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Edmontons Roozen Family Hospice Centre fundraising lunch at the sold-out ballroom at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald for palliative care

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Author of the article: Nick Lees  •  Edmonton Journal Publishing date: May 02, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  UPLOADED BY: Nick Lees ::: EMAIL: nleesyeg@gmail.com ::: PHONE: 7804823603 ::: CREDIT: Supplied ::: CAPTION: Global TV anchor and producer Gord Steinke and his wife Deb have enjoyed motorbike trips in the Rockies during the COVID-19 pandemic and are pictured here taking a break at the north end of Jaspers Medicine Lake. When the going is safe, the coupl...

Article content Staging an outdoor music festival across the world to mark the end of COVID-19 pandemic is the plan of Richard Wong, president of Edmonton-based Nova Hotels, which has 14 hotels across Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories. “The two- or three-day festivals would be held in cities and towns across the world and would boost the economy and lift spirits everywhere,” he says. “Each festival would have a great big bonfire and mark a coming-together to remember tho...