Alberta shuttered a handful of daycares late Friday night as the E. coli crisis officials hoped was waning continues to rattle parents, politicians, and health professionals.
Kelly Cryderman: Danielle Smith must uncover roots of E. coli crisis and ensure it doesn’t happen again Dr. Joffe’s statement hinted the new closures happened after children who were enrolled in one of the 11 daycares at the heart of the outbreak subsequently attended facilities outside of the original cluster.
He asked all daycare operators in the Calgary region to confirm the “health and daycare history of children who are new” to their facilities. “By working together and following health guidance, we will stop this outbreak,” Dr. Joffe said. The newly-closed daycares are Active Start Country Hills, CanCare Childcare’s Scenic Acres location, CEFA Early Learning Childcare North, MTC Daycare, and Renert Junior Kindergarten. Alberta on Friday evening also said Vik Academy in Okotoks, one of the 11 daycares shuttered earlier this month, has been closed again.
Earlier in the week, AHS rescinded the closure orders for the initial cluster of daycares. Operators make the final decision on whether to reopen, some of which did.