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Courts ordered to limit hearings to reduce spread of virus
By Shurtz, Delon on March 17th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It was a quiet day at the Lethbridge Courthouse Monday. The normally bustling hallways were ominously silent and bare of people, but whether it was just an unusually slow day – those are rare but occur once in awhile – or the result of COVID-19, is hard to say. Such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business as usual for council
By Kalinowski, Tim on March 17th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council will carry on with all public business as the City adjusts to a new normal with COVID-19 concerns growing. In a surprise special meeting of council on Monday, called just prior to the regularly scheduled Community Issues Committee meeting, council debated a motion put forth by Coun. Jeff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Food banks joining forces to battle virus
By Bobinec, Greg on March 17th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Food Bank, Interfaith Food Bank and MyCityCare are banding together to co-ordinate emergency food services for the community’s most vulnerable citizens, as Lethbridge continues to battle the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. The partnership will co-ordinate services, maximize resources and provide the most effective and efficient support to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood donors needed in wake of cancellations
By Bobinec, Greg on March 17th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com As many businesses and workplaces shut down their services during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent heavy social interaction and spreading the infection, one organization is still heavily in need of community involvement for the betterment of society. Canadian Blood Services has recently received a number of individual and group cancellations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to take added precautions while maintaining public transit
By Kalinowski, Tim on March 17th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge will be maintaining public transit while taking added precautions against the COVID-19 coronavirus. Enhanced cleaning measures, announced on Monday, will be in place to protect riders and City employees. This includes additional staff deployed to the downtown Park ‘n’ Ride terminal to clean touched surfaces throughout the day. All ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More area events cancelled
By Sulz, Dave on March 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD More area events were cancelled on Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shaughnessy Community Hall announced Monday the facility will be closed until further notice, in keeping with AHS recommendations. Numerous other local events have announced cancellations or postponements as part of COVID-19 precautions, including: the Alberta Genealogical Society, Lethbridge Branch’s meeting scheduled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Internment Camp
By Submitted Article on March 17th, 2020
By Benjamin Weistra In the first month of the First World War, Canadian military officials began planning for an internment camp, to be located at the Exhibition Grounds in Lethbridge. Renovations were completed to convert the horse stables and poultry building into living quarters, and to add a barbed wire fence. The facility was opened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emergency Co-ordination Centre opened
By Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge has opened its Emergency Co-ordination Centre as it prepares to ramp up its local response to COVID-19 should cases begin appearing in Lethbridge. This announcement comes after the City ordered all local public recreation and cultural facilities closed indefinitely on Sunday. “We want to support the ... Read More »
1 responseStill no bail for man charged in fatal crash
By Shurtz, Delon on March 16th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man charged in connection with a fatal car collision last year remains in custody while he waits to make bail. Wesley Brian Phillips has been in remand at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre while he waits to have a bail hearing. And while he had hoped to make bail ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 fears lead to closures, cancellations
By Bobinec, Greg on March 16th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com COVID-19 has not only taken over international news the last couple of weeks, it has also taken over the access communities have to various businesses, associations, events and locations, as communities work to stop the spread of the pandemic. As there are still no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lethbridge, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recipients named for Play Right Prize awards
By Bobinec, Greg on March 16th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Playwriting in Canada continues to grow and explore new ideas, as three new budding playwrights were announced as the 2020 uLethbridge Play Right Prize recipients. Since 2007, alumnus Terry Whitehead has supported University of Lethbridge students with an interest in playwriting through the Play Right Prize Awards, a total of ... Read More »
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