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City offering two community grants
By Jensen, Randy on April 2nd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Despite many changes due to COVID-19, the City of Lethbridge is still offering two community grant opportunities with application deadlines set for April. Groups looking to access funds from the Community Capital Project Grant (CCPG) have until April 24 to submit their applications. The grant is open to any non-profit organization looking to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police urge public to follow Health Act orders pertaining to COVID-19
By Jensen, Randy on April 2nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Chief of Police Scott Woods is asking the public to follow all Public Health Act expectations of them while the COVID-19 pandemic continues so his officers will not have to enforce public health orders. “From a policing standpoint, enforcement is one of the last things we want to do ... Read More »
1 responseBe wary of scams related to COVID-19
By Submitted Article on April 2nd, 2020
Submitted by the Better Business Bureau COVID-19 is affecting people, businesses and communities around the world. >While this is bad news for Canadians, it’s great news for scammers who are cashing in on our anxiety about the disease. >Better Business Bureau reminds everyone to remain vigilant to avoid scams related to the virus; use necessary, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yoga Institute remains flexible during COVID-19 crisis
By Sulz, Dave on April 2nd, 2020
Dave Sulz lethbridge herald dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com With the COVID-19 pandemic putting the kibosh on group activities, exercise classes are among the cancellation casualties. But the Canadian Yoga Institute has found a way around the problem by taking the classes to the people – via cyberspace. The institute recently started video streaming yoga classes to its current ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man to face several months of probation
By Shurtz, Delon on April 2nd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old man who was sentenced to time served for several criminal offences last year will still be on probation for several months. Craig Cassidy Sweetgrass was sentenced to seven months in jail Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession, drug possession for the purpose of trafficking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt Museum & Archives CEO Burrows-Johnson retiring
By Sulz, Dave on April 2nd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The CEO/executive director of the Galt Museum & Archives and Fort Whoop-Up is retiring after 13 years in the position. Susan Burrows-Johnson took over the leadership position at the Galt Museum & Archives shortly after the new expansion to the museum was completed in 2006. During her time the museum’s attendance and impact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Storing large quantities of gasoline is dangerous
By Lethbridge Herald on April 1st, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Fire Prevention Bureau is warning residents about the dangers of storing large quantities of gasoline in residential properties and using unapproved storage containers to do so. “We have had phone calls coming into our office regarding people who are hoarding gasoline and filling up containers whether they are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA to host online session on COVID-19 stress Thursday
By Jensen, Randy on April 1st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs will host a special online session dealing with stress and coping during the COVID-19 crisis on Thursday at 10 a.m. The worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is proving stressful for many people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elm tree pruning ban begins today
By Jensen, Randy on April 1st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD To prevent the spread of Dutch Elm Disease (DED), a province-wide pruning ban for all species of elm trees will be in effect from today to Sept. 30. Pruning elm trees during this time period creates wounds that could provide entry sites for elm bark beetles, a carrier of the DED fungus, according ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nobleford rallies around family of man who was killed while hunting
By Jensen, Randy on April 1st, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Nobleford volunteer firefighter shot to death on a rural road near Glendon, Alta., this past weekend while hunting for food to feed his family is being remembered as a dedicated husband and father who wore his heart on his sleeve. “Jake was always a person who was willing to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge to give decision in May in sex assault case
By Shurtz, Delon on April 1st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A date has finally been set for a judge to give his decision in a sex assault trial that concluded more than three months ago. The decision has been adjourned several times since the trial in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench concluded last December. The judge is now scheduled to ... Read More »
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