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CAF personnel are participating in adventure training in the mountains around Canmore this week.

“Every day of the week should be focussed on kindness and absolutely zero tolerance for bullying."

The Town of Cochrane had a reported 10 active cases of the virus as of the end of the day Tuesday (Feb. 22). To date the town has identified 325 cases of COVID-19, this includes 313 people who have recovered and two people who have died.

“It was fun and it was interesting because the day before school had shut down due to the cold,” Fredstrom said. “They [the students] were pretty gun-ho.”

“They definitely don’t come along very often, these moments.”

“This is not overly unusual, but it’s a little on the larger side for this area. It is part of the ongoing low-grade tectonic activity in the Rocky Mountains, but it’s not necessarily a prelude to anything super exciting.”

The Town of Cochrane had a reported 11 active cases of COVID-19 as of the end of the day Sunday (Feb. 21). To date the town has identified 325 cases of the virus— Two people have died and 312 people have recovered. 

Many fitness facilities are struggling to operate within the current provincial restrictions, but sound optimistic about the future of the industry.

“Having been a coach for over 20 years, I’ve seen the benefits of team play. I think it’s so important to have that support network outside of school."

“Every dollar that is coming in is going toward freeing and alleviating the issues that people are trying to deal with,” Jacquie said. “It’s giving people a second chance.”