Several hundred people defied Montreal&#8217;s 8 p.m. curfew on Sunday evening to protest the measure that was ordered back into place by the Quebec government amid the rise of <a href="https://globalnews.ca/tag/covid-19/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> cases in the province.
Videos shared on social media show people gathered in the streets of the old port, mostly not wearing masks nor distancing.
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Hundreds of people breaking first night of 8 p.m. curfew in Old Montreal. « Freedom for the young!» they chant. <a href="https://t.co/zdqAjb9MTz" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/zdqAjb9MTz</a>
&mdash; Giuseppe Valiante (@Gvaliante) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gvaliante/status/1381401407874609154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 12, 2021</a></blockquote>

Footage also shows protestors setting things on fire. Montreal police did not get back to Global News at the time of publishing.

<img class="story-img landscape" src="https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CP121493924-1.jpg?quality=85&#038;strip=all&#038;w=672" alt="COVID Que 20210411" />People take part in an anti-curfew protest in Montreal on Sunday April 11, 2021. Hundreds of people gathered in Old Montreal tonight in defiance of a new 8 p.m. curfew. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giuseppe Valiante

Premier François Legault announced on Thursday that restrictions are being tightened in Montreal and Laval with <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/7751324/quebec-covid-19-curfew-montreal-april-11-coronavirus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the reinstatement of the 8 p.m. curfew</a> as of Sunday. It will be maintained until further notice.
The curfew was first put in place for Montreal on Jan. 9 and was originally set to remain until Feb. 8. The Quebec government then continuously extended it &#8212; citing that it was helping decrease the number of daily reported COVID-19 infections.
READ MORE: <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/7751324/quebec-covid-19-curfew-montreal-april-11-coronavirus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">COVID-19: Quebec reports 1,535 new cases as government brings back 8 p.m. curfew in Montreal, Laval</a>
Officials then extended it from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in mid-March, and last Thursday said they were again rolling it back by 90 minutes.
Legault said the measure is preventive amid rising COVID-19 infections across the province, which hit 1,535 on Sunday.
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Des centaines de personnes dans le Vieux-Port de Montréal manifestent contre le couvre-feu en ce moment <a href="https://t.co/305tg2XhQn" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/305tg2XhQn</a>
&mdash; Francis Pilon (@FrancisPilon_) <a href="https://twitter.com/FrancisPilon_/status/1381397941135548419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 12, 2021</a></blockquote>

			
				
						
												
						
						
		
			
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Montreal police gave no comment on a <a href="https://twitter.com/agnes_reiss/status/1381047070103113729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1381047070103113729%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalnews.ca%2F%3Fp%3D7751774preview%3Dtruepreview_id%3D7751774" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">video</a> circulating on social media showing a violent intervention between one man and several officers on Saturday at Jeanne-Mance Park downtown.
The <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNh0IIMnKrg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">video</a> shows several officers pining the man to the ground while one officer holds the man in a chokehold and punches him several times in the head. Witnesses are heard in the video saying the police officers were choking the man.
READ MORE: <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/7751364/one-dead-montreal-fire-seniors-home-montreal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">1 dead, 7 in hospital after five-alarm fire sweeps through Montreal apartment building housing low-income seniors</a>
When reached for comment, Montreal police told Global News they are aware of the circulating footage but have no comment at this time.
It is unclear what incident led to the man&#8217;s violent intervention with officers. It is also unclear if the man was arrested.
The video has been viewed over 389,000 times on Twitter and over 28,764 times on Instagram as of Sunday evening.
			
				
						
												
						
						
		
			
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With a freshly planted pinwheel garden already turning heads outside of <a href="https://globalnews.ca/tag/regina-city-hall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">city hall</a>, a Regina organization wants as many people to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/452840362587904/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">wear blue this Wednesday</a> to recognize child abuse prevention month.
&#8220;If you see a group of people wearing blue, you&#8217;re going to stop and ask some questions,&#8221; said Holding Hope founder Sarah Labadie, who pointed out a 2014 <a href="https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2017001/article/14698/01-eng.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Statistics Canada survey</a> that found a third of Canadians had experienced some form of child abuse before they turned 15.
&#8220;We thought it would be a really great way to start conversations because we know they can be tough to start. We&#8217;re just giving people as many opportunities as we can to have those very necessary conversations.&#8221;
		
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Holding Hope planted 763 pinwheels at the edge of City Hall grounds along Victoria Avenue last week. The plan is to leave them up until the end of April.
Labadie explained that each pinwheel symbolically reflects 100 Reginans who experienced abuse as a child.
&#8220;Doing the math, one-third of the population in Regina is 76,309 people,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;The pinwheels are resilient. They promote happy, childlike feelings and that&#8217;s what we want for children, for them to feel carefree, like they&#8217;re blowing in the wind.&#8221;
Labadie hopes that educating people on those and other statistics on child abuse will lead to prevention.
&#8220;One of the biggest contributors to my silence was lack of knowledge. I didn’t know that what I was experiencing was abuse and that I should tell somebody,&#8221; Labadie said.
&#8220;Had I known my rights and had more knowledge about what is and isn’t okay, I truly believe that I would have spoken up sooner, saving myself from further abuse and years of suffering in silence.&#8221;
		
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Labadie founded Holding Hope in 2019 after she shared her own experience with abuse for the first time.
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t say anything about my experience for a really long time,&#8221; she recalled.
&#8220;In my grade 11 English class, I wrote an essay talking about my own experience. One of the things I was really pointing out was what schools and what everyone can do better to protect kids. It was really helpful for me to come out and share my story.&#8221;
Holding Hope has since grown to about 15 members from around Saskatchewan. One member even joined from Manitoba. Members include survivors and friends of victims.
Labadie said that beyond April, she plans to continue promoting Holding Hope&#8217;s message on its <a href="https://www.instagram.com/holdinghopesk/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">social channels.</a> The group is also hoping to work with educators to teach schoolchildren about abuse.
&#8220;Knowledge is power, and that is what Holding Hope is trying to demonstrate. Through education and difficult conversations, we can ensure that every child gets the safe and nurturing childhood that they deserve. It shouldn’t hurt to be a child.&#8221;

Holding Hope first recognized child abuse prevention month by planting a symbolic pinwheel display at City Hall. The group’s founder hopes Wear Blue Day sparks more conversations. Continue reading →

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A memorial walk through Victoria Park in the heart of Truro, Nova Scotia, opened on Sunday to honour the 22 innocent people who were killed during last April&#8217;s mass shooting tragedy that began in the small, rural town of Portapique.
April 18 will mark the one-year anniversary of the killing rampage, where a gunman dressed as an RCMP officer terrorized the province during a 13-hour rampage across rural Nova Scotia.
		
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Members of the Nova Scotia Remembers Legacy Society, a group that is raising funds to build a permanent memorial to honour the victims, have organized several events to pay respects to the victims and their families.
On Sunday, the Nova Scotia Remembers commemorative walk opened at Victoria Park, in Truro, and organizers are inviting the public to come to experience the peacefulness of the surrounding nature and trails and to view the tributes set up for the victims.
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There are 15 sites marked by the names of those lost, written inside a heart with a tartan ribbon wrapped around a memorial post, along with commemorative stones, which are more like works of art, placed beside the hearts.
&#8220;We wanted things to be meaningful and simple and representative of those lives,&#8221; said Margaret Davidson, NS remembers commemorative walk co-chair.
Davidson and co-chair Denis Burgess organized the commemorative walk and recognize the pain is still raw for families and loved one still grieving,  but said they wanted to offer something for people to be part of, to come together while doing it safely amid the pandemic.
&#8220;This has been really hard for our entire community,&#8221; said Burgess. &#8220;You almost don&#8217;t know what to do when something like this happens and so this gave us a purpose, something meaningful to do that can maybe help others heal. It feels like you are doing something for those who are gone.&#8221;
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The NS Remembers commemorative walk will remain in place until April 19 — organizers say the commemorative stones will then be given to family members.
They are asking the public to come and observe the 15 memorial sites and take pictures, but to not leave any other tribute item at this time.
On April 18, organizers have planned a 5K/10K/half/full marathon that will begin in Portapique and work its way to Victoria Park, where families affected by the tragedy will gather for a private walk through the park.
Proceeds from the race will go towards the society’s Memorial Building Fund, which will establish a permanent memorial, donations can be made to the Nova Scotia Remembers Legacy Society.

A memorial walk through the heart of Truro, NS, opened Sunday to honour the 22 innocent people who were killed during last April’s mass shooting tragedy.
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Canada is nearing the peak of the current wave of <a href="https://globalnews.ca/tag/COVID-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">COVID-19</a>, the country&#8217;s chief public health officer said Sunday as Ontario reported a new single-day record for new infections and provinces brought in new restrictions to contain the virus&#8217; spread.
Dr. Theresa Tam described the current rash of nationwide infections as the pandemic&#8217;s second wave, though public health officials in several provinces are describing their recent daily case surges as a third wave.
&#8220;With the current acceleration of COVID-19 activity, approaching the peak of the second wave, and a concerning rise in the proportion of cases that involve more contagious variants of concern, strong public health measures and individual precautions must be sustained where COVID-19 is circulating,&#8221; Tam said in a statement.
Tam said intensive care admissions across the country increased by 23 per cent over the last seven days compared to the week before, noting the spike is straining the country&#8217;s health-care system.
		
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				Pfizer to seek Health Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine use in kids 12-15 within weeks			</a>
		
	
She said COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are increasingly affecting younger people, adding figures show a jump in the number of hospitalizations among those 40 to 59 years old.
&#8220;These data also show that an increased number of adults in this age group were admitted to intensive care units (ICU) and received mechanical ventilation in March 2021,&#8221; her statement said.
The percentage of patients in intensive care who were aged 18 to 39 also doubled from January to March, from 7.4 per cent to 15 per cent of the total.
Tam&#8217;s statement came as Ontario reported a record 4,456 cases of COVID-19 in a 24-hour period.
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The latest figures showed 21 additional deaths associated with the virus and a sharp rise of new cases in Toronto, which jumped by nearly 400 to 1,353.
Hospitalization rates in the province have been climbing steadily, prompting the province to order facilities to scale back elective surgeries starting on Monday.
A hospital at the centre of an outbreak in northwestern New Brunswick is also feeling pandemic-related strain, with seven of its nine intensive care beds filled with patients fighting COVID-19.
Local health authorities said the Edmundston Regional Hospital had 13 patients sick with the virus, with seven in intensive care and five on respirators.
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Parts of the northwest were placed in lockdown as of Sunday following a recent rise in cases. In the afternoon, health authorities announced that municipal elections would be suspended in regions under lockdown, which include Edmundston, Upper-Madawaska, Lac Baker, Riviere-Verte, Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska and Saint Leonard.
Rules are also being tightened in Quebec, where a nighttime curfew is being moved to 8 p.m. from 9:30 as of Sunday evening in Montreal and neighbouring Laval to stave off a rise in cases.
The province reported 1,535 new infections on Sunday, as well as a 25-person jump in hospitalizations &#8212; numbers the province&#8217;s health minister described as &#8220;worrisome.&#8221;
		
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Premier Francois Legault already imposed the 8 p.m. curfew in some other hot spots including Quebec City and Gatineau, which are currently under special lockdown measures.
In British Columbia, health authorities announced they will offer vaccines to all adults living in the ski community of Whistler beginning Monday. Whistler residents account for the majority of cases in Howe Sound, which has the highest rate of COVID-19 of any local health area in the province.
Saskatchewan said it continues to set new records for the number of vaccines administered in a single day with 13,170 on Saturday.
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Authorities said half of Saskatchewan residents who are 50 and older have now received their first dose, after recently expanding the provincial booking system eligibility to everyone 55 and up.
That province reported 321 new cases on Sunday, while Manitoba logged 112 and Alberta counted 1,183.
Atlantic provinces continued to record comparatively low infection rates, with New Brunswick reporting nine new cases and Nova Scotia adding five to its tally.

The chief public health officer’s statement came as Ontario reported a record 4,456 cases of COVID-19 in a 24-hour period. Continue reading →

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The controversial convoy in support of GraceLife Church stirred up tension on the Enoch Cree Nation not far from the building Sunday.
With limited spots, people parked their vehicles without permission on Enoch Cree Nation land, and a call from the nation to its members was quickly put out.
		
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&#8220;A lot of nation members have been showing up. We&#8217;ve had our vehicle parked at our entryways to let them know that they are not allowed to park on private property,&#8221; Enoch Cree Nation council member Amanda Morin said.
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Morin said nation members eventually blocked off several entrances.
In a statement, Parkland RCMP said it advised everyone that property north of Highway 627 in the area of GraceLife Church is Enoch Cree First Nation territory, and parking north of Highway 627 on Enoch Cree First Nation and parking or stopping on the highway itself is not permitted.
The notice that protesters were not welcome and had to leave the land didn&#8217;t sit well with some.
&#8220;Actually, quite a few of them have been respectful, however, there&#8217;s a lot of racial slurs being thrown at us,&#8221; Morin said.
Morin said while peaceful efforts were made, some situations escalated.
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Enoch Cree Nation Chief Billy Morin said in a release that his property was vandalized.
&#8220;People were starting to park here, and the chief was asking them to leave, that they were on private property, and they started throwing dirt at him and his vehicle. They started getting belligerent with him,&#8221; Morin said.
&#8220;It hurts because we don&#8217;t deserve that. All we&#8217;re saying is if you want to do your thing, that&#8217;s great — just not on our nation.&#8221;
She said the nation will be looking into charging people for trespassing and will add additional safety measures.
&#8220;We do have security getting set up in shifts so that we can monitor the situation,&#8221; Morin said.

The controversial convoy in support of GraceLife Church stirred up tension on the Enoch Cree Nation not far from the building Sunday. Continue reading →

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Prolific Canadian journalist and war correspondent Matthew Fisher has died at age 66.
According to his brother, Tobias Fisher, the reporter had died Saturday shortly after falling ill to liver disease.
Fisher, who first started out as a sports journalist, later became known as one of Canada&#8217;s most well-travelled foreign correspondents &#8212; having visited more than 170 countries and covering over 20 wars and civil conflicts.
		
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&#8220;Wherever he went, he was always interested in reporting the personal and human side of the story,&#8221; his brother Tobias told Global News in a statement Sunday.
&#8220;He was bold, funny, courageous and kind. We will miss him dearly.&#8221;
He once referred to himself as &#8220;a dinosaur&#8221; and the last of his breed after living abroad for over 43 years. From telegraph to telex to the first &#8220;early trash Radio-Shack computers,&#8221; Fisher had the experience of working across all mediums throughout his career.
Major conflicts the correspondent was on hand for included conflicts like Afghanistan, Iraq, Chenchnya, Rwanda and the Balkans.
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Fisher had on many occasions worked as a commentator for Global News, writing on subjects ranging from Canadian foreign policy and how the COVID-19 pandemic changed life in Asia.
&#8220;I do this sort of like a moth to the flame going back again and again, I don&#8217;t do it as much as I used to but it is not because I feel a great sense of responsibility. So many young journalists say you got the burden of carrying the truth to people and I say &#8216;no, I only have one rule in journalism and that rule is that I must have fun,'&#8221; Fisher had said while <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ueiP0Jy5R4&amp;t=161s" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">guest speaking at an event in 2016</a>.
&#8212; With files from Global News&#8217; Nick Logan

Fisher was known as one of Canada’s most well-travelled foreign correspondents, having visited more than 170 countries and covering over 20 wars and civil conflicts. Continue reading →

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Eight-year-old Haley Maillet dreamed of having her own Samsung Tablet, with an S-Pen, so she and her mother started brainstorming.
&#8220;I almost sold 300 rice krispie squares,&#8221; says the young entrepreneur.
It took Maillet about 30 days to raise $750 selling treats, surpassing her goal of $500.
		
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Her mother, Kelsie Maillet is a business woman herself, with an online business called &#8220;Royal Finds,&#8221; where she sells various items. She created a tab on her site called &#8220;Haley&#8217;s Corner,&#8221; where her daughter can post treats (and now toys) that are for sale.
&#8220;The treats were something I&#8217;ve come across looking for something to sell for my business, but I thought, probably not,&#8221; says Maillet.
&#8220;It made sense for her to try and maybe sell them because it was something that she would be able to manage on her own.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s a unicorn donut rice krispies square, it&#8217;s REALLY good,&#8221; her child says, displaying a treat excitedly.
Her mother explains that she bought the treats in bulk off of a wholesale website, and once her daughter started to sell a lot, she repaid her mom and kept the remaining profits.
Everything left went into savings.
&#8220;YES!,&#8221; exclaims young Maillet in response to the question of &#8220;is it good?&#8221;, as she displays more of her treats.
		
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Glued to the tablet already, Maillet hopes to keep selling treats and other items off her mom&#8217;s website so she can fill up her new bedroom with things.
You can find the treats, and toys online: <a href="https://royalfinds.org/collections/haleys-corner/haley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://royalfinds.org/collections/haleys-corner/haley</a>

Haley Maillet is a bubbly, happy child. Not to mention goal-oriented. She really wanted a tablet, so her mother helped find something to sell online in order to afford one. Continue reading →

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This winter season has been different at Castle Mountain in southern Alberta.
&#8220;We are very fortunate and overwhelmingly grateful that we were able to operate this winter,&#8221; said Cole Fawcett, sales and marketing manager at Castle Mountain Resort.
Skiers and snowboarders were able to hit the slopes for the last time this season on Sunday.
Fawcett said out of all his years working in the ski industry across the country, this was the most challenging.
But, the rewards were also plentiful.
&#8220;Overwhelmingly positive feedback from guests,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The gratitude that we have received from them for remaining in operation and helping them safely enjoy a day on the slopes with minimal disruption to what they&#8217;re accustomed to.&#8221;
This year, people were asked to buy passes online beforehand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Masks were required outside in areas where social distancing wasn&#8217;t possible. The day lodge and food services were closed, so people were encouraged to bring their own food.
		
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Liam Hernberg is a long-time snowboarder who also works at Castle Mountain Resort.
&#8220;It felt busy but it was a good season all around,&#8221; he said.
His partner, Taylor Webbink, is a lifetime skier. This year, she decided to try snowboarding.
&#8220;It&#8217;s been tons of fun to get outside and get out of the house,&#8221; Webbink said.
		
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The new faces weren&#8217;t just on the hill.
Renee Stehouwer works in guest services at Castle Mountain Resort. She was on her way to becoming a snowbird.
&#8220;Then [the pandemic] hit, so decided to embrace a Canadian winter and it&#8217;s been fantastic,&#8221; Stehouwer said.
Stehouwer has nothing but good things to say about working at the resort, even in the midst of a global pandemic.
&#8220;I thought [the season] was fantastic. They say it&#8217;s even better when it&#8217;s a non-COVID year but I wouldn&#8217;t know the difference.&#8221;
Stehouwer said the most difficult part of the job was communicating with various layers of PPE.
		
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&#8220;Having to talk through a mask, the other person talking through a mask and the plexiglass in between, it was extremely challenging,&#8221; Stehouwer said.
Fawcett said since its opening in late November, Castle Mountain Resort has not had a recorded case of COVID-19. He credits this to his staff.
&#8220;They took an informal oath, if you will, to be safe and be healthy to the lead up to and through the season,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We couldn&#8217;t be happier that our staff were able to do that for us.&#8221;
Looking ahead to next season, there are some changes from this year that might carry over.
&#8220;Continue having people buy online in advance, of course, is valuable for us to understand what the days ahead will look like but it&#8217;s also valuable for the guest too,&#8221; said Fawcett.
		
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Those new faces might carry over to next year as well.
&#8220;It&#8217;s making us think twice about being snowbirds and actually staying in Canada for the winters here on in and working at a ski resort,&#8221; said Stehouwer with a laugh.
With the 2020-21 season coming to a close, it&#8217;s mixed emotions at the mountain.
&#8220;I&#8217;m always bummed. It&#8217;s always kind of sad to end the season but I&#8217;m kind of ready for summer,&#8221; said Hernberg.
It is a sentiment that Fawcett is used to hearing around this time.
&#8220;The old adage in the ski industry is you generally run out of skiers before you run out of snow, as people mosey onto spring activities and spring cleaning,&#8221; Fawcett said.

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Staff at Alberta’s Castle Mountain reflect on challenging but rewarding season as resort closes

The Crown and Anchor Pub and Grill was closed Sunday, just one day after remaining open despite orders closing dine-in services.
In a letter posted on restaurant&#8217;s Facebook page, owners Theresa and Terry Shaw said they made the decision to close after receiving threats online and through phone calls.
&#8220;We feel the decision to close is the safest and wisest move for our staff, business and property because having that one per cent of the people that did not [want] us by threatening us verbally or on social media,&#8221; the statement read.
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On Saturday, the Shaws said they were defying health orders and remaining open for dine-in service to support staff and customers.
Effective noon Friday, Alberta restaurants were mandated to close to indoor dining service. Takeout, delivery, curbside pickup and patios are still allowed to operate under additional public health restrictions announced Tuesday by Premier Jason Kenney.
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It is the third time since last March that Alberta restaurants have been forced to close their doors.
The Shaws said they complied with the restrictions on the previous two occasions but do not agree with the measures announced last week.
&#8220;The government in its illustrious reasoning has decided to close us in more ways than you can imagine by threatening to pull licenses and forcing us to fight while being closed to get them back,&#8221; the owner&#8217;s statement read.
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A number of other restaurants and pubs around Alberta have defied provincial restrictions and remained opened for in-person dining.
Premier Jason Kenney has said Alberta is on track to have 2,000 new infections a day and 1,000 people in hospital with COVID-19 by the end of April and the third wave is being driven by variants.

“We feel the decision to close is the safest and wisest move for our staff, business and property.”  Continue reading →

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