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City releases regulations for park fitness classes
By City of Lethbridge on March 17th, 2021
OVID-19 protocols still in place, fitness businesses may be interested in hosting outdoor classes. The City of Lethbridge has compiled online information and guidelines for anyone wishing to use City Parks for this purpose. City of Lethbridge parks and greenspaces are public spaces for use by all community members. Space in the parks is not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outbreaks at seniors residences contributing to high COVID numbers
By Gillian Slade on March 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDGslade@abnewsgroup.com Alberta Health has identified family gatherings as a significant factor in the high rate of COVID cases but it is not clear whether Christmas gatherings contributed to this. In one week, between March 8 and March 14, the number of active cases in Lethbridge increased by more than 160. There have been outbreaks ... Read More »
1 responsePlanned highway projects will move to design phase this year
By Collin Gallant on March 17th, 2021
Two high-profile highway projects in southeastern Alberta – announced as COVID Stimulus work last summer – will only move to design phases in 2021, while ground will break on a separate revamp of major roadways in Medicine Hat. The 2021 Alberta Transportation work plan, released recently, says the planning will proceed this year to twin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not all trauma team members vaccinated: paramedic
By Gillian Slade on March 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDGslade@abnewsgroup.com A paramedic and board member of the Health Science Association of Alberta (HSAA) says currently only some members of trauma teams at hospitals across the province have had the opportunity to get a COVID vaccination. Jason Soklofske, paramedic and a board member of the HSAA, says when a patient is brought into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Herald retracts inaccurate information in story
By Lethbridge Herald on March 17th, 2021
The Lethbridge Police Service has suspended five employees with pay pending a professional misconduct hearing which falls under the Police Service Regulation and Police Act. The LPS made the suspension announcement on Monday. The names of the suspended employees were not released. The LPS also confirmed the force would hold public hearings when the case ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edwin Parr nominee Chris Moraes has met challenges
By Dale Woodard on March 17th, 2021
In a challenging school year, first-year teacher Chris Moraes has met those challenges.Now, Grade 6 teacher at Master’s Academy and College in Calgary has become the Edwin Parr nominee for the Palliser School Division. Established in 1964, The Edwin Parr Award is named after a long-time school board member from Athabasca, and a former president ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farmers markets returning this summer
By Tim Kalinowski on March 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Both the Saturday and the Downtown Farmers Markets will be returning to Lethbridge this summer. Lethbridge and District Exhibition Chief Operating Officer Mike Warkentin confirmed the markets’ return at a press conference on Tuesday. The Saturday morning markets will be starting up at Exhibition Park on May 8 between 8 a.m. and 1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspended sentence issued in threats, assault case
By Delon Shurtz on March 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 32-year-old man who was off his medication when he committed several offences last year and earlier this year, will not have to spend anymore time in custody. Bradley Peter Badura was given a suspended sentence after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of uttering threats, mischief causing damage, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EMS motion defeat disappointing: Mayor
By Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman said he, like his colleagues in Red Deer, the RM of Wood Buffalo and Calgary, is disappointed the provincial government chose on Monday to defeat a motion brought forward to the Legislature which would have reversed an AHS decision on EMS integrated dispatch, and returned local ... Read More »
2 responsesAuthor makes an argument for slow knitting
By Dale Woodard on March 16th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com Knitting and needles was woven into the main topic of discussion as the Lethbridge Public Library held a Zoom conference Saturday afternoon for needlepoint enthusiasts. In fact, it was a very specific style of knitting. Joining the Zoom conference as guest speaker was Hannah Thiessen, a noted knitter and author of two books, ... Read More »
1 responseViolent offender facing more time in custody
By Delon Shurtz on March 16th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.comL A 23-year-old violent offender who walked away from a residential treatment centre last summer, hopes a judge won’t make him serve several more months in custody. The offender, who can’t be named because he was only 17 when he sexually assaulted a woman and cut her throat, is facing several more months of ... Read More »
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