Lethbridge Mayor, Alberta Premier comment on Queen’s passing

“Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, has been a steady and constant presence in our lives and today, after a reign of more than 70 years, we mourn her passing.

Her unwavering commitment to public service has truly been something to behold and the level of her devotion to duty likely won’t be seen again.

To most, she was a public figurehead but to those who loved her, she was also a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

On behalf of City Council, I extend my sincere condolences to those who knew and loved her,” reads a statement from Hyggen.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney also issued a statement, expressing his deepest grief and sorrow.

“Her late Majesty gave her whole life in service to her people and to the institutions that are the safeguards of our parliamentary democracy and liberties,” says Kenney. “Continuing her public duties into the seventh decade of her reign and her 96th year, it seemed like she was an eternal presence in our lives. And so today’s sad news is for me and for many a terrible shock, as something permanent in our lives has given way.”

“On her many visits to Alberta, Her late Majesty demonstrated a deep affection for this place and its people. Her name will live on forever here, on schools and streets, roadways and buildings, and indeed Mount Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Elizabeth Range of our majestic Rocky Mountains.

“The late Queen was a woman who held a quiet but deep Christian faith. And so I join with countless people here and around the world in praying for the repose of her soul and the consolation of the Royal Family. She would have meditated many times on the parable of the talents, so I hope that she will finally hear the words: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord,” Kenney says in a statement.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Queen Elizabeth one of his favourite people in the world and that he will miss their chats.

Following her passing, her 73-year-old son Charles will automatically become King and the monarch of the British Commonwealth.

by David Opinko

Lethbridge Mayor, Alberta Premier comment on Queen’s passing

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