New regional reporter brings wealth of experience to the job
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Pivoting into a transitional role as a regional reporter for Southern Alberta Newspapers, Gillian Slade brings a wealth of experience to readers of the Lethbridge Herald, Medicine Hat News, and our chain of rural weeklies.
“It is a wonderful opportunity to broaden the scope of stories, editorials and columns, to bring a wider perspective to issues and triumphs for people living in this region,” said Slade.
Born and raised in South Africa, Gillian and her husband moved to Canada as landed immigrants in 1978 and became Canadian citizens in 1981.
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Picture Butte mayor calls 2020 an unprecedented year
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Picture Butte Mayor Cathy Moore says that COVID-19 has posed a challenge we’ve never seen before. Posing the biggest challenge the Town of Picture Butte had faced in 2020, the pandemic made for an “unprecedented” year and the town had to keep up with changing restrictions, keeping their staff safe, creating contingency plans to continue to provide services to residents if staff members contracted COVID-19 and how to safely operate their facilities. “One of the biggest disappointments was not being able to properly have a grand opening of our (Cor Van Raay & Community Aquatic Centre),” said Moore. “We are hopeful that we will be able to enjoy a full summer with our new pool in 2021.