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“The nation members, like everybody else, have been very, very good at adhering to the request to stay at home and to physically distance,” Tsuut’ina media contact Gordon Olsen said.

“What I find about Cochrane is it is a very caring community— People from all backgrounds, people from all walks of life come out and just want to make a difference and make the community stronger.”

“I won’t sugar coat reality– the truth is we still face the most severe economic conditions since the Great Depression of the 1930s, and it will take heroic effort and determination to get Alberta working and growing again,” said Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.

2,161 people have recovered from the virus

These are challenging times, but it is up to all of us to work together so we can help flatten the curve and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Doing so will help us relaunch the economy sooner and allow us to celebrate together (in person) when the health care protocols are lifted.

“From the residents' standpoint I think people just need to have some kind of relief,” Councillor Marni Fedeykoaid. “I hope that residents see that we are trying our best as municipality obviously to keep some cash in their pockets during this trying time.”

COCHRANE IN BRIEF, APRIL 30

“It not only makes good geographic sense, it makes logical sense and it also honours the feedback that we have received from the communities to keep communities together,” Gilbert said. “It’s balancing enrollments across Cochrane.”