The Royal Tyrrell Museum has stepped up its cleaning and sanitizing protocols and remains open for visitors.
According to a statement from the Royal Tyrrell Museum:

“The safety of Albertans is our top priority.
On the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Government of Alberta is asking organizers to cancel any events that have more than 250 attendees. At this time, that does not include museums, places of worship, or shopping centres. The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology continues to be open to the public.
We have increased cleaning in our facility, especially in high traffic areas. All staff and patrons have substantial access to hand sanitizer and handwashing facilities.
All Albertans should practice good hygiene, such as frequent handwashing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, and should stay home if feeling ill.
If you are feeling unwell, we ask that you please stay home and away from others.
As a precaution, we have decided to cancel the following programs:
• Our March and April public overnight Camp-In programs
• Our overnight Edutour program for school groups (until April 13)
• All school field trips (until April 13)
• The remainder of our 2020 Speaker Series.
If you have any questions, please contact our bookings office at tyrrell.bookings@gov.ab.ca.
We will continue to closely monitor the situation to determine if additional precautions are needed. We encourage all Albertans and visitors to the Royal Tyrrell Museum to follow the guidelines at alberta.ca/COVID19 to help prevent the spread.”
For more information on COVID-19, please visit alberta.ca/COVID19 for daily updates.

The Town of Drumheller is taking immediate action, following the direction of Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, to assist in containing the spread of COVID-19.
Tonight, the Drumheller Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) met with officials from Alberta Health to coordinate the community’s response plan. The following are now implemented:
• The Town is now a no hand shake community until April 30th.
• All unessential staff travel is cancelled.
• The Town is cancelling all events that have more than 50 attendees in town operated facilities until further notice. The Town will re-evaluate on an ongoing basis, with direction from Alberta Health.
• The Town is increasing the frequency and intensity of cleaning in its facilities.
Mayor Colberg announced “we are taking a careful, compassionate and caring approach to COVID-19. We have a responsibility to our employees who keep the town operating and the entire community. Alberta Health is the lead agency and we are monitoring and following their instructions daily. We know that COVID-19 is going to come to Drumheller, we just don’t know when. Together, our community is committed to minimizing the impacts.”
We all have a part to play. As a first step, we encourage all residents in town to practice frequent hand-washing.
Please check our website www.drumheller.ca for further updates.