2021 THE YEAR IN REVIEW

2021 THE YEAR IN REVIEW - January through June in this week's edition

Year in Review January, 2021

Vegreville resident Jerrold Lemko shares near-death experience with COVID-19.

Elk Island Catholic Schools to pay additional $800,000 for COVID-19 supports. Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of Canada Mundare Branch celebrates its 75th anniversary. Alberta Fire Chiefs lobby provincial government to be included in Phase 1 COVID-19 Vaccination for all firefighters in the province. Vegreville town council forgives rent and utilities from CHROMTEC for January, February and March of 2021.

Previously, town council granted deferrals of rent and utilities for April through to December of 2020, foregoing an estimated $65,000 in revenue from CBD Purification Company. Mannville automotive repair business launches innovative “support local” public awareness campaign by staging a fake plane crash. Studebaker Industries Ltd. ‘Clip the Wings off COVID-19’ garners much attention in the village.

Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs receives ‘Best Represents Constituents’ Maclean’s Parliamentarian of the Year Award. Stubbs previously won the award in 2017. The annual award is based on nominations and votes from Members of Parliament of all parties in the House of Commons and acknowledges MPs in a variety of different categories. Many residents and staff in long term care facilities in Vegreville receive first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 outbreak reported at Homestead Lodge and VALID Association in Vegreville. Vegreville resident and former NHL player Zenith Komarniski to participate in World’s Longest Game to raise money for cancer research.

John Garred becomes Vegreville’s newest centenarian. He celebrated his 100th birthday on January 21, 2021.