Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

“Their activities and meals have been adjusted and many don’t understand why. Their faithful volunteers and families can’t visit right now and many don’t understand why.”

“Now is the worst time to force these changes through because we need to be 100 per cent focused on COVID-19 and keeping our patients safe and keeping our doctors safe,” said Vesta Michelle Warren, a doctor with the Sundre Medical Clinic.

“The last thing we want is empty commercial spaces, but if this keeps up much longer, it will be inevitable.”

All renters in Canmore Community Housing Corporation units received a 25 per cent reduction on April rents in an effort to provide financial relief during the current COVID-19 economic crisis

“The hard truth is things will get worse before they get better,” said Premier Jason Kenney. “Alberta’s pandemic response is strong.”

“I would love other families to do it. It’s a super-easy way to spread a message,” said Lise Konik. “My hope would be that this could be the community of Canmore painting on rocks.”

“We have changed our testing protocol to really focus less on returning travellers and more on the cases that we are seeing in health care workers, in hospitalized patients and of course in long-term care."

“I’ve got to say, for the most part, Banff residents have been really good at following the rules, but we still are receiving the occasional complaint."

“It’s very clear and they have every intent of enforcing the rules; no parking on highways and the shoulders.”