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PM, deputy talk pandemic at recent town hall
Posted on December 10, 2020Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News Issues on the current COVID-19 pandemic dominated a recent virtual town hall with the prime minister. On Dec.2, Prime Minister… Read More »
New health restrictions go into effect
Posted on December 10, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News Effective immediately, all social gatherings are banned and masks are mandatory as the province moves to flatten the curve.… Read More »
Public safety remains priority in pandemic; Hunter
Posted on December 3, 2020Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta Premier Jason Kenney declared the province's second state of public health emergency on Nov. 24 due the significant uptick… Read More »
Kenney announces new pandemic restrictions, stops short of provincial lockdown
Posted on November 26, 2020By Ian Croft Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta's government is declaring a state of public health emergency and putting aggressive measures in place to protect the… Read More »
Stop the spread of COVID by taking personal responsibility
Posted on November 19, 2020After weeks of soaring COVID-19 cases, the province was left with little choice when last Thursday when it announced new restrictions for several jurisdictions in… Read More »
Spike in COVID-19 infection impacting region
Posted on November 19, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News With more than 10,000 active cases across the province, Albertans are being urged to take public health measures more… Read More »
Westwind standing strong in pandemic
Posted on October 30, 2020There is an old Japanese proverb, "Nana korobi, ya oki," which means "Fall down seven times, stand up eight." In my mind, this proverb can… Read More »