The Honourable Salma Lakhani, lieutenant-governor of Alberta, arrives for a coronation tea in honour of King Charles III at the Wellington Retirement Residence on Sept. 15, 2023. (Photo Courtesy Bob Schneider)

By Chris Brown

Major Ceremony in Medicine Hat on Saturday

Recognizing Albertans a highlight of the job for Lt.-Gov. Salma Lakhani

Sep 15, 2023 | 3:31 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Alberta’s lieutenant-governor is spending three days in Medicine Hat visiting multiple sites and events to find out who and what makes our community so special and honouring some of those people.

The Honourable Salma Lakhani was at the Wellington Retirement Residence this afternoon for a coronation tea to honour King Charles III and to recognize the long service of several employees at the Wellington.

On Saturday during Art in Motion she’ll preside over the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artists awards ceremony at the Esplanade.

“When you give these awards the people who are receiving them never do it because they want awards. They do it because they care,” Lakhani says. “But for me in my position, I have this opportunity to recognize ordinary Albertans doing extraordinary things. And that is one of the highlights of my job.”

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The awards ceremony from 4-6 p.m. is free to attend and open to everyone.

Before the Wellington on Friday, she visited the recently reopened South Alberta Light Horse museum and will be at Medicine Hat College tonight to see the Indigenous gathering space created last year.

On Thursday Lakhani learned about some of the programs at Prairie Rose Public Schools like the Irvine School Agriculture Discovery Centre and the Dave Rozdeba South Alberta Flight Academy.

Lakhani became the 19th lieutenant-governor of Alberta on Aug. 26, 2020.