Beyond Local

The off-and-on closures have taken a toll, especially on employees with families who rely on a steady paycheque, Echino said Wednesday. 

“I’ve been in Cochrane for quite a while and I can think of a couple of instances like this. It’s not super common, I would say it’s a little more common in Kananaskis area itself. We’ve had a few of them over the years. We’ve had some close calls as well, with some aggressive animals and stuff, but not too many where it’s the cause of death.”

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has declared a state of emergency due to the increasing cases of COVID-19. Several oilsands sites within the region are on Alberta's COVID-19 outbreak list.

Madu said there is also a new protocol for health officials, police and government to co-ordinate and target repeat individuals and groups that flout the law.

In total, eight cases were detected and nearly 300 people are isolating

Beginning June 1, visitors to Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park, Sheep River Provincial Park, and Mesa Butte Provincial Recreation Area will be charged $15 per day or $90 per year.

The budget officer's report estimated just $69 billion out of the $101.4 billion in new spending could be considered stimulus.

“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.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was the first to announce that starting on Monday, his hard-hit province would make vaccines available to everyone aged 12 and up.

“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.