Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Province also announces 319 new cases of COVID-19 and new contact tracing app is in its final stages

“We are still seeing people take some pretty aggressive ski lines in the valley, and thankfully nothing has gone wrong, but you never know how close you are sometimes in the avalanche world until you travel across that line.”

“The program we created for our colleagues has been a huge success … and because of the success and the feedback, we thought we should put this out to the public – for people who need cheap food, but nutritious food."

“It assures the public that it’s in a holding spot so that we can make some thoughtful decisions moving forward and we can use those funds to do so."

While the Town of Banff has checkstops at the entrance to that community, officials from the Town of Canmore said this week that after careful consideration "we didn't think it appropriate in Canmore"

“If we let the virus loose, we would lose the value of all of the sacrifices that we have made to date and we would simply have to shutdown even more of our economy more harshly and probably for a longer period of time, causing even more damage."

BANFF – This year’s Banff Marathon is racing towards its fate with organizers considering further postponement or cancellation of the popular international event.

“Right now, for June, it’s fairly red … we are trying to mitigate as much as possible the potential for human ignition and for our resources not to be overloaded this fire season.”

“We know there will be overlapping needs across the Valley, and it makes sense that they are addressed jointly. From a solutions standpoint, to a resource standpoint, to a funding standpoint – the dollars will stretch further if we work together."

“We cannot take our success for granted we need to continue being vigilant. We must keep collectively forming that barrier by our actions if we want to be successful in our reopening,” said Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw Tuesday (April 21). “We need to build on our efforts and guard against complacency. This will be a team effort for many months to come.”