University of Calgary On-Campus Classes on March 13th Suspended

Yesterday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced that Alberta is adopting aggressive new public health measures including asking organisers to cancel all large gatherings with more than 250 attendees to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

Though the directive said that Alberta schools and daycares can remain open with steps taken to ensure no more than 250 individuals are in the same room at any given time.

In light of this, the University of Calgary is suspending all classes on March 13th. The University of Calgary will remain open on Friday, with all services available and all staff at work.

The University of Calgary is consulting with public health experts, government officials and other post-secondary institutions to determine whether classes can be resumed on Monday, March 16th.

In addition to The University of Calgary, the University of Alberta and the University of Lethbridge are also suspending classes.

AHS announced today that certain large gatherings should be canceled to ward off continued spread of #COVID19. As a result, #UCalgary classes are temporarily suspended on Friday, March 13 while next steps are discussed. The university remains open. More: https://t.co/8P7BUJF6Qx pic.twitter.com/mdRyCBfyrD

— U Calgary (@UCalgary) March 13, 2020