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 »
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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 »
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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!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 »
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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 »
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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!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 »
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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!By Woodard, Dale on September 4th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge is making it clear they have nothing to do with bylaw exemption cards that have been circulating online in regards to the mandatory mask bylaw. At a press conference Thursday on the front steps of city hall, Robin Harper, general manager of Recreation & Culture for the ... Read More »
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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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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 »
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