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City group cleaning up discarded face masks
By Dale Woodard on March 30th, 2021
Lethbridge residents are still masking up in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. But a group is doing their part to make sure those masks are also properly disposed of as well. Alyssa Kusalik, coordinator for Community Mask Clean Up, an Alberta-wide initiative, and a few other volunteers have spent the last month making their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House fire leaves five homeless
By Al Beeber on March 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com In 30 minutes, the lives of a West Lethbridge family were turned upside down Sunday. Gary Klassen, his wife Love Joy and their two children left their home on Trent Road for a trip to a westside grocery store. When they got home, Love Joy could hear a smoke alarm going off inside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighters first responders heralded for snuffing blazes
By Lethbridge Herald on March 29th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com After a day of chaos and destruction when two large wildfires tore through the region, the MD of Willow Creek is giving thanks to local firefighters and other first responders who attacked the wind-driven blazes with determination and skillful planning. “Our first responders did an amazing job,” said Derrick Krizsan, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wind driven wildfires burn through area; evacuations on Blood Reserve and Willow Creek MD
By Herald on March 28th, 2021
Update: reports that the fire threatening the Village of Carmangay has been contained and residents are able to return to their homes according to a post by Vulcan County Wildfires burned in at least two areas of the region Sunday afternoon as heavy winds blew through southern Alberta. RCMP say an out of control fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe members being asked to share stories about housing issues
By Tim Kalinowski on March 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Advocates demanding the federal government intervene to order an outside audit of Blood Tribe Housing are asking for Blood Tribe members to email them their stories and letters about problems they have experienced with housing on the reserve so they can be included in their submission to Ottawa. This audit, if granted by ... Read More »
3 responsesTesting types possible reason for confusion among Sunrise staff
By Gillian Slade on March 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDGslade@abnewsgroup.com Alberta Health Services (AHS) says there is a plausible explanation why some workers at the Sunrise Poultry Processors in Lethbridge, may think they are being unfairly required to work when sick. The first positive case of COVID at Sunrise was identified on Feb. 5. The latest numbers provided by Alberta Health on Thursday ... Read More »
1 responseAHS vaccinating most at risk first
By Gillian Slade on March 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta Health says every adult will be offered a first dose of the vaccine before the end of June and the roll out has been based on providing for those most at risk first. “With limited supply, we are prioritizing giving the vaccine to those most at risk of severe outcomes. “Every adult ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial dates still to be set for Bindra
By Delon Shurtz on March 27th, 2021
A 33-year-old man who is scheduled to stand trial this fall on several sex-related charges, is still waiting to set dates for two more trials on similar charges involving other women. Sohil Bindra is set to stand trial Nov. 8-19 on charges of sexual assault, housebreaking and commit sexual assault, and administering a noxious substance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pandemic in review: A year ago numbers jumped in Alberta
By Gillian Slade on March 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDGslade@abnewsgroup.com It was during these 10 days at the end of March last year that the number of COVID deaths jumped from one to eight in the province. Daily briefings by Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, were becoming a daily routine. March 22, 2020 Hinshaw announced there were 226 positive COVID ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Massage therapist waiting for sentencing hearing
By Delon Shurtz on March 27th, 2021
A former massage therapist who was found guilty last November of sexually assaulting a female client more than two years ago, is still waiting to to learn his fate. A sentencing hearing for Cyprian Mudenge was set to run Friday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench, but it didn’t proceed after defence requested an adjournment. The matter returns ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA unveils plan to deal with rising city COVID cases
By Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips is advocating for the Government of Alberta to introduce new Lethbridge-specific measures to deal with the recent alarming rise of COVID-19 cases in the city. “There are currently 784 active cases in the South Zone with 508 active here in the City of Lethbridge,” she ... Read More »
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