Premier Jason Kenney. (Government of Alberta)

By Canadian Press

Kenney rejecting regional rules on COVID-19 for now, says case rates won’t allow them

Feb 11, 2021 | 4:16 PM

EDMONTON, AB – Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there are no plans right now to look at varying economic restrictions based on regions.

Critics, including UCP caucus member and Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes, are urging Kenney to look at varying the restrictions in areas of the province where there are fewer cases of COVID-19.

Kenney says they did so for a while last year when case counts were low, but rates became so high during the second wave that regional variances wouldn’t be effective.

He adds that rates are rising of late in rural regions while falling in Edmonton and Calgary.

Alberta is now in the first stage of a four-part program to lift economic restrictions as COVID-19 hospitalization rates fall.

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(The Canadian Press)