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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!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!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!U 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!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 »
Be the first to comment!Syringe assault suspect remains in drug treatment
By Jensen, Randy on September 4th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald A 29-year-old man who sprayed a security guard in the face with a loaded syringe had his case adjourned until later this month as he undergoes treatment for drug addiction at Poundmaker’s Lodge. Wade Allan Nicholas Cross Child did not appear in person in Lethbridge provincial court on Thursday, but made the adjournment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Care for the caregivers
By Jensen, Randy on September 4th, 2020
Caregivers have support systems to draw upon > Garrett Simmons FCSS Communications Caregiving for a family member can be very rewarding. However, it can also be tiring, demanding work. The COVID-19 pandemic brings other factors into the equation, according to Family and Community Support Services Volunteer Services Co-ordinator Cindy Lauwen, who said caregivers must now ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Border restrictions remain in effect
By Jensen, Randy on September 4th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reminding travellers ahead of the Labour Day long weekend that travel restrictions are still in place at all Canadian international border crossings. CBSA said in a news release that the Government of Canada remains committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians and reducing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Enmax to host drive-in concert by George Canyon and Aaron Pritchett
By Jensen, Randy on September 4th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Enmax Centre has announced it will be hosting a drive-in concert featuring live performances by Canadian country music stars George Canyon and Aaron Pritchett at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Oct. 1. The “Big Screen Harvest Party” will feature Canyon and Pritchett, with their bands, performing live on stage at the ... Read More »
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