries began taking tentative steps along the road to recovery in an unfamiliar new post-pandemic era. The best way forward will be in- formed by what works - and also what doesn't - as the U.S. and the rest of the world emerges from the crisis, Trudeau said during his daily briefing outside the front door of his Rideau Cottage residence. But with the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic beginning to re- cede, and states and provinces talking about easing restrictions and reopen- ing businesses, the limits on travel be- tween Canada and the U.S. will remain in place for as long as is necessary, he added. "We have strong border measures in place to ensure that we're doing what we need to do to protect Canada," Tru- deau said. "As provinces look at their own situa- tion and how we can move forward on beginning to reopen our economy, I know their decisions and our decisions will be informed by what is working, and what is perhaps not working as well, elsewhere the world." In both countries, the process of re- starting the economic engine is taking place on a state-by-state and province- by-province basis. Prince Edward Is- land is eyeing a gradual process begin- ning next week, while Saskatchewan's new five-phase plan begins May 4 with certain medical services resuming. Golf courses and selected retail shops could open their doors the following week. But in the U.S., where a partisan spasm of frustration and despera- tion has sent residents and supporters of President Donald Trump into the streets to demand their freedom back, some states are already moving at a speed others can only dream about. Georgia plans to throw open its doors today, a timeline that even the otherwise gung-ho Trump conceded Wednesday may be premature, given the state has not reached the Phase 1 criteria of the multi-stage White House framework for lifting restrictions. Trump, who has for weeks made it clear he wants the country back to work sooner rather than later, insisted the decision is Gov. Brian Kemp's to make. But the patchwork approach in both countries won't affect the mutual re- strictions on cross-border traffic, at least not yet, said Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S. Because the flow of trade and com- merce was never stopped, the current agreement is already well-equipped to deal with a staggered, staged ap- proach to restarting state and prov- incial economies, Hillman said in an interview Thursday. "The commerce aspect of our border - the supply chain, the movement of goods, the essential workers - that's all happening very, very smoothly," she said. "That responds to, in my view, the view on both sides of the border that we should be trying to be sure that our economies, when the time's right, starts to ramp up again. The border agree- ment as it stands now is in support of that." Contrary to the tone of the narrative that emerged at the height of the crisis, the border negotiations have been co- operative and productive throughout, said Richard Mills, the acting U.S. am- bassador to Canada. Mills rejected the idea that the two countries had been at odds, particular- ly over Canadian imports of U.S.-made personal protective equipment, and de- nied media reports that U.S. authorities at the border had intercepted an On- tario-bound shipment of all-important medical face masks. Despite growing evidence that infec- tion rates in the U.S. are slowing, pub- lic health officials have been urging a go-slow approach to ensure COVID-19 doesn't make a comeback and undo all the progress made so far. That, Tru- deau said, is precisely Canada's plan, working from a uniform set of guide- lines and principles to help inform provincial decision-making. - The Canadian Press Keeping an eye to the south Provinces, federal government to watch, learn from U.S. reopening efforts: PM JAMES MCCARTEN SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada will be watching U.S. reopening efforts closely, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. A_03_Apr-24-20_FP_01.indd A3 2020-04-23 10:23 PM ;