Despite repeated requests from the provincial government for Albertans to follow social distancing rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a large crowd lined up outside of a downtown Edmonton CIBC branch Wednesday.
Dozens of people were cramped together outside the CIBC location at Jasper Avenue and 101 Street on Wednesday morning. Officials have recommended to leave at least six feet of space between yourself and others, but many in line were less than an arm’s length apart.
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said in a statement to Global News that it cannot enforce social distancing rules outside of its branches. “We have social distancing measures in place inside our banking centres and while we can’t enforce this practice outside