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IDAHO FALLS — The newest firefighters with the Idaho Falls Fire Department are set to begin their first shifts after going through the recruit academy. Six recruits went through 10 weeks of rigorous training to fill the six vacancies left from retirements and other circumstances. Culminating both classroom and hands-on instruction were drills with live […]
Multilingual COVID-19 emergency hotline extended as thousands access support
More than 3,000 people in the Calgary area have called a COVID-19 emergency hotline since it was introduced in December. It provides service in 22 languages.
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Hotline helps connect Calgary s cultural communities with COVID-19 resources
A team operating in Calgary s northeast has created a rapid response hotline to help cultural communities with COVID-19-related support.
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Calgary East Zone Newcomers Collaborative offers services in 20 languages as part of effort to flatten curve
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Posted: Jan 07, 2021 8:40 AM MT | Last Updated: January 7
Edwin Chavez is one of the cultural brokers who helps connect those in need with help in their own language. (Julie Debeljak/CBC)