Tag Archives: Calgary

Calgary announces State of Local Emergency in response to COVID-19

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi

The Mayor of Calgary, Mr. Naheed Nenshi, announced on Wednesday (Nov 25) that the City of Calgary has entered into a state of local emergency (SOLE). The step is carried out as the Alberta government tries to stop the surging pandemic. The Mayor wrote on his Twitter account, “As of today (Nov 25) at 1:31 pm, the City of Calgary ...

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Calgary’s Heritage Park appoints Lindsey Galloway as its new President and CEO

Heritage Park Calgary

The Heritage Park Society has appointed Mr. Lindsey Galloway as its new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Galloway is a former journalist. After working at Calgary Zoo for 7 years, he has led Edmonton Valley Zoo for the past 18 months, where he served as the company’s Senior Director of ...

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WestJet to Lay Off 3,333 Workers as Demand For Air Travel Sinks

The Calgary based aviation company, WestJet said on Wednesday’s that it will permanently lay off 3,333 workers as demand for air travel sinks due to pandemic. The airline had 14,000 employees before pandemic. The subsequent border closures and travel restrictions grounded two-thirds of its fleet, WestJet “Right now, just 4,500 employees are on payroll and WestJet is exploring options to ...

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