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Horizon teachers authorize request for strike vote
By Jensen, Randy on August 26th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – TABER Teachers employed by the Horizon School Division No. 67 based out of Taber have voted 87 per cent in favour of authorizing the Alberta Teachers’ Association to request a government-supervised strike vote. The teachers have been working for nearly two years without a finalized collective agreement, the ATA said in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor adjustment or UCP’s ongoing failure?
By Jensen, Randy on August 26th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com While Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf said Premier Kenney’s decision to shuffle his cabinet on Tuesday represented a minor, mid-term, course adjustment, Lethbridge-West MLA and Opposition Finance Critic Shannon Phillips said it was an acknowledgement of UCP government’s ongoing failure to come to grips with the dire economic situation Alberta finds ... Read More »
1 responseStep ‘n Stride event going virtual this year
By Sulz, Dave on August 26th, 2020
Parkinson fundraiser takes place Sept. 12 LETHBRIDGE HERALD Parkinson Association of Alberta’s eighth annual Flexxaire Parkinson Step ‘n Stride is going virtual. The PAA’s largest fundraiser for the Parkinson community in Alberta will take place Sept. 12 as an online event. Hundreds of Flexxaire Parkinson Step ‘n Stride participants will walk, bike, run, swim or ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge swimmer takes the plunge to support area’s fresh water
By Jensen, Randy on August 26th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com It was a long-distance swim with a message for Nichole Robinson. The 26-year-old swimmer from Lethbridge swam across the Oldman Reservoir on Saturday to alert the public of impacts to drinking water from open-pit coal mines proposed in the Eastern Slopes between Blairmore and Chain Lakes. With the swim of ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID-19 leaves Lund hurtin’ to perform live
By Jensen, Randy on August 26th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge-based singer-songwriter Corb Lund’s newest critically acclaimed album “Agricultural Tragic” from Warner Music Canada dropped on June 26 but, in hindsight, it might have been more appropriately called “The Trevails of Touring Troubadours” with the COVID-19 pandemic putting the brakes on most live concerts around the world. “It’s pretty strange,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 leaves Lund hurtin’ to perform live
By Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge-based singer-songwriter Corb Lund’s newest critically acclaimed album “Agricultural Tragic” from Warner Music Canada dropped on June 26 but, in hindsight, it might have been more appropriately called “The Trevails of Touring Troubadours” with the COVID-19 pandemic putting the brakes on most live concerts around the world. “It’s pretty strange,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Volunteer Lethbridge helping with column of opportunities
By Herald on August 25th, 2020
Visit http://www.volunteerlethbridge.com or call 403-332-4320 to share your time LETHBRIDGE FAMILY SERVICES – COMMUNITY CONNECTOR VOLUNTEER Lethbridge Family Services is a highly accredited, charitable human services organization that improves the well-being and quality of life for individuals and families in southwestern Alberta. They are looking for volunteers who would help create a more welcoming and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Traditional ways of living
By Submitted Article on August 25th, 2020
SUBMITTED BY THE galt museum and archives There are four nations of Niitsitapi, the Kainai, Piikani, Siksika and Amskapi Pikuni (Blackfeet in Montana). Together these nations are known as the Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy). The four nations share customs, language and beliefs. Traditional Blackfoot territory extends from the North Saskatchewan River down to the Yellowstone River, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Food truck operators make the best of COVID-19 situation
By Jensen, Randy on August 25th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Dinner – all different kinds of it – was served Saturday afternoon at Exhibition Park. As part of a revamped Whoop-Up Days, the Drive-Thru Food Truck Festival pulled into the South Pavilion parking lot for a two-day food showcase offering a variety of culinary options of the lip-smacking variety. Though ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local pharmacies answer the call for COVID-19 testing
By Jensen, Randy on August 25th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Since offering free COVID-19 testing over a month ago, The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy has seen over 2,500 patients come through the door. With school right around the corner and the flu season just beyond that, the pharmacy, located at 1016A 20 St. S., wants to get the word out that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS officer faces assault charge
By Jensen, Randy on August 25th, 2020
Easter relieved from duty without pay LETHBRIDGE HERALD A Lethbridge Police officer has been charged with assault in relation to a matter involving an altercation with a prisoner earlier this year. Cst. David Easter has been relieved from duty without pay pending the outcome of the matter in court, the LPS said in a news ... Read More »
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