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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!Thanksgiving 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!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 »
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!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!Lethbridge School Division, YMCA team up for Early Education Program
By Lethbridge Herald on September 17th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge School Division and the YMCA have partnered to provide an Early Education Program. With space becoming an issue at Coalbanks Elementary School, the Cor Van Raay YMCA facility on Lethbridge’s westside will be the site for three- and four-year-old children to begin their learning experience. “This is a partnership ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raymond man sentenced to five years for sexual assault
By Herald on September 17th, 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 »
Be the first to comment!Future remains uncertain for Alberta’s weekly newspapers
By Jensen, Randy on September 17th, 2020
Trevor Busch and Nikki Jamieson Alberta Newspaper Group Not unlike many industries impacted by the global pandemic in 2020, weekly newspapers in southern Alberta have been struggling against adversity to maintain the vital role they play in their various communities. While Canada’s economy was walloped by COVID-19, traditional print media had already been transitioning through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City offering residents, businesses chance to Talk Trash
By Jensen, Randy on September 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge residents, businesses and industry groups will have a chance to join virtual events where they can share their ideas on how to handle waste in the community. The Let’s Talk Trash community engagement program has been developed to ensure everyone has a voice in the creation of the City’s new Waste Management ... Read More »
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