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Blood 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!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 »
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!Making the best of a difficult situation
By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald With COVID-19 numbers across Alberta showing no sign of slowing, many local businesses will be shutting down for the next month. On Tuesday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced stronger public health measures in light of rising COVID-19 cases. “While the government announced restrictions late November to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carmangay becomes electrically net zero for municipal infrastructure
By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2020
The Village of Carmangay has partnered with Municipal Climate Change Action Centre, Federal Gas Tax Fund and Alberta Municipal Sustainability Initiative to take a major step forward in progressing as an environmentally and financially sustainable municipality in becoming electrically net zero for municipal infrastructure. “Carmangay is fortunate to be able to leverage an MCCAC grant ... Read More »
1 responseSACPA to discuss coexisting with bears
By Greg Bobinec on December 9th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs will host a live virtual broadcast presentation on coexisting with bears, called “What Bears Teach Us,” featuring Sarah Elmeligi, on Thursday. As an author, Elmeligi will share personal stories from the field, photographs of bear behaviours and some of the current science about bear behaviour and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighters going online for annual fundraiser
By Dale Woodard on December 9th, 2020
It’s going to take more than a pandemic to put out the Lethbridge Fire Fighters Charities Association’s Christmas Auction. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way the LFFCA is approaching its annual fundraiser, but the bidding is nonetheless underway and started on Monday with the first Christmas Online Auction. This year’s proceeds — with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New member named, two reappointed to U of L board
By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2020
The University of Lethbridge has welcomed a new member to its board of governors and the reappointment of two others who have made significant contributions to the U of L community. Calgary-based businessman Darcy Gonci (BSC ’96, BMgt ’99) has been appointed to the board of governors for a three-year term through October 2023. Terry ... Read More »
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