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Town of Sylvan Lake asks visitors to stay home, for now

Apr 21, 2020 | 1:31 PM

The Town of Sylvan Lake is asking would-be visitors and cottage/lakehouse owners to stay home and visit later.

“We have a large seasonal population that returns to their cottages, lake homes, or secondary residences, once the snow melts,” notes Jared Waldo, Culture and Tourism Supervisor, “and we are reinforcing the message of Alberta, and the Chief Medical Officer of Health, which is to please stay in your primary residence while we all try to mitigate the COVID-19 situation.”

The Town of Sylvan Lake is concerned that with warmer temperatures on the horizon, many Albertans will look to the community as an alternative to staying at home or to utilizing their own community’s parks and trails for much needed fresh air. As a result, preventative measures have been taken to discourage non-residents from flooding the small waterfront park:

• All public washroom facilities are closed
• All playgrounds, and sport park/amenities are closed
• Sporting activities are not permitted, green spaces and trails are for individual use only, and proper social distancing is being enforced
• Picnic shelters are closed
• All events and gatherings are cancelled until further notice.

Town officials say additional measures may be implemented, as needed.

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“What we need to emphasize, is that to prevent a local health outbreak – to prevent that overwhelming impact on our local health services, which are already limited, is to stay home – your primary home, and visit us later once Alberta Health and our Chief Medical Officer of Health determines it safe to do so,” says Ron Lebsack, Director of Emergency Management.