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SACPA to discuss siege at the United States Capitol
By Herald on January 13th, 2021
The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs will be focusing on the current turmoil in American politics following last week’s events at the United States Capitol, where supporters of Donald Trump stormed the building in an attempt to overturn the outgoing president’s defeat. The speaker, University of Lethbridge political science professor John von Heyking, will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climber dies on Crowsnest Mountain
By Herald on January 13th, 2021
A 31-year-old man has died while climbing Crowsnest Mountain over the past weekend. Crowsnest Pass RCMP report that on Saturday evening they were dispatched to a personal satellite emergency activation on an area of Crowsnest Mountain known as “the chutes”. Police say the information that was provided indicated an injury. Crowsnest Pass Fire and Rescue, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Windstorm blows power outages and damage across area
By Herald on January 13th, 2021
A morning windstorm blowing through southern Alberta caused power outages and damage throughout the area. Extreme wind gust knocked out power to large sections of the northside and southside of Lethbridge, downing tree limbs and blacking out traffic lights on several major roadways in the city. An Environment Canada alert indicated winds reached a reported ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All southside and northside schools closed due to power outages
By Herald on January 13th, 2021
The Lethbridge School Division is sending students home from all southside and northside schools due to power outages in the city. The Division says they will continue to monitor westside schools. Buses will arrive between 11:45-12:30 for students whose parents have been contacted. Other students whose parents have not been contacted cannot board the bus. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outbreak at Gilbert Paterson Middle School
By Herald on January 13th, 2021
With students only just having returned to in-class learning at the start of this week the Lethbridge School Division reports they have received notice from Alberta Health Services on Tuesday of a COVID-19 outbreak at Gilbert Paterson Middle School. AHS has notified the Division that there are three COVID-19 cases at Gilbert Paterson Middle School. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ambulance dispatch out of city’s hands
By Tim Kalinowski on January 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is no longer dispatching local ambulance service after Alberta Health Services took over on Tuesday. “They flipped the switch today, and our units are being dispatched out of Calgary,” confirmed Lethbridge Chief of Fire and EMS Marc Rathwell. “What we need to monitor now is sort of trending. If ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commercial air travel here dates back to 1920
By Andrew Chernevich - Galt Museum & Archives on January 13th, 2021
Andrew Chernevych Galt  Museum & Archives In the early days of aviation, Lethbridge was poised to take advantage of this revolutionary technology. The earliest commercial airline venture dates back to 1920, long before Lethbridge’s Time Air airline was established in 1966. The 1920s aviation venture was called the Lethbridge Aircraft Company. Just like other small ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mustard Seed focus of town hall
By Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce held a virtual town hall on Tuesday night with representatives of the Mustard Seed over the organization’s plan to rezone the Ramada Inn on 1303 Mayor Magrath Drive from a commercial property into a long-term supportive housing facility in the community. The town hall allowed ... Read More »
4 responsesVolunteer opportunities
By Volunteer Lethbridge on January 13th, 2021
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LETHBRIDGE & DISTRICT – GO GIRLS MENTOR VOLUNTEERS Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for volunteers to facilitate a digital support group for middle school females, specific to covid-19 related challenges. The group runs for seven weeks, once a week for approximately one hour. You will be provided with an outline ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protesters rally at City Hall against COVID restrictions
By Dale Woodard on January 13th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald A group frustrated with the restrictions, mandatory masks and the shutting down of local businesses due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic staged a protest in front of Lethbridge City Hall Tuesday afternoon. A group of roughly 40 protestors dubbed “WethepeopleYQL” gathered near the front steps of City Hall for a Freedom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assessment being conducted after charges laid
By Delon Shurtz on January 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgherald.com A 32-year-old man charged last week with weapons and other offences has agreed to have a psychiatric assessment conducted over the next 30 days. “Totally agreeable, yup,” Bradley Peter Badura said Tuesday during a hearing in Lethbridge provincial court. Badura, who is in quarantine at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre and spoke to court ... Read More »
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