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U of L scientists contributing to advances in Quantum computing
By Tim Kalinowski on February 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Quantum realm may be much closer than we think with significant recent advances in the world of Quantum computing and communications on the near horizon, says Saurya Das, University of Lethbridge professor of Physics, and distinguished member of the high-achieving Quantum Alberta Network. The Quantum Alberta Network is made up of dozens ... Read More »
1 responseHarm reduction site plan nixed
By Tim Kalinowski on February 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com HIV Community Link will not be setting up a harm reduction site on 13th Street North as previously planned, but still plans to open one at a more “suitable location” in the future. The organization announced on Thursday it had withdrawn its application to establish a sexual health resource centre and clean needle ... Read More »
1 response90-day term for offences
By Delon Shurtz on February 19th, 2021
A confrontation with police officers didn’t end well for Troy Eagle Tail Feathers, who tried to goad the officers into a fight on Dec. 14, 2019. The drunken Eagle Tail Feathers was causing a disturbance in the front yard of a westside residence when several police officers arrived. They kept their distance while trying to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nikka Yuko garden sets attendance records for Winter Lights Festival
By Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden on February 19th, 2021
Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden’s Winter Light Festival, during the garden’s two-month run, saw 19,585 guests come through the gates and enjoy a stroll under almost 170,000 lights. This represents a 17.6 per cent increase in visitation from last year’s festival. Although Nikka Yuko had to make changes to how the festival was ran, they were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four month jail sentence for shopbreaking and theft
By Delon Shurtz on February 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge man who was caught after he broke into a city business more than a year ago, has been sentenced to four months in jail. Jason Frank Busby was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court, after he pleaded guilty to one count of shopbreaking and commit theft. Court was told the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fresh Start says more supportive housing vital to recovery in Lethbridge region
By Tim Kalinowski on February 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Fresh Start South Country Treatment Centre says it is vital to bring additional supportive housing into the Lethbridge region to ensure long-lasting recovery for those addicted to alcohol and drugs. About 70 per cent of the population that comes to Fresh Start is homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, Fresh Start Recovery ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Cross extending community program
By Dale Woodard on February 19th, 2021
Alberta Blue Cross has extended its popular COVID Community Roots Program into 2021, addressing its continued need for support. In 2020, Alberta Blue Cross received 156 applications for the program and awarded a total of $195,000 to 45 projects in 38 different communities across Alberta. Now, the program is now being extended to the end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time to plan: Notley
By Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Alberta needs to build a new economic strategy. Rachel Notley, MLA and Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta was the featured guest speaker as the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs met Thursday. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect day-to-day lives and remains at the front of people’s minds, ... Read More »
3 responsesHIV Community Link withdraws plan for 13 Street N. harm reduction site
By Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2021
HIV Community Link will not be setting up at harm reduction site on 13th Street North as previously planned. HIV Community Link issued the following statement on Thursday regarding the location they had been seeking for a potential harm reduction site at 422 13th Street North: “HIV Community Link announces that the space on 13th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family struggling to hold onto dream
By Greg Bobinec on February 18th, 2021
A local southern Alberta family is struggling to hold onto the property they have been working towards developing as a place to help employ people with disabilities, and is asking for the community’s support to save it. Since moving from their successful greenhouse in Barons several years ago, Suzie Irwin and her husband Brandt moved ... Read More »
1 responseLTC and DSL residents, staff receiving vaccine
By Nikki Jamieson on February 18th, 2021
Available COVID vaccines are being distributed despite recent shortages. Not long after the first COVID-19 vaccines became available and were distributed, earlier this year Pfizer announced they were shipping about 80 per cent less vaccines over the next few weeks as it completed upgrades to its manufacturing plant in Belgium, and Moderna also announced in ... Read More »
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