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Lethbridge School Division seeking parent input for 2020/21 planning
By Jensen, Randy on August 5th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD With the province announcing that schools in Alberta would reopen in September under Scenario 1 – near normal operations with health measures in place in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 – the Lethbridge School Division has launched a parent survey to assist in planning for the 2020/21 school year. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union criticizes AHS dispatch decision
By Jensen, Randy on August 5th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge branch of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 237 says the province’s plans announced on Tuesday to consolidate all South Zone EMS call centre dispatch services, including Lethbridge’s, in Calgary could end up costing local lives. “We have already seen delays when (EMS) calls go through Calgary ... Read More »
1 responseArea water management receives over $40M in provincial grants
By Lethbridge Herald on August 4th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald — TABER tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government announced over $40 million in grants on Tuesday for irrigation and water management in southern Alberta, including major announcements in the Taber area. Minister of Infrastructure Prasad Panda said the money provided for the projects through federal-provincial matching grants is part of his government’s ongoing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Milk River water issues continue after structure failure
By Jensen, Randy on August 4th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Work continues on the replacement of the failed Drop 5 and failing Drop 2 structures on the St. Mary River diversion canal in Montana. When the Drop 5 structure near Whiskey Gap failed in May, it cut off all St. Mary River diversion water moving through the Canadian side of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Construction set for solar project
By Jensen, Randy on August 4th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com BluEarth Renewables and Bullfrog power, a Spark Power company, have announced the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) to directly support the construction of BluEarth’s new utility-scale solar project. BluEarth will begin construction of its 39 MW Burdett and Yellow Lake Solar Project this month. The project is located ... Read More »
1 responseSexual competition the focus of research paper
By Yoos, Cam on August 4th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com University of Lethbridge researchers find sexual competition isn’t always against only your own gender, in a paper published in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science. The paper, Intersexual Mate Competition in Three Cultures, is written by lead author Scott Semenyna, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey theme for corn maze
By Yoos, Cam on August 4th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Corn Maze’s large corn field has now grown tall enough for friends and family to get lost in the tricky maze, just outside Lethbridge. This year’s theme follows hockey, and particularly the Lethbridge Hurricanes, as the maze features the team’s logo, a large hockey player to make your ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Learning how to meditate
By Lethbridge Herald on August 3rd, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens has been offering a series of meditation classes with meditation teacher Aaron Roth for the summer, for people to connect with their inner-self and relax. With the first sessions starting in July, and continuing through August and September, Roth and the Gardens are offering experiences through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House arrest for woman who defrauded County
By Shurtz, Delon on August 1st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 41-year-old woman who defrauded Lethbridge County of nearly $50,000 while she worked as finance assistant has been placed under house arrest. Brandi Leanne Doucette, who pleaded guilty June 1 to one charge of fraud by altering documents, has been handed a one-year conditional sentence, the first four months of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assault trial adjourned
By Shurtz, Delon on August 1st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men who were expected to schedule a criminal trial Friday in Lethbridge provincial court have had their matters adjourned for a couple of weeks, instead. Following their not guilty pleas last month to assault charges, Robert Farrell Creighton and Todd William Cross Child were set to arrange a trial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Face masks mandatory onU of L campus starting Aug. 10
By Jensen, Randy on August 1st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD For the safety and protection of the campus and local community, the University of Lethbridge will require the wearing of face coverings or non-medical masks in indoor public spaces on its Lethbridge campus beginning Aug. 10. U of L students, staff, faculty and visitors to campus will need to wear a mask in ... Read More »
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