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U of L withdraws application to delay strike action
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge has withdrawn an application before the Alberta Labour Relations Board for an urgent hearing and an interim order preventing faculty from striking. A strike by the faculty association is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. Thursday but president Dan O’Donnell said Tuesday if it goes ahead, professors will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County nutrient webinar covers all things manure
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The nutrient management webinar series offered by Lethbridge County concluded Monday with a presentation on manure spreading and storage regulations. Trevor Wallace from Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development spoke about Part 2 of the Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA) which encompasses the livestock and manure management regulations which were included into ... Read More »
1 responseMcDades set to infuse Empress with Celtic roots
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
Juno Award winners The McDades kick off the Centre Stage Concert Series at the Empress Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The Edmonton-based folk trio consists of siblings Shannon Johnson on violin and vocals, Solon McDade on bass and vocals and multi-instrumentalist Jeremiah McDade who also does vocals. The McDades started performing at ... Read More »
1 responseATA president condemns school protests
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Schools aren’t the appropriate places to protest masks and vaccine mandates, says the Alberta Teachers Association. Edmonton-based Jason Schilling, who is from southern Alberta, said Tuesday his attention was first caught by a protest outside of a school in this city a couple of weeks ago. Schilling is asking Alberta’s premier Jason Kenney ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Men’s domestic abuse often goes unreported
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
Though there has been less research done, the cycle of physical and mental abuse also impacts men. And there are options for those men to deal with those issues other than simply “sucking it up.” Stefan de Villiers, the coordinator of the Male Domestic Abuse Outreach Program, which delivers services to men who have been ... Read More »
1 responsePandemic has sparked resurgence in the RV market
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted virtually every element of life, it has actually benefitted the recreational vehicle industry. Sales of RVs have increased during the pandemic and customers are facing long waits to purchase some types such as Class A motorhomes due to demand and parts shortages. Attila Braun, president and founder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Prolific’ offender gets 90 days for stolen licence plate
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A “prolific” offender who was prohibited from driving at the time he was caught with a stolen licence plate, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and given another driving prohibition. Eric Christopher Smith was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge provincial court after he pleaded guilty to charges of driving while prohibited and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Birds Canada takes flight with Great Backyard Bird Count
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The annual Great Backyard Bird Count is celebrating their 25th anniversary and everyone is invited to join the count Feb.18 to Feb. 21. “To participate in the count, we ask people to watch and count the numbers and kinds of birds they see for at least 15 minutes on one of the days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Neudorf calls for REP to be scrapped
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com MLA for Lethbridge East Nathan Neudorf says the time has come for the Restrictions Exemption Program to end. In a Thursday Facebook post, Neudorf said his office has fielded more than 3,000 phone calls, emails and messages in recent days from across the province. The REP program, he wrote, was “never meant to ... Read More »
9 responsesPolice pursuit case sent back to Lethbridge
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who pleaded not guilty last year to several criminal charges, then waived the charges to Calgary to resolve them with a guilty plea, has changed his mind again and is back in Lethbridge to schedule a trial. The matter for Darcy Red Crow was in Lethbridge provincial court Monday, where ... Read More »
1 responsePotential strike looms over university faculty negotiations
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association has voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. Faculty voted 92 per cent for strike action, association president Dan O’Donnell told the Herald. Of faculty members, 87 per cent cast a ballot. “That’s huge. That’s stronger than Concordia which was already a very strong strike vote,” O’Donnell ... Read More »
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