Winnipeg Free Press Alberta's gung-ho reopening plan makes visiting feel surreal, dangerous and hopeful By: Alan Small | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 21, 2021 Save to Read Later There was no shiny DeLorean, no flux capacitor, no crazy professor, but a vacation in Alberta was like going back to the future nonetheless. There was no shiny DeLorean, no flux capacitor, no crazy professor, but a vacation in Alberta was like going back to the future nonetheless. On July 1, Alberta lifted most of its COVID-19 restrictions, including ones banning indoor gatherings, and ended the province’s indoor mask mandate. Most cities, towns and counties followed suit by dropping their indoor mask-use bylaws.