Notes from the Dome: Funeral service to honour former Speaker, AHS settles union grievance

A funeral for a respected and beloved former Speaker in Alberta’s legislative assembly will take place Wednesday.
Gene Zwozdesky, who died at age 70 of cancer, was a six-term MLA who had served as a Progressive Conservative minister of health and wellness, Aboriginal relations, education and community development.
Zwozdesky was first elected to the legislature in 1993 as a Liberal representing the Edmonton-Avonmore riding in southeast Edmonton. After re-election as a Liberal in 1997, he cr