{"id":15614,"date":"2020-05-01T16:02:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T20:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heritagelsl.ca\/2020\/05\/non-medical-face-masks-for-our-community-are-here\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T11:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T15:14:46","slug":"non-medical-face-masks-for-our-community-are-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heritagelsl.ca\/fr\/non-medical-face-masks-for-our-community-are-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-medical face masks for our community are here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea for this face mask project was conceived following announcements by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the US and later Public Health Canada that the wearing of non-medical (cloth) masks could be a supplementary way \u2013 in addition to handwashing and physical distancing &#8211; that the public could protect itself when it was necessary to go to grocery stores, pharmacies, essential jobs or to take public transportation.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Community members researched what type of material and mask would be best and how they could be distributed while maintaining the required physical distance (two meters). Two members of our community, Diane Dubois and Natalie Brochu, graciously insisted on donating their time to make these masks. When the Government of Quebec approved the use of masks April 7, 2020 and we received the okay from the necessary local organizations, we were ready to go!<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The masks will be sold for a recommended cost of $5 each. This price, much lower than handmade cloth masks available on the Internet, allows us to recover the cost of the materials and to donate to another local initiative under the CLD, Frigo Virtuel, which is providing food to those who need it.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The masks can be ordered by contacting Diane Dubois at <a href=\"mailto:dianedbs28@gmail.com\">dianedbs28@gmail.com<\/a> or <strong>418-936-3158<\/strong> or by calling Heritage at <strong>418-936-3239<\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>IMPORTANT: THE MASKS DO NOT REPLACE HAND WASHING, PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND STAYING AT HOME TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19<\/b><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a bilingual instruction sheet given out with each mask on how to put it on and take it off and how to clean it.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay safe.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sandi de la Ronde HLSL Board member<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:columns --><div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column --><div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2380 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagelsl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mask-factoryeng.png\" alt=\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><!-- \/wp:column --><\/div><!-- \/wp:columns -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metis community members pulling together to make Non-medical face masks and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Non-medical face masks for our community are here! 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