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AWA increasing awareness over Alta. revoking Coal Policy
By Tim Kalinowski on December 11th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Wilderness Association is raising public awareness about the omnipresence of coal mining leases and concerns on the Eastern Slopes, and the province’s recent offering of new coal mining leases in what used to be referred to as Category 2 lands under the Coal Policy. “I think the fact the government went ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police ready to enforce face-covering bylaw
By Lethbridge Herald on December 10th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Chief of Police Shahin Mehdizadeh says the time for education on the masking issue is over as the Lethbridge Police Service moves toward a greater enforcement phase of the City’s temporary face-covering bylaw in conjunction with new public health measures announced by the province earlier this week. “The Lethbridge ... Read More »
3 responsesDangerous offender hearing resumes
By Herald on December 10th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A convicted sex offender often contradicted himself when discussing his sex offences; sometimes admitting his crimes and other times denying them, a psychiatrist testified Wednesday in Trevor Philip Pritchard’s dangerous offender hearing. Dr. David Tano, a forensic psychiatrist with the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre in Calgary, said Pritchard would ... Read More »
1 responseBlood Tribe issues additional COVID-19 restrictions as cases increase
By Herald on December 10th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The Blood Tribe has issued additional precautions to combat the COVID – 19 pandemic on-reserve, citing an alarming increase of infections and positive tests among Blood Tribe members Gatherings and visiting other households will no longer be allowed, all scheduled community events have been cancelled and wakes at private residences are prohibited. Travel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP officer’s case resolved with peace bond
By Delon Shurtz on December 10th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Fort Macleod RCMP officer scheduled to stand trial this week on an assault charge has had his case resolved with a peace bond. Troy William Heystek, who was set to begin a two-day trial in Fort Macleod provincial court on Monday, had his charge withdrawn after he agreed to the $1,100, nine-month ... Read More »
2 responsesBlood Tribe enacting measures to stem increasing COVID-19 cases
By Lethbridge Herald on December 10th, 2020
Blood Tribe Chief and Council, the director of Emergency Management and Blood Tribe Health officials have made necessary decisions and issued additional precautions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic on the Blood Reserve. “There is an alarming increase of our tribal members who are testing positive and being infected by this dangerous virus,” said Chief Roy ... Read More »
2 responsesCity to temporarily close public facilities on Sunday
By Tim Kalinowski on December 10th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Due to new provincial COVID-19 public health restrictions brought in on Tuesday the City of Lethbridge will be temporarily closing several public facilities on Sunday, and they will remain closed until at least Jan. 12. The City announced it will be closing Stan Siwik Pool, Nicholas Sheran Pool, the Cor Van Raay YMCA, ... Read More »
1 responseMidwifery services available at Taber Health Centre
By Lethbridge Herald on December 10th, 2020
Local and area families receiving care from a newly recruited registered midwife now have the option to deliver their babies at Taber Health Centre. Planning is underway to recruit two additional registered midwives, giving more families supported by midwifery services the option of a planned birth location either close to home, at home, or at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local author’s first book garners great reviews
By Dale Woodard on December 10th, 2020
Writing her first book, Charity Yoder had some big shoes to fill. Four of them, in fact. Evidently, she filled them ably as the local author’s publishing debut, “The Elephant’s Shoes” earned an Honourable Mention in the Children’s Five-And-Under category for the Royal Dragonfly Book Award, a book contest held in the U.S. “I’m OK ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAAG to host virtual launch of ‘Daughters of Uranium’
By Greg Bobinec on December 10th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Art Gallery will be hosting a virtual launch of the exhibition catalogue for “Daughters of Uranium” by Mary Kavanagh today at 5 p.m. Guests are invited to join the SAAG for a conversation with Kavanagh and authors Christina Cuthbertson, Lindsey Sharman and Jayne Wilkinson to talk about the gallery experience, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L lays off 13 workers due to COVID fallout
By Lethbridge Herald on December 10th, 2020
The University of Lethbridge is permanently laying off 13 workers due to the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Lethbridge has made the difficult decision to permanently lay off 13 employees because of lack of work, 10 of which had been on temporary layoff ... Read More »
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