A beautiful spring weekend in Edmonton drew residents outdoors, but a video showing social distancing not being followed at a popular set of stairs in the river valley prompted several local officials, including the mayor, to speak out.
Running stairs in the North Saskatchewan river valley is a popular activity in the city and warm weather on Saturday drew crowds to Royal Glenora staircase near the High Level Bridge.
A video posted on Twitter showed dozens of people using the staircase, coming in close contact with each other despite requests by officials for people to maintain a two meter distance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. #Yegdt high five for #SocialDistancing fail. #StayAtHome or at least further apart. #COVID19 Turned around