By Adam Ophus

Informing, not ticketing

Rocky residents fighting through the fatigue of COVID-19 restrictions

Feb 19, 2021 | 4:13 PM

Over the past months many people have become fatigued with AHS restrictions and guidelines, but those in Rocky Mountain House seem to be gritting their teeth and staying on track.

Senior Community Peace Officer Brandon Smailes has said that they have been directed through AHS and The Alberta Solicitor General to educate the public first, instead of fines or tickets for not wearing face coverings where required.

“We have not had many issues with people once we have warned them and have in fact not had to issue that many warnings.”

Smailes explained that the two tickets they have issued were also the only multiple warned individuals they had.

“Anyone else that was spoken to was only once.”

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The first ticket was issued in the spring during the first set of restrictions. The second was on February 3, after receiving warnings from Peace Officers, Sheriffs, and AHS, the individual was eventually given a mandatory court ticket and will appear before a judge.

Smailes noted that they respond on a complaint basis, but have not received any complaints from businesses in regards to a person refusing to wear a mask.

Rocky and Clearwater County have dropped to 8 active cases of COVID-19, down from 62 cases at the beginning of December.