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Banff seeks details but lukewarm on COVID-19 curfew; other regions say no for now Poll Yes By Dean Bennett and Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press on April 30, 2021. Downtown Banff is shown in a file photo. COVID-19 hotspots in the Rocky Mountain tourist town and a northeastern Alberta s oilsands hub want more details from the provincial government before deciding to request curfews.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jim Fox EDMONTON – The mayor of Alberta’s Rocky Mountain resort town of Banff is looking for more details on implementing a possible COVID-19 curfew. But Karen Sorensen questions whether such a drastic measure would even make a difference. ....
“Our late-night or even earlier-in-the-night activity is minimal in Banff at this point,” Sorensen said Friday. “Restaurants and bars aren’t open and there just aren’t a lot of people out and about.” Sorensen noted the province has promised other help, with more vaccines arriving next week along with expanded ages of eligibility. Banff is one of a handful of regions with COVID-19 case rates so high they could apply to the province for a curfew. The curfew was part of a suite of measures introduced by Premier Jason Kenney late Thursday to reduce high infection rates now squeezing the health system. ....