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Groundhog Day to be celebrated virtually in 2021
By Stan Ashbee on January 27th, 2021
Groundhog Day is a popular North American tradition observed in the United States and Canada on Feb. 2. It’s also a classic comedy starring Bill Murray. Across the U.S. and in Canada, there are many official celebratory mascots, both alive and representative of a community. In Pennsylvania, there’s Punxsutawney Phil. In Bruce County, Ontario there’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crop insurance rates being cut
By Greg Bobinec on January 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Government of Alberta and the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) announced Monday that farmers in Alberta will receive a 20 per cent reduction to crop insurance premiums this year. Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry says the move by the Government of Alberta will help put money back into Alberta farmers, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gary Mar to speak at SACPA Thursday
By Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on January 27th, 2021
The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs will be focusing on the 2020 U.S. election and the implications for Alberta’s energy sector with the Democrats gaining control of both houses of congress. The speaker, president of the Canada West Foundation Gary Mar, will analyze the questions and argue that a more collaborative approach on issues ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Businesses, residents disappointed with continued lockdown
By Greg Bobinec on January 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Many local businesses and community members were not surprised, but disappointed that much commerce and many activities are still shut down. While many large corporate stores have been able to operate with packed parking lots, and restrictions have been lifted on personal services such as tattoo, piercing and hair salons being able to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2020 an unprecedented year for Picture Butte: Mayor
By Nikki Jamieson on January 27th, 2021
Picture Butte Mayor Cathy Moore says COVID-19 has posed a challenge we’ve never seen before. Posing the biggest challenge the Town of Picture Butte had faced in 2020, the pandemic made for an “unprecedented” year and the town had to keep up with changing restrictions, keeping their staff safe, creating contingency plans to continue to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virtual game jam kicking off
By Greg Bobinec on January 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the Global Game Jam were not deterred from continuing their annual worldwide event that brings together participants from over 100 countries to spend 48 hours developing either an online or board game. Lethbridge College has traditionally hosted the competition, but this year because of the pandemic, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health coaltions call for federal action
By Dale Woodard on January 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdwoodard@lethbridgeherald.com Seven health coalitions, representing concerned Canadians from PEI to British Columbia, called for stronger federal action to defend public health care ahead of Monday’s opening of Parliament. “We gather quite often to discuss not only the implications of some kinds of a lack of federal leadership when it comes to our public health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council changes print media bylaw
By Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2021
Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council voted to change its print media bylaw to reduce the size of ads which will appear in the Lethbridge Herald, and provide less information to Herald readers, many of them seniors with no digital access, on important public notices and developments in the city. Despite two public hearings held on ... Read More »
2 responsesAlmanac predicts cold finish to winter
By Herald on January 26th, 2021
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Old Farmer’s Almanac, North America’s most popular reference guide and oldest published periodical, predicts a colder finish to winter, as spring and summer bring more heat with less precipitation. An almanac records and predicts astronomical events such as the rising and setting of the sun, tides, weather and other ... Read More »
1 responseCoaldale man charged with forcible confinement
By Herald on January 26th, 2021
A man has been charged with forcible confinement after Taber police say they received a 911 call on Saturday from a woman who claimed she had been held against her will. Police say an investigation revealed that the woman met up with a man, who was known to her, and she entered his vehicle. Police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused can’t appear for hearing due to COVID
By Delon Shurtz on January 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused of throwing a suspicious package into the police station last week, remains in custody following his second court hearing since he was arrested. Kyle Glen Lowe, who is remanded at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, was unable to appear in Lethbridge provincial court Monday, even by CCTV, because he is ... Read More »
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