City bearing COVID-19 cost -- Estimated cost is $25K per month for rapid vaccination clinic at Teresa Sargent Hall prrecordgazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prrecordgazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 2 minute read • The Grande Prairie City Council has asked Mayor Jackie Clayton to write a letter looking for some financial help with the new Rapid Immunization Clinic at Teresa Sargent Hall as the cost of the facility and some staffing is expected to be around $100,000 initially. PHOTO RANDY VANDERVEEN
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On Monday Grande Prairie City Council requested Mayor Jackie Clayton send a letter to the appropriate officials, asking the city be compensated for costs incurred in operation of the COVID-19 vaccination clinic, currently operating at the Teresa Sargent Hall.
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Publishing date: Apr 19, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 3 minute read • Indigenous Elder Loretta Parenteau-English, centre, conducted a traditional smudging ceremony to cleanse and purify the new COVID-19 immunization centre in Grande Prairie, which has the capacity to serve 1,300 clients a day. Here, Parenteau-English is shown with her helpers Leanna Willier, left, and Kelly Benning of the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre. Photo by SARA BLAKE, Alberta Health Services
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Alberta Health Services (AHS) is building on its partnership with the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre to create a welcoming space where Indigenous community members can feel comfortable receiving their COVID-19 vaccines.
Ceremonial cleansing creates culturally safe space for immunization prrecordgazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prrecordgazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New vaccine clinic in Grande Prairie
A new large-scale vaccination site will open in Grande Prairie to help more residents access the COVID-19 vaccine.
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On April 5, a convenient new immunization clinic will open at the Teresa Sargent Hall in the Montrose Cultural Centre in Grande Prairie.
The clinic is made possible through partnerships with Alberta Health Services, the City of Grande Prairie and venue operators.
“These new sites will help us achieve our goal of offering every adult Albertan the vaccine by June 30. I want to thank everyone involved for working together to protect public health. Vaccines are the path out of the pandemic: they protect all of us, save lives, and reduce the burden on hospitals and other health services. When your turn comes, please book an appointment as soon as you can.”