Despite a pandemic, Halloween must go on and many communities including Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe will be celebrating this year but in a different way.
Public Health has released guidelines which include sanitizing hands between trick-or-treaters and cleaning high-touch areas like door knobs or railings.
Moncton fire chief Conrad Landry says communities are following the lead of the province.
“They are asking you to go trick or treating in your own neighbourhood… and also if anyone doesn’t feel comfortable because of illness or whatever reason then they can shut the light off on their front porch.”
Landry says if parents don’t feel comfortable sending their kids out this year there are certainly other ways to celebrate Halloween.
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Some communities such as Cap-Pele are mailing out door-hanger signs to residents with a green side to indicate a home is participating and a red side to indicate they are not.
Most communities in the province are taking part although Woodstock has indicated it won’t be allowing trick or treating in the town this year.
