Lake Louise

Courtesy escape.com.au

Canadians by the millions visited their local national park last year to get out of the house during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Blacklock’s Reporter.

But staff in the prime Minister’s Officer feared COVID-19 chaos and ordered staff not to mention access to some of the parks was free, say internal emails.

News Editor & Calgary Bureau Chief

Dave Naylor is News Editor & Calgary Bureau Chief of the Western Standard based in the Calgary Headquarters. He served as City Editor of the Calgary Sun & covered Alberta news for nearly 40 years.

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