Since mid-August, all restaurants and hotels have had to record the contact details of their guests. Gstaad Saanenland Tourismus (GST) offers an electronic overall solution in cooperation with the Hotelier's Association.
Anyone attending a major event in the canton of Bern with over 1000 people from 1 October onwards must wear a mask. The cantonal government has passed a decree to this effect. At the beginning of October, the Canton of Berne will also reopen the drive-in test centre in Berne.
The Sanetsch hydropower plant in Innergsteig is being renovated. It will be equipped with new control elements for largely autonomous operation at a cost of around CHF 3m. The construction work will also have an impact on the water level of Lake Sanetsch. The reservoir water will be used primarily to produce electricity.
Grades 7 to 9 from Bissen and Turbach will be integrated into the centre for upper school Oberstufenzentrum OSZ Ebnit, Gstaad in the summer of 2021. Officials explain that the number of pupils is and remains too low to continue these classes in Turbach. Classes up to grade 6 will remain in Turbach.
The double has been achieved: Anja von Allmen from Spiez, who is a sports member of the Gstaad Yacht Club, has now also secured the European Championship title after winning the Junior World Championship in Laser 4.7 exactly one year ago. Viktoria Jedlinska (SNG) also made it into the top 10, taking tenth place and thus the silver medal in the U16 classification, and Emilie Tschanz (GYC/DRCS), junior from Zweisimmen, also a sports member of the GYC, took 15th place.
Mountain View AG and Gstaad Saanenland Tourism are planning a refuge on the Rellerli, or more precisely on the Hugeli. It will replace the hut adjacent to the Hugeli ski lift ski lift.
