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Zombie hordes MIA in real-life pandemic
Posted on March 25, 2021Watching zombie movies and TV shows growing up didn’t actually prepare us for the current COVID-19 pandemic. The living dead have been said to devour… Read More »
Remain vigilant and together we’ll get through this
Posted on March 11, 2021Though most southern Albertans have the common sense to wear a mask, a few still think they’re above the law and choose to not wear… Read More »
No one is appreciative of $1,200 anymore
Posted on March 4, 2021Want to know the ramifications of being interpreted as callous, cold and non-appreciative of the ordinary and extraordinary non-business people who make a difference? Just… Read More »
Province outlines health, COVID-19 funding in 2021 budget
Posted on March 4, 2021By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News More than $2 billion in additional funding has been allocated for health and COVID-19 in the 2021 provincial budget.… Read More »
Homegrown vaccine missed opportunity for Canada
Posted on February 25, 2021While an army of federal and provincial government officials continue to assure us Canada's COVID-19 vaccine roll-out is still nominally on track, doubts have been… Read More »
To be vaccinated sooner than later, is a need Canadians require
Posted on February 18, 2021Oh, Canada we give our arms to thee — to be vaccinated against a pandemic that has crippled our way of life fromcoast-to-coast. There is… Read More »
Eligible LTC and DSL residents, staff have been receiving vaccine
Posted on February 18, 2021By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News Available COVID vaccines are being distributed despite recent shortages. Not long after the first COVID-19 vaccines became available and… Read More »
Same ignorance, different argument
Posted on December 24, 2020It’s a choice: plain and simple. It bares repeating: do not drive while you are impaired. Doing so will increase the chance of harming yourself… Read More »
COVID vaccines going to most vulnerable first: Schweitzer
Posted on December 17, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News With the first COVID-19 vaccine approved, the most vulnerable populations and front-line workers will get access to it first.… Read More »
Mask bylaws do nothing but help
Posted on December 10, 2020While COVID-19 cases continue to soar in Alberta, many municipalities in the region have carried mandatory mask bylaws. The Town of Taber and M.D. of… Read More »