Rodeo performers and staff and the Calgary Stampede have been granted a federal COVID-19 travel exemption to participate at the event this summer. This mean, “this historic celebration of our western roots will be able to take place this year,” said Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said in a statement Friday. The exemption, signed by Marco Mendicino, the federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, applies to "rodeo participants and select support staff and workers" for one-time entry into Canada. The Stampede is required to have measures to test, trace and isolate COVID-19 cases, comply with health orders, implement a "modified quarantine," ensure measures are in place to limit physical interactions at the site and ensure disinfection, hire a compliance officer to oversee quarantine requirements and have consequences for non-compliance. This follows Kenney’s push for reopening of the province this summer. "We are also closing in on the 70 per cent threshold for Stage 3 of Alberta's 'Open For Summer Plan' that will end the public health restrictions," he said in a statement Friday. The Stampede has said this year's event will be different than in the past in order to ensure the safety of attendees. Chuckwagon races will not take place and there will be a modified Grandstand Show.
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