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Protesters say ‘no thanks’ to UCP COVID response
By Lethbridge Herald on October 11th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, people expressed gratitude for what they have. Across Alberta, however, an initiative took place to say ‘No thanks’ to the United Conservative Party as well. Angry over hospitals being over capacity, health care workers being pushed to their breaking point, surgeries being cancelled and schools facing COVID ... Read More »
2 responsesUCP having disastrous impact on rural medicine: doctor
By Tim Kalinowski on October 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Dr. Sam Myhr, president of Rural Medicine with the Alberta Medical Association and a general practitioner in Pincher Creek, says Kenney government actions have had a disastrous impact on rural medicine in Alberta, and she wonders if it is all part of a greater plan by the Kenney government to close hospitals and ... Read More »
2 responsesRCMP closes city detachment
By Tim Kalinowski on October 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Royal Canadian Mounted Police force has departed Lethbridge after 136 years, officially shuttering its local detachment building on Stafford Drive. The RCMP main detachment for the region will now be based in Coaldale at a new building there. Lethbridge Historical Society president Belinda Crowson said it’s completely understandable that the RCMP, which ... Read More »
2 responsesDyslexia awareness in the provincial spotlight
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on October 9th, 2021
Alberta has joined the official Canadian celebration for Dyslexia Awareness Month, Mark it Read. Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange announced earlier this month that October has been designated as Dyslexia Awareness month in Alberta. “About 20 per cent of Albertans live with dyslexia and face challenges that make it difficult to read, write or spell,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coal lease transfers in Category 2 lands sparks concern from CPAW
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on October 9th, 2021
Earlier this week, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) southern Alberta chapter learned about three coal lease application transfers for three parcels of land in southwest Alberta that fall on contentious ‘Category 2’ lands, covering over 2,000 hectares. This transfer happened despite promises from the provincial government on pausing coal development activities in the southwest ... Read More »
1 responseAgriculture grant initiates greenhouse research project
By Tim Kalinowski on October 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College and Sunterra Greenhouse have been given a grant of nearly $784,000 from the provincial government’s Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) fund for their research into optimizing greenhouse growing conditions for year-round strawberry and tomato production. “Supporting local, sustainable food production by empowering research will improve the food we eat, the air ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coal lease transfers in Category 2 lands spark concern from CPAW
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on October 9th, 2021
Earlier this week, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) southern Alberta chapter learned about three coal lease application transfers for three parcels of land in southwest Alberta that fall on contentious ‘Category 2’ lands, covering over 2,000 hectares. This transfer happened despite promises from the provincial government on pausing coal development activities in the southwest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drive-thru advance poll running at Exhibition Park
By Lethbridge Herald on October 8th, 2021
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents are being served up a slew of options at a drive-thru operating this weekend at Exhibition Park. But this drive-thru isn’t serving burgers and fries: its menu features 32 city council and six mayoral candidates. The drive-through advance polling station, accessible through the east entrance of Exhibition Park ... Read More »
2 responsesCity gas prices higher than in Calgary, Edmonton
By Al Bieber on October 8th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Feeling like gas pump prices are leaving your wallet a little lighter in Lethbridge these days? Compared to other places in Alberta, you may feel justified in being frustrated. Prices for regular grade gasoline on Thursday, according to website gasbuddy.com ranged from a low of 129.9 cents a litre at membership-only Costco to ... Read More »
4 responsesLPS officer’s challenge puts mental health issues in the spotlight
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7th, 2021
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Terry Fieguth has challenged himself to bring awareness to the mental health of police and first responders. Starting tomorrow, the Lethbridge Police Service constable and canine handler will be mounting a 24-hour challenge to do as many pull-ups as he can in that timeframe. The challenge, which is also to ... Read More »
2 responsesToronto dance teacher joins LCI artist-in-residency program
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on October 7th, 2021
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute is hosting dance artist, choreographer, and performer Raoul Pillay for their Artist-in-Residency program this week. Pillay has flown from Toronto to teach house dance at LCI as part of their artist in residency program, but he is also choreographing a very special dance for them to perform in February at the Yates ... Read More »
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