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The Saskatchewan Health Authority making the public aware of possible measles exposure risks in Saskatoon, Swift Current, Outlook, Assiniboia, Gravelbourg and Ponteix.

If you have been to any of the locations listed below during the specific times, you are asked to monitor for measles symptoms for up to 21 days after exposure:

Saskatoon

  • Saskatoon Rock Creek Grill (3020 Preston Avenue South)
    • Friday, May 9, 2025 from 10:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025
  • Prairieland Park (503 Ruth Street West, Saskatoon)
    • Friday, May 9, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    • Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
    • Sunday, May 11, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Saskatoon Home Inn and Suites (253 Willis Crescent)
    • Friday, May 9, 2025 from 11:30 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025
    • Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 11, 2025
  • Saskatoon Boston Pizza (3055 Clarence Avenue South)
    • Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Regina

  • Co-op Gas Bar (8501 Dewdney Avenue, Regina)
    • Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Swift Current

  • Cowtown (1511 Battleford Trail East, Swift Current)
    • Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Walmart Supercentre (1800 Memorial Drive, Swift Current)
    • Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Gravelbourg

  • St. Joesph’s Hospital/Foyer d'Youville – Emergency Room waiting room and the acute care wing of the building (216 Bettez Street, Gravelbourg)
    • Wednesday, May 7, 2025 from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Gravelbourg Family Pharmacy (616 Main Street, Gravelbourg)
    • Wednesday, May 7, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Assiniboia

  • Harvey’s Home Center (104-2nd Avenue West, Assiniboia)
    • Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • Southland Co-op Gas Station (501 1st Avenue West, Assiniboia)
    • Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Southland Co-op Grocery Store (409 Center Street, Assiniboia)

Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

  • B & A Petroleum (420 1st Avenue West, Assiniboia)
    • Monday, May 5 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • Assiniboia Post Office (104 4th Avenue West, Assiniboia)
    • Monday, May 5 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Co-op Hardware Store (403 1st Avenue West, Assiniboia)
    • Monday, May 5 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Shoppers Drug Mart (424 Center Street, Assiniboia)
    • Monday, May 5 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Outlook

  • Dairy Queen (150 Saskatchewan Rd, Outlook)
    • Friday, May 9, 2025 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Ponteix

  • Ponteix Post Office (225 Centre Street, Ponteix)
    • Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Anyone who had potentially been exposed could be eligible for preventative treatment for up to six days after exposure. However, you are asked not to attend a clinic in person, but to call HealthLine 811 for more information.

Symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, fatigue, irritability, small, white spots (Kiplik spots) inside the mouth and throat, and red blotchy rash that develops on the face and spreads down the body about three to seven days after symptoms begin and can last four to seven days.

Measles is highly contagious and can spread easily through the air. It can live up to two hours in the air or on surfaced in a space where a person coughed or sneezed.

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