After decades on Edmonton’s Whyte Avenue, Army and Navy closed temporarily in March because of public health restrictions. Over the weekend, the CEO announced that none of the company’s stores will reopen. “It’s quite sad to see a staple of Whyte Ave.
close all of a sudden. I’m sure there will be others like it because of COVID but it’s unfortunate to see it go,” resident Matthew Karpman said Sunday. “It’s a sad day to walk by and see it all boarded up,” said Judy Seaby, who used to shop there. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The closure is having an immediate impact on a street that is used to seeing a steady flow of traffic. “It looks a little lonely, like it looks like the community was vibrant