COVID-19

“They’ve now gotten to the point that they know when we humans come in with a bucket, we’ve got food and nice goodies for them. They totally have that positive association.”

“We have athletes from Medicine Hat and Lloyd Minister connecting with athletes from Wood Buffalo and Grande Prairie. As furthest north we can go, and as furthest south we can go, it just fostered that different connection. Hopefully, when we get back to that in-person programming, whether it’s at provincial games or other competitive opportunities, they already have that connection built and that sense of community."

“When we’re allowed to offer our services to the community we do, and if we can’t we just have to understand that it’s for the greater good of the community. We hope this works, and that we can get the kinks out now so that we can open up again. At this point, we just need to follow the guidelines and the directions.”

Alberta is in the midst of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Case numbers are spiking and as infections increase health measures are becoming ever more stringent.

“The role of firefighting is not just about going to fires in homes or outside in the forest, it’s certainly much more of a well-rounded profession than just that limited action.”

Over the last 24 hours, the province has identified 2,211 new cases of COVID-19 and has completed 19,900 tests.

Indigenous Services Canada warns those attending a public gathering in the last 10 days, such as a funeral, wedding or birthday party organized event, “may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus."

“The ownership is not involved and actually is very proactive in trying to stop that. The owner has been quite proactive and helpful in terms of living up to his responsibility,” said Banff RCMP Staff Sergeant Mike Buxton-Carr.

“It’s sort of odd for a tourism community to say this is the time to stay away, but we have to show leadership in our community by how we communicate,” said Councillor Peter Poole.

Students have been asked to stay home from Fireside School while officials conduct contact tracing to determine the scope of spread of COVID-19.