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City school divisions revise COVID protocols
By Lethbridge Herald on September 8th, 2021
The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division and the Lethbridge School Division have both revised their COVID protocols following Friday’s update from the provincial government. Starting today, all buildings in the Holy Spirit division will require staff and students in K-12 to wear a non-medical mask. In an update on its website, the division said, “while ... Read More »
2 responsesChristian Heritage Party candidate says rights and freedoms need protection
By Tim Kalinowski on September 8th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Christian Heritage Party candidate Geoffrey Capp says if elected by the citizens of Lethbridge he will speak up against government waste, interference in people’s lives, and against the government attacking the autonomy of the family and fundamental freedoms. “We want everybody to have their rights protected, and we want equality,” he says. “The ... Read More »
2 responsesCity council rejects local masking resolution
By Herald on September 7th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald An Official Business Resolution put forth by Mayor Chris Spearman to make masks mandatory at all City-owned facilities has been defeated. Spearman brought forth the OBR last week prior to the province’s decision to introduce its own mandatory masking bylaw on Friday. Several councillors expressed their belief that the OBR ... Read More »
4 responsesMan charged in attack on hockey referee back in court on Sept. 22
By Lethbridge Herald on September 7th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A man accused of attacking a referee at a hockey tournament in 2019 will return to court later this month to take the next steps in his case. Robert Farrell Creighton, who was co-accused with Todd William Cross Child in the case, had originally pleaded guilty to charges he attacked ... Read More »
1 responseCyclist pedalling to Lethbridge in support of new bike campaign
By Lethbridge Herald on September 7th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald A cyclist from Calgary is peddlling the message of the horrible consequences of impaired driving. MADD Calgary and MADD Lethbridge & Area Chapters have joined forces to launch a brand new Bike 4 MADD campaign. Leading the charge and hitting the road to deliver the message against impaired driving is MADD ... Read More »
1 responseBarbecue cooks up some support for Harbour House
By Lethbridge Herald on September 7th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The tunes were pumping and the burgers were flipping on the patio Saturday at Hudsons Canada’s Pub, and for a good cause. As they gear up for their Royal Gala in November, Royal LePage South Country Real Estate took advantage of a sunny late-afternoon and early-evening weather for a Whoop-Up Days-themed ... Read More »
1 responseSlashing case adjourned until Sept. 30
By Lethbridge Herald on September 7th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A cyclist accused of slashing the face of a Thermax Refrigeration and Heating technician with a knife earlier this month will return to court at the end of September. Police received a call from the driver of a company vehicle at about 8:50 a.m on Aug. 5, stating he had ... Read More »
1 responseAlbertans can’t trust fiscal projections: Phillips
By Lethbridge Herald on September 6th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com NDP Official Opposition Finance Critic and Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips says the recent fiscal update by Finance Minister Travis Toews, which showed a greatly reduced deficit due mainly to higher than anticipated oil prices and a rising stock market, is a house built on sand. The Kenney government can take ... Read More »
2 responsesWhoop-Up vendors and visitors react to incoming restrictions
By Al Beeber on September 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Exhibitors and others at Whoop-Up Days on Friday had mixed reactions to the provincial government’s reintroduction of mask mandates and other measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Sherry and Gerard Drew, who run Prairie Metal Craft in Warner, are totally supportive of regulations which include mandatory masks in all indoor public spaces and ... Read More »
1 responseNotley says government inaction on pandemic has province going backward
By Al Beeber on September 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley said Friday at the Galt Museum that premier Jason Kenney has failed the province with new masking mandates. Joined by NDP finance critic and MLA for Lethbridge West Shannon Phillips, Notley said a vaccine passport would be preferable to forcing COVID-19 restrictions upon Albertans again. Starting at 8 ... Read More »
1 responseER doctor warns of rising cases and hospitalizations in Lethbridge area
By Tim Kalinowski on September 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Chinook Regional Hospital emergency unit doctor Sean Wilde is warning Lethbridge area residents the hospital is seeing a worrying spike in COVID-19 diagnoses, and a recent ramp-up of admissions of those experiencing respiratory and other forms of distress related to COVID. “We are experiencing higher volumes of COVID patients and diagnoses at the ... Read More »
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