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Lethbridge author makes the best of COVID-19
By Lethbridge Herald on September 19th, 2020
Dave Sulz lethbridge herald dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com The COVID-19 pandemic has presented plenty of challenges, but the adjustments have also provided opportunities. For one thing, it will allow Danika Stone to participate in events this weekend in two cities more than 3,100 kilometres apart. “I’ve been very lucky,” the Lethbridge author of novels for both teens and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge woman battling rare autoimmune condition
By Lethbridge Herald on September 18th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge resident Christa Schaupmeyer is trying to raise awareness of a rare medical condition most doctors have never even heard of, let alone know how to treat. Schaupmeyer has Neuromyelitis Optica, NMO for short, which only between 1,000 and 3,000 Canadians have. NMO is an autoimmune condition which, Schaupmeyer says, ... Read More »
1 responseChanging story can’t sway judge
By Shurtz, Delon on September 18th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A young woman who pleaded guilty to several criminal offences had hoped changing her story in court would keep her out of jail. It didn’t. Savanna North Peigan was intoxicated when she was caught driving a vehicle Aug. 27 last year that had been stolen from a residence on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School class sizes were a concern before COVID-19, SACPA told
By Jensen, Randy on September 18th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs welcomed Alberta School Councils Association (ASCA) president Brandi Rai to its weekly livestream speaker series on Thursday. ASCA represents parent councils across Alberta, and advocates for their concerns with the provincial government. Rai said even before the COVID-19 pandemic schools were struggling with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Chamber adopts five Lethbridge Chamber resolutions
By Jensen, Randy on September 18th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD All five resolutions submitted by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce were adopted at the recent Alberta Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting. Each of the resolutions addressed pressing issues facing the region’s business community. One of the most high-profile resolutions “Creating an Effective Workforce for a Changing Economy” submitted by the chamber, calls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warehousing, supply chain experience held in virtual reality
By Jensen, Randy on September 18th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Economic Development Lethbridge partnered with Supply Chain Canada – Alberta Institute and Dematic, a global leader of automated solutions for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution environments, to host a one-of-a-kind event on Thursday. Automation in Supply Chain – A Gamified Experience allowed participants to gain valuable information in an innovative virtual-reality setting with help ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How does your river look today?
By Submitted Article on September 18th, 2020
SUBMITTED BY THE SOUTHERN ALBERTA GROUP FOR THE ENVIRONMENT The next time you cross the Whoop-up Drive bridge, glance over the edge and consider your Oldman River. What do you see? Ask yourself, “Is there too little or too much water?” and “Should I be concerned?” Take a moment to consider how the flow you ... Read More »
1 responseThanksgiving an evolving celebration
By Submitted Article on September 18th, 2020
Recently, I spoke with a family member who shared that one of the reasons she looks forward to the beginning of the school year is that it is when she can start preparing for Thanksgiving. Naturally, this piqued my curiosity as to the origins of the holiday. How did the second Monday in October become ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CIBC Run for the Cure going high-tech due to COVID
By Sulz, Dave on September 18th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Organizers have devised a high-tech solution to ensure the Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure goes ahead in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since participants can’t meet in person this year, the fundraising and awareness event for breast cancer, scheduled for Oct. 4, has been transformed into a hybrid virtual and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Part of Metis Trail to be closed
By Jensen, Randy on September 18th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE Starting Monday, McNally Contractors will begin deep and shallow services along Metis Trail West, from south of Coalbanks Link to south of Temple Boulevard. Road closure will occur from Sept. 28 to approximately Nov. 27, weather permitting. Drivers are asked to note that 25 Street West that ties into Metis Trail will be closed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man given five years for historic sex assaults
By Shurtz, Delon on September 18th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 52-year-old Raymond man convicted last year of sexually assaulting two underage cousins when he was 18 has been sent to prison for five years. Marvin Ross Harker, who can be identified after a publication ban was lifted Thursday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench, was hoping for a non-custodial ... Read More »
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