Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

“If we fold the impacts that restaurants, attractions, events, transportation and all of the other corners of our tourism ecosystem suffered into this equation, it gives local context on Destination Canada’s forecasts that do not foresee a return to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2025."

EDITORIAL: The news of Canmore General Hospital having to shutter its operating room on weekends because of a staffing shortage is the latest wrench tossed at the region’s and province’s beleaguered healthcare system.

“CPRS students, parents and staff have to be commended for the efforts and action they undertook to help ameliorate the adverse impacts of the global pandemic."

“There’s a crisis of sexual violence across the province,” said Reave MacLeod, director of advocacy and community programs at YWCA Banff.

“We’re really hopeful that this document is a reflection of the conversations we had while door-knocking during the election and the conversations we’ve had during our first year as council.”

COMMENTARY: Province needs to strengthen and support the healthcare system

“It was an awesome October for weather and folks chose to come to the mountains and take advantage of that."

“All those folks during the First World War, Second World War and Korea, and even the later conflicts like Bosnia and Afghanistan, we forget about our soldiers, some of whom made the supreme sacrifice.”

“Without transit the road system would have experienced gridlock for most of the summer.”

“It is a job-seekers market for sure. We had a record-breaking 600 people last time. I am interested to see what we get this year.”