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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Dealing with cancelled summer camp—again
Description: Camp BB Riback sits on the shores of Pine Lake, Alberta, about halfway between Edmonton and Calgary. This summer was supposed to mark the camp’s 65th anniversary. But with Alberta having the highest active-case rate of COVID-19 per capita of all provinces and territories in Canada—and as the camp itself faced ambiguity from the provincial government about whether or not they could legally open—BB Riback made the hard decision to cancel camp, lay off staff and hope some parents roll over their fees to next year. Camp director Stacy Shaikin joins to discuss how the camp is nav...