Covid-19 Travel

• Self Isolation Required: 
  • Everyone who travels from outside Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland into Nova Scotia (including post-secondary students and if you’re travelling through Nova Scotia to another destination) must self-isolate for 14 days when they arrive in Nova Scotia, or for the duration of their stay if it’s less than 14 days.
  • Travellers coming from New Brunswick will need to self-isolate upon arrival in Nova Scotia, effective Thursday, April 15th at 8am.
  • If they have already self-isolated in Atlantic Canada, they may enter Nova Scotia without self-isolating again.
  • You don’t need to self-isolate if you’re exempt from self-isolation.
• Self-Declaration Required:
  • Every adult (18 or older) and post-secondary student travelling into Nova Scotia from outside Atlantic Canada needs to complete a Nova Scotia Safe Check-in Form (self-declaration) before they travel to the province, including travellers who are exempt from self-isolation.
  • You can complete your own form if you’re 16 or 17 (your parent or guardian can also complete the form for you). A parent or guardian needs to complete the form for someone 15 or younger.
  • Fill out the form here
• Government Resources:
  • For more details and the most up-to-date information about traveling to Nova Scotia, please visit the government website here.

• Self Isolation Requirements:
  • Currently all residents returning or visitors to PEI must self-isolate for 14 days days unless exempt.
• Pre-Registration Required: 
  • PEI residents do not need pre-approval to return to PEI, but will need to self-isolate and identify a self-isolation location and support person.
  • Non-residents must apply in advance to travel to PEI and should not make travel plans before receiving pre-travel approval. Proof of approval is required at a PEI border.
  • The entry point for your registration will be Confederation Bridge
  • If you travel frequently for work, you can register as a rotational worker or apply to work-isolate.
  • PEI residents who travel back and forth to PEI on the same day for some types of same-day travel are not required to self-isolate, subject to some restrictions.
  • *If you will be travelling through New Brunswick to enter PEI, please also register for New Brunswick. The link can be found below.
• Government Resources:
  • For more details and the most up to date information about traveling to Prince Edward Island, please visit the government website here. 

• Self-Isolation Requirements: 
  • Individuals who have travelled outside of New Brunswick in the past 14 days for reasons other then work, medical or child custody MUST self-isolate for 14 days from the time of arrival in New Brunswick.
  • You are required to self-isolate completely separate from others (ie. hotel, Airbnb, granny suite, separate living quarters with separate kitchen and bathroom). This includes rotational workers (i.e. person working in another province and travelling back to NB on every few weeks).
• Pre-Registration Required: 
  • Travellers entering New Brunswick from outside the province must have a confirmation from the New Brunswick Travel Registration Program.
  • The entry point for your registration application: Aulac. 
• Government Resources:
  • For more details and the most up to date information about traveling to New Brunswick, please visit the government website here.

Most common symptoms:

• fever
• dry cough
• tiredness

Less common symptoms:

• aches and pains
• sore throat
• diarrhoea
• conjunctivitis (pink eye)
• headache
• loss of taste or smell
• a rash on skin, or discolouration of fingers or toes

Serious symptoms:

• difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• chest pain or pressure
• loss of speech or movement

If the person responds yes to any of these questions, they are not permitted to board Maritime Bus: 

• Extra disinfectant wipes and spray
• Hand Sanitizer at entrance and in washroom
• Garbage Bag at entrance 
• In compartment
  • Spare medium garbage bags (frequently dispose of tissues etc.)
  • A contained/sealed sick kit 
  • Contamination Kit (gloves; disinfectant spray; disinfectant wipes; paper towel; small garbage bags; supply of small baggies)

Passenger:

• Social distancing will be maintained as much as possible from other passengers and the driver.
• Passengers must wear non-medical masks at all time (except when eating or drinking – not at leisure.)
• If passengers are unable to wear a mask due to a medical reason, they must inform the driver in advance of their departure.
• Passengers who disembark are to, when they return to embark, sit in the same seat as they did prior to leaving the coach.
• Documentation must be available for provincial border crossing – see Provincial Border Registration links above.

Driver:

To ensure all protocols are adhered to:

• Initial safety talk about need to keep us all safe
  • On first entrance to the bus, a “disinfectant sheet” will be taken by each passenger (the passenger can wipe down their seat area and dispose of the towelette in the plastic baggy at their seat.
  • Before entering the bus each time, passenger to take a squirt of hand sanitizer as passenger enters the bus; 
  • Remind the general tips of keep hands away from your face; 
  • Cough into elbow away from others – don’t sneeze with head back (up in the air)
  • Dispose of all tissues (use only once) after each use (plastic bag) 
  • Special filters are on all units (air purification enhanced)
  • Air exchanges 6 times per hours while unit running
  • Overhead air nozzle to be pointed downward (to help keep air moving)
  • If on the trip you are feeling sick (ie elevated temperature) please safely inform the Driver and remove yourself from the Coach 
  • Driver will be outside the bus when loading or unloading passengers (2M away). Note: for any stops the driver will be last on and first off – on no occasion will the driver be at the wheel and have passengers embarking or disembarking.
  • All units will be loaded (embark) back to front.  
  • All units will have passengers unload (disembark) front to back.
  • No changing of seats shall be permitted throughout the trip.

This is a heightened standard of cleaning and preparation of the coach.

Unit Cleaning:

• Once daily cleaning of the interior of the unit will be done daily using approved disinfectants and techniques for assuring that all contact areas are sprayed with disinfectant, thoroughly cleaned with disinfectant soap and water and then the area is again sprayed with disinfectant.
• We now disinfect and sanitize our buses with a natural alternative to bleach and other harmful chlorine-based chemicals with state of the art, patented technology. There are two solutions that are created when food grade salt and water are mixed and processed (via electrolysis) through patented water-cell technology. One of them is:  EnvironizeAnolyte.
• The active ingredient is HypochlorousAcid (HOCL), a Health Canada listed Natural Health Product Ingredient and which has been clinically proven to be 100 times more effective than bleach.
• ​​​Anolyteis a Food Grade, No Rinse Required Disinfectant 
• Anolyterequires no WHMIS training for application as it is a non-toxic product. 
• Anolytehas an extensive kill list of bacteria, spores, viruses and fungi.  
• Certified Organic
• Health Canada Approved 

• Maritime Bus is in great company with huge-volume organizations such as Toronto Transit, LCBO, and Enterprise that trust their sanitation to EnviroNize everyday. 

Buses: