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Provincial cuts will hurt rural economic development
By Kalinowski, Tim on March 12th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The province will be cutting funding to Alberta’s nine Regional Economic Development Associations (REDAs) in half as of April 1, and this short-sighted decision has local rural community representatives steaming, says SouthGrow executive chair and Mayor of the Village of Coutts, Jim Willett. “The current funding for the REDAs ends ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stamps recognize post-war plebiscites
By Submitted Article on March 12th, 2020
Walter Kerber LETHBRIDGE PHILATELIC SOCIETY Plebiscites: a way of determining where people belonged. That brings out a whole puzzling bunch of stamps in the Germany collection. Most people ignore them because they are the plainest and worst-designed stamps. They have no beauty. As it turns out, these stamps were not well received when they were ... Read More »
1 responseSACPA to discuss effect of drug crisis on downtown businesses
By Kuhl, Nick on March 12th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Some business owners in Lethbridge’s downtown and surrounding area have been vocal about pervasive negative perceptions. Today, at the regular SACPA meeting, set for noon at the Royal Canadian Legion, speaker Erica Pyska will present: “What is it like owning a business in downtown Lethbridge during the drug crisis?” Pyska, who recently sold ... Read More »
1 responseNotley calls on Kenney to suspend health-care cuts
By Lethbridge Herald on March 11th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The NDP is calling on the Kenney government to immediately suspend job cuts and changes to front-line health care in Alberta to deal with the pandemic COVID-19 outbreak. Opposition leader Rachel Notley, flanked by Opposition Finance Critic Shannon Phillips, was in Lethbridge on Wednesday to call for a moratorium on ... Read More »
4 responsesCity to revisit current secondary-suite policies
By Kalinowski, Tim on March 11th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City is contemplating bringing in mixed zoning for housing in subdivisions, but has opted to start by examining its current policies on secondary suites. City council was presented with two potential options on how to allow for secondary suites in new and existing neighbourhoods and still ensure those who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father given house arrest for assaulting his three children
By Shurtz, Delon on March 11th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta father has been placed under house arrest for assaulting his three young children between 2016 and 2017. On Jan. 27 of this year the father, who can’t be named to protect the identity of the children, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and one count of ... Read More »
2 responsesPrimary care changes won’t reduce costs, says rural doctor
By Kalinowski, Tim on March 11th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald -raymond tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A family doctor in rural Alberta says recent changes made to the way primary care is funded in the province will cost Albertans more, deliver less in patient care and create poorer medical outcomes. Dr. Gregory L. Smith of the Raymond Medical Clinic says unilateral changes brought in by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L to wrap theatre season with a murder mystery
By Bobinec, Greg on March 11th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The final University of Lethbridge Drama Department main stage show for the 2019-20 season will transport audiences into a cabin in the woods, and surround them with murder, mystery and bring them into the world of a serial killer. “In Tongues,” written by U of L alumnus James Odin Wade, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Navigating change, uncertain times
By Submitted Article on March 11th, 2020
It seems the one constant in education is change. This is hardly surprising given that in many ways change is at the core of what we do as educators. Most of our professional work is centred on supporting students as they navigate the many changes that occur moving from childhood to adulthood. In addition, education ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of sex assault denied bail
By Shurtz, Delon on March 11th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old Lethbridge man accused of drugging and sexually assaulting six women has been denied bail and will remain in custody pending the outcome of his case. Judge Derek Redman refused to release Sohil Bindra following a bail hearing Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court. And although he acknowledged everyone accused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Construction progressing on second firehall for westside
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Construction on the new Firehall No. 5 of the westside is seeing some progress, as the City works to improve the quality of first responders in Lethbridge. The new facility is expected to open in early 2021 and will include three drive-through apparatus bays, living quarters, administrative and support services ... Read More »
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