ALERT: Limited Shopping Hours & Capacity For Cheque Day Week

This is an important alert everyone...this week is the end of the month with government cheque day coming.

UPDATE: Nova Scotia now under state of emergency laws, all provincial parks etc. closed, no gatherings over five people & police can enforce social distancing, all stores still open but they are recommending only one person per household to leave to get food etc. then go right home.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-to-provide-covid-19-update-sunday-march-22-1.5505859

Grocery stores are the main thing that is open (food, liquor stores, gas stations etc.)..The New Brunswick Province has issued the Provincial Emergency Measures Act and has closed all non essential store fronts, this will help protect us here in Nova Scotia because the virus will have a less chance of spreading because the stores on the other side of the border are closed except food and essential service, kind of like a partial border closure.

So Nova Scotia is pretty isolated and Halifax is super far away geographically from all that and there is more limited shopping in New Brunswick because it is connected to Quebec and Maine. 

That will make Halifax safer and more isolated from the virus with more shopping options open hopefully because of our remote location from New Brunswick, Quebec and Maine...remember though Halifax is a huge coastal city and all necessities are still available.  

Important: In Halifax stores have issued limited capacity shopping and cheque day is coming this week, you will have less store hours potentially to buy food, smokes, liquor which will remain open at minimum...what that means is on cheque day you will have to wait in line to buy food as there is limited store capacity because of the virus alert.

When you get your cheque you should buy regular items only from essential services and try to save your money, then you will have to wait in line to buy food, expect long waits for grocery shopping on cheque day.

For example Atlantic Superstore has a issued a store capacity of 250 shoppers and Shoppers Drug Mart has issued a 50 person store capacity and they have marked the floor with six feet markers with tape to allow customers to practice proper social distancing.

For someone like myself I would only need a few items on cheque day then maybe liquor store or cigarette items, it would probably be best to just get in and out fast for small important items only if you don't need something important to save wait times for larger families and people with children.

Superstore also has online shopping, you can order your grocery order at the online store and pay online then you can just pick it up outside at the superstore and some locations may have home delivery.

For cheque day I would recommend online grocery shopping and outside pickup or delivery if you have a large family or children to save wait times at the store plus you won't be risking getting your children or yourself sick by going to a public place during the virus.

For me I don't really like shopping like that but I don't need tons of items either because I just live by myself and only need a few items on cheque day week when I am shopping so I would be in and to fast to get a few items only this will leave more space at the store for larger families and people with children who need more items and more stuff in the store, also that will put less strain on online shopping and delivery by not using it for small orders so the staff can serve the larger families better.

People like me should be just in and out right fast at the store to save capacity and staff resources for other people.

Just remember cheque day will be super busy so plan ahead and maybe browse the online grocery shopping website in advance to plan your order or use online shopping methods if going to the store in inconvenient in your family. 

Remember to stay safe and try to practice good social distancing.

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