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Birds of Prey Centre pleased with support
By Lethbridge Herald on September 7th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Even in a trying summer, the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre has enjoyed ample support. That has helped the facility in Coaldale maintain flight in a summer decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic. After opening July 1, the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre closed its doors for the winter on Monday. “It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Final weekend of season for Birds of Prey
By Jensen, Randy on September 5th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD -COALDALE There’s only three days left in the 2020 season for the Birds of Prey Centre. The Alberta Birds of Prey Centre is open daily from 9:30 to 5 p.m. today through Labour Day Monday, then will be closed for walk-in visitors until 2021. For people who want to meet their favourite owl, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing arguments heard in fatal hit and run
By Jensen, Randy on September 5th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A sentencing hearing for a southern Alberta man convicted of failing to stop at the scene of an accident where a person had died added another layer of tragedy to an already tragic story after the court heard that the man himself is now dying of cancer. Judge Paul Pharo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dispatch consolidation a concern, SACPA told
By Woodard, Dale on September 5th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Delayed response times and a lack of familiarity of the area are a local concern following Alberta Health Services recent announcement that ambulance dispatch services will be consolidated across the province, pulling Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer and Wood Buffalo into existing Emergency Medical Services dispatch centres. Speaking at the opening session ... Read More »
1 responseU of L women’s soccer suspended over sport cohort protocols
By Jensen, Randy on September 5th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The University of Lethbridge and Pronghorn Athletics have suspended its Pronghorns women’s soccer program after discovering it was breaking sport cohort protocols, the university announced in a statement on Friday. While Canada West and U SPORT soccer seasons were cancelled this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams were permitted to continue to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outdoor pools and spray parks preparing to close for the season
By Jensen, Randy on September 5th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Fall is in the air and with that comes the closure of the outdoor pools and City spray parks. Both the Gyro Spray Park, located behind Nicholas Sheran Arena and the Rotary Fountain in Galt Gardens are slated to be shut down for the fall and winter season on Tuesday. Henderson Pool’s last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Visitations increasing slowly at mobile OPS
By Jensen, Randy on September 5th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com While it has only been able to serve a limited number of clients since coming into operation on Aug. 17, according to Alberta Health Services the mobile overdose prevention unit is slowly gaining the trust of former clients of the ARCHES-run supervised consumption site. Between Aug. 17 and Aug. 31, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L associate professor named Tier II Canada Research Chair
By Jensen, Randy on September 5th, 2020
Jackson Two Bears named Tier II Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Arts Research and Technology LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Government of Canada has named Jackson Two Bears, associate professor of Indigenous art studio and media arts at the University of Lethbridge, a Tier II Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous Arts Research and Technology. As a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students help shape college’s new initiatives, resources
By Jensen, Randy on September 5th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge College students had many thoughts, concerns and suggestions when it came to their education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The college has listened to its students and responded with new initiatives, tools and resources for the upcoming Fall 2020 semester. In mid-March, classes at the college shifted exclusively online in response to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Early start to sugar beet harvest
By Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Local sugar beet growers will be taking to the fields early this year to begin harvesting their crop for the 2020 growing season. Beet yards were open in southern Alberta as of Friday, and the goal will be for farmers to start delivering 6,000 tonnes of beets per day throughout ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pronghorns women’s soccer suspended after breaking cohort protocols
By Herald on September 4th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge and Pronghorn Athletics has suspended its Pronghorns women’s soccer program after discovering it was breaking sport cohort protocols, the university announced in a statement on Friday. While Canada West and U SPORT soccer seasons were cancelled this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams were permitted to continue to ... Read More »
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