State memorial for Jim Prentice to be held Oct. 28

Government of Alberta - A state memorial will be held in Calgary on Oct. 28 to honour former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice on Friday, October 28, 11:00 am at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 1415 14 Avenue NW, Calgary.  The memorial service will be open to the public.

The Honourable Jim Prentice 1956-2016

Premier Jim Prentice, QC (Government of Alberta photo)

Chris Davis - Former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice passed away on the evening of October 13, the result of a plane crash near Kelowna which also claimed three other lives, including the father in law of one of Prentice's daughters.

Statement from the family of the Hon. Jim Prentice

The Hon. Jim Prentice, 16th Premier of Alberta
(photo courtesy Manning Centre/Wikimedia)

Words cannot begin to express our profound shock and heartbreak at the news that our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Jim, has died in this tragic event.