By Canadian Press

Just in Time

Province says all PPE, supplies delivered to school divisions

Aug 28, 2020 | 4:28 PM

The Alberta government says all school divisions should have received shipments of personal protective equipment for the start of the school year by the end of today.

The United Conservative government says students, teachers and staff will each receive two reusable masks and teachers, and staff will each get one face shield.

It says the masks, as well as 466,000 litres of hand sanitizer to be distributed across the province, will help ensure the safe reopening of schools beginning next week.

A government spokesman adds ill-fitting masks shown in photos shared online by some teachers were never procured or provided by the government