COVID-19
Sylvan Lake closing NexSource Centre until further notice

From The Town of Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake’s local response to COVID-19
The Town of Sylvan Lake has taken the precautionary step of activating its Emergency Coordination Centre, to coordinate a response to the current and emerging COVID-19 situation, and to try and prevent a local situation in order to protect the health of staff, residents, and visitors.
“The Town of Sylvan Lake shares the goals of Alberta Health, which is to try and slow down the spread of COVID-19 within the population, and to minimalize its impact.”
– Ron Lebsack, Director of Emergency Management
As a result, the Town of Sylvan Lake, effective immediately, is taking the following action:
- The NexSource Centre (recreational facility), including arenas, pool, walking track, and play room, is closed until further notice;o All drop-in and registered programs are cancelled until further notice;
- The Family & Community Centre is closed until further notice;
o Non-essential workshops, meetings, and events scheduled between now and April 30, are cancelled;
o We are still maintaining support for Family & Community Support Service (FCSS) programs via satellite/modified service, and impacted clients are asked to reach out to their program coordinator for more information.
• Until further notice, we are not taking any multi-campus bookings (Fox Run/ Mother Teresa)
At this time, the Municipal Government Building, and public park washroom facilities remain open.
These steps are in addition to action previously announced, including:
• Cancellation of all events with an expected attendance of 250+
- Expanding efforts to ensure safe sanitation practices;
- Cancellation of all business travel for Town staff.
The Town of Sylvan Lake wishes to reiterate the key messages of Alberta Health Services, the Government of Alberta:
To protect yourself and others:
- Use good hygiene practices, such as frequent handwashing
- Cover coughs and sneezes
- Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
- Stay at home and away from others if you are feeling ill
If you have symptoms, stay home and call Health Link 811 for instructions
If you have symptoms and recently travelled outside Canada or were exposed to someone who has COVID-19, self-isolate – stay home and call Health Link 811 for instructions. Do not go to the ER.
If you need immediate medical attention, call 911 and inform them that you may have COVID-19.
Those interested in learning more about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are encouraged to visit www.alberta.ca/covid19
COVID-19
FDA requires new warning on mRNA COVID shots due to heart damage in young men

From LifeSiteNews
Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA COVID shots must now include warnings that they cause ‘extremely high risk’ of heart inflammation and irreversible damage in males up to age 24.
The Trump administration’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will now require updated safety warnings on mRNA COVID-19 shots to include the “extremely high risk” of myocarditis/pericarditis and the likelihood of long-term, irreversible heart damage for teen boys and young men up to age 24.
The required safety updates apply to Comirnaty, the mRNA COVID shot manufactured by Pfizer Inc., and Spikevax, the mRNA COVID shot manufactured ModernaTX, Inc.
According to a press release, the FDA now requires each of those manufacturers to update the warning about the risks of myocarditis and pericarditis to include information about:
- the estimated unadjusted incidence of myocarditis and/or pericarditis following administration of the 2023-2024 Formula of mRNA COVID-19 shots and
- the results of a study that collected information on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cardiac MRI) in people who developed myocarditis after receiving an mRNA COVID-19 injection.
The FDA has also required the manufacturers to describe the new safety information in the adverse reactions section of the prescribing information and in the information for recipients and caregivers.
Additionally, the fact sheets for healthcare providers and for recipients and caregivers for Moderna COVID-19 shot and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot, which are authorized for emergency use in individuals 6 months through 11 years of age, have also been updated to include the new safety information in alignment with the Comirnaty and Spikevax prescribing information and information for recipients and caregivers.
In a video published on social media, Dr. Vinay Prasad, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, explained the alarming reasons for the warning updates.
While heart problems arose in approximately 8 out of 1 million persons ages 6 months to 64 years following reception of the cited shots, that number more than triples to 27 per million for males ages 12 to 24.
Prasad noted that multiple studies have arrived at similar findings.
COVID-19
Court compels RCMP and TD Bank to hand over records related to freezing of peaceful protestor’s bank accounts

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice has ordered the RCMP and TD Bank to produce records relating to the freezing of Mr. Evan Blackman’s bank accounts during the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest.
Mr. Blackman was arrested in downtown Ottawa on February 18, 2022, during the federal government’s unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act. He was charged with mischief and obstruction, but he was acquitted of these charges at trial in October 2023.
However, the Crown appealed Mr. Blackman’s acquittal in 2024, and a new trial is scheduled to begin on August 14, 2025.
Mr. Blackman is seeking the records concerning the freezing of his bank accounts to support an application under the Charter at his upcoming retrial.
His lawyers plan to argue that the freezing of his bank accounts was a serious violation of his rights, and are asking the court to stay the case accordingly.
“The freezing of Mr. Blackman’s bank accounts was an extreme overreach on the part of the police and the federal government,” says constitutional lawyer Chris Fleury.
“These records will hopefully reveal exactly how and why Mr. Blackman’s accounts were frozen,” he says.
Mr. Blackman agreed, saying, “I’m delighted that we will finally get records that may reveal why my bank accounts were frozen.”
This ruling marks a significant step in what is believed to be the first criminal case in Canada involving a proposed Charter application based on the freezing of personal bank accounts under the Emergencies Act.
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