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Delivery service initiative helps support local businesses
By Dale Woodard on December 18th, 2020
An initiative encouraging residents to keep their dollars local during COVID-19 times launched Thursday at noon. Simply Delivery, a local delivery service with no commission fees, has teamed up with Downtown Lethbridge and the Heart of Our City Committee, the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Lethbridge — under the Lethbridge Brighter Together community brand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 1,000 families registered for Christmas Hope food hampers
By Lethbridge Herald on December 18th, 2020
The Christmas Hope campaign, a five-agency collaboration serving our community at Christmas, has registered close to 1,070 households for food hampers and more than 4,155 children for gifts. The collaboration includes the Lethbridge Food Bank, Interfaith Food Bank, the Salvation Army, Lethbridge Family Services Angel Tree and My City Care Shop of Wonders. The partnership ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LC engineering technology program overcomes COVID-19 challenges
By Greg Bobinec on December 18th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Although the current pandemic has presented challenges on education quality, Lethbridge College, among other engineering technology programs, are being recognized for their trademark ingenuity and inventiveness in finding solutions to keeping their students on track to completing their education and advancing onto their careers. Engineering technology education is, in most cases, three years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mustard Seed holds supportive housing residents accountable, SACPA told
By Lethbridge Herald on December 17th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs ended its year by inviting Byron Bradley, managing director of The Mustard Seed for Central Alberta, to talk about his organization’s plans for opening a permanent supportive housing facility at the Ramada Inn on Mayor Magrath Drive South during its weekly YouTube livestream ... Read More »
2 responsesExhibition Park selects Lethbridge construction firm for agri-food hub and trade centre
By Herald on December 17th, 2020
Lethbridge & District Exhibition has awarded Lethbridge’s Ward Bros. Construction Ltd. a $62 million contract to manage construction of the new 268,000-square foot Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre. Construction is slated to begin in the spring of 2021 and is anticipated to create more than 350 construction jobs over 22 months, with up to 50 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coaldale group collects enough names for Municipal Inspection
By Tim Kalinowski on December 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Community group Citizens For A Better Coaldale were successful in collecting the necessary number of signatures needed to force a Municipal Inspection of the Town of Coaldale. The petition has now been sent to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs for final certification. Citizens For A Better Coaldale spokesperson Jack Van Rijn said his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pleas in child porn cases expected in Jan.
By Delon Shurtz on December 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two Lethbridge men arrested earlier this year following a child pornography sting are expected to plead to their charges when they return to court in the new year. The matters for Brandon Bran Eguizabal and Bryan Alas Hernandez were in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday but adjourned until January, ostensibly for guilty pleas and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor discusses benefits, harm of lockdowns during pandemic
By Dale Woodard on December 17th, 2020
Do COVID-19 lockdowns cause more harm than benefit? Guest speaker Dr. Ari Joffe discussed the question at the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs Tuesday. The response to COVID-19 across the world has involved lockdowns in order to “flatten the curve” of cases and deaths, said SACPA. The public health response was initially based on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 has led to more children in poverty: report
By Tim Kalinowski on December 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com According to a new report released in conjunction with Public Interest Alberta and Alberta College of Social Workers, COVID-19 pandemic has brought more children into poverty in the last year adding to an already terrible situation in the province. Prior to the pandemic one in six Alberta children were already living in poverty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man to resolve breach charges next week
By Delon Shurtz on December 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 40-year-old Lethbridge man who is scheduled to be sentenced next year for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, is set to resolve breach charges next week in relation to the assault. Gary James Lippa’s matters were in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday, where the accused’s lawyer requested an adjournment until Monday. Scott Hadford told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shelter outbreak has some homeless fearful
By Lethbridge Herald on December 16th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Despite increasing cold, a lot of Lethbridge’s homeless community are opting to remain outside through the night as fear continues to grow after a recent COVID-19 outbreak at the Alpha House-run Lethbridge Homeless Shelter. According to sources in the local homeless community, over 30 people are in quarantine as a ... Read More »
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