|
|
Post by SteveUL on Oct 13, 2020 13:11:56 GMT -4
Moncton actually stayed in Halifax overnight Friday so they wouldn't have to leave from Moncton. Kind of skirting around the rules. Or, they did that because they'd get home probably after 1:00 am if they had a meal, and so it would be late to bed and then on the road by noon the next day. I think that is standard procedure for Moncton to make sure players are rested for their next game when playing back to back nights They would not have been able to drive through Moncton and continue on to Saint John, because once they were back in Zone 1, they weren't permitted to leave. They might have been able to get away with it if they took the Digby Ferry, but they were no longer permitted to be together as a group once they got back to NB due to the two-household bubble rule. Why is it that you think something nefarious occurred here ? |
|
|
|
Post by jimmy on Oct 13, 2020 13:18:18 GMT -4
Moncton actually stayed in Halifax overnight Friday so they wouldn't have to leave from Moncton. Kind of skirting around the rules. Or, they did that because they'd get home probably after 1:00 am if they had a meal, and so it would be late to bed and then on the road by noon the next day. I think that is standard procedure for Moncton to make sure players are rested for their next game when playing back to back nights They would not have been able to drive through Moncton and continue on to Saint John, because once they were back in Zone 1, they weren't permitted to leave. They might have been able to get away with it if they took the Digby Ferry, but they were no longer permitted to be together as a group once they got back to NB due to the two-household bubble rule. Why is it that you think something nefarious occurred here ? Nothing greasy happened ... had the team chosen to play Saturday night in Saint John using some loophole like driving straight through from Halifax without stopping, then people would have been in their rights to complain. The announcement came down late Friday afternoon, by which point they were already in Halifax. Some seem perturbed by the fact that the game in SJ was not canceled until the following day ... I personally don't think it was unreasonable - by the time they found out what was going on, spoke to the league, the Sea Dogs, etc. and got the announcement out, I think it was reasonable. |
|
|
|
Post by Briwhel on Oct 13, 2020 16:59:16 GMT -4
Moncton actually stayed in Halifax overnight Friday so they wouldn't have to leave from Moncton. Kind of skirting around the rules. During the conference on Friday, the province said that anyone that had planned travel and was already en route should keep going. Returning to Moncton at 1am isn't safer than returning Saturday. At the same time, the Wildcats put out a statement saying that they were waiting on the province to return their call. So either they were going to be told that SJ was OK if they didn't stop or that they had to come home. |
|
|
|
Post by yesisaiditfirst on Oct 13, 2020 17:54:37 GMT -4
Moncton actually stayed in Halifax overnight Friday so they wouldn't have to leave from Moncton. Kind of skirting around the rules. During the conference on Friday, the province said that anyone that had planned travel and was already en route should keep going. Returning to Moncton at 1am isn't safer than returning Saturday. At the same time, the Wildcats put out a statement saying that they were waiting on the province to return their call. So either they were going to be told that SJ was OK if they didn't stop or that they had to come home. so I think what happened there was all timing in a fast developing situation. On Friday it became much more clear than Thursday. Nova Scotia had no statements on travel from NB. In hindsight they should have. And really they still dont differentiate. They hope people from Moncton follow the local advice and stay there. But on Saturday travel originating in Moncton to Saint John was discouraged. Even if you decided to do the great circle route via Halifax doesnt change the fact that Moncton originated in that zone. The NB guidance has been pretty direct. The postponement of the SJ game was in keeping with the intention if the travel (from Moncton) ban/discourage (spirit of the rule to err on safest side - not like the Halifax game would cleanse them) |
|
|
|
Post by hockey1981 on Oct 13, 2020 19:01:42 GMT -4
|
|
|
|
Post by Briwhel on Oct 13, 2020 19:58:03 GMT -4
During the conference on Friday, the province said that anyone that had planned travel and was already en route should keep going. Returning to Moncton at 1am isn't safer than returning Saturday. At the same time, the Wildcats put out a statement saying that they were waiting on the province to return their call. So either they were going to be told that SJ was OK if they didn't stop or that they had to come home. so I think what happened there was all timing in a fast developing situation. On Friday it became much more clear than Thursday. Nova Scotia had no statements on travel from NB. In hindsight they should have. And really they still dont differentiate. They hope people from Moncton follow the local advice and stay there. But on Saturday travel originating in Moncton to Saint John was discouraged. Even if you decided to do the great circle route via Halifax doesnt change the fact that Moncton originated in that zone. The NB guidance has been pretty direct. The postponement of the SJ game was in keeping with the intention if the travel (from Moncton) ban/discourage (spirit of the rule to err on safest side - not like the Halifax game would cleanse them) Moncton was yellow on Friday. The switched overnight, which changed the rules they had to abide by. |
|
|
|
Post by yesisaiditfirst on Oct 14, 2020 8:49:51 GMT -4
But the province announced that during their briefing on Friday afternoon. 2pm?? So it was well known hours before it came in effect. To give business and people notice before and so the virus would know to stand down and stop spreading until midnight.  It certainly was discussed in league circles how to proceed. If that announcement had happened earlier that day (say 9am) it likely they would not have left for Halifax. The league knows there are strong opinions out there on any of their teams getting special considerations. Like how the Cats are given the OK to still practice together. |
|
|
|
Post by SteveUL on Oct 16, 2020 7:02:53 GMT -4
Zero cases in NB for Thursday. If I say "shutout" does that jinx it for today ?
|
|
LLL
Rookie
Posts: 209
|
Post by LLL on Oct 16, 2020 8:06:01 GMT -4
Zero cases in NB for Thursday. Let's keep it going. |
|
|
|
Post by gtsoc on Oct 16, 2020 8:12:26 GMT -4
Moncton has been trending downward the last couple days, and it's been just about 2 weeks (on Monday, I think?) since the last reported exposure in public.
Government has already confirmed that it is travel related that caused this, so I won't be surprised if the Government announces today that Moncton is coming out of the orange zone after the weekend.
|
|
|
|
Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 16, 2020 8:15:18 GMT -4
Zero cases in NB for Thursday. If I say "shutout" does that jinx it for today ? Hopefully it stays at 0 or at least very low numbers the next week. |
|
|
|
Post by gtsoc on Oct 16, 2020 11:54:20 GMT -4
Another day with no cases in Moncton
|
|
|
|
Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 16, 2020 12:43:24 GMT -4
Another day with no cases in Moncton Hopefully we go back to Yellow Monday. |
|
tal
Blue-Chip Prospect
Posts: 327
|
Post by tal on Oct 16, 2020 12:53:20 GMT -4
I expect we'll need a week of 0 (or nearly 0) cases in Moncton before the zone goes back to yellow.
|
|
|
|
Post by j3e4 on Oct 17, 2020 3:32:41 GMT -4
I was under the impression that the phases were re-evaluated on a bi-weekly basis. If so, then I believe Friday the 23rd would be the soonest. It certainly seems likely that Zone 1 will be back in yellow sometime soon the way thing are going. Unfortunately, we can't say the same for Zone 5.
|
|
