By Jensen, Randy on July 25th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The McDonald’s located at 444 Mayor Magrath Drive North briefly closed, but has since reopened after a thorough cleaning, after an employee reported they tested positive for COVID-19. Following the employee’s report on Thursday, out of an abundance of caution, McDonald’s Canada made the decision to immediately shut down the restaurant for a ... Read More »
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LETHBRIDGE HERALD Alberta Health Services has announced it will have visits by mobile mammography service in August to the Crowsnest Pass and Milk River. Women ages 50 to 74 – the group most at risk of developing breast cancer – will have local access to mammography services when AHS’s Screen Test program arrives in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Lethbridge Herald on July 24th, 2020
Ian Martens Lethbridge Herald imartens@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Sport Council has restarted its Roving Gym program, giving youngsters and caregivers a safe place to be active and enjoy some outdoor play. The free program is described by the non-profit sport organization as providing inclusive play spaces for children and their parents or caregivers, nurturing physical literacy, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Herald on July 24th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald  dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service has begun investigating operations of the city’s supervised consumption site and the society that runs it, but it’s still too early to determine whether criminal charges will be laid in relation to nearly $2 million of unaccounted provincial funding. The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions ... Read More »
12 responsesBy Jensen, Randy on July 24th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – WATERTON Parks Canada officials were forced to euthanize a black bear who had become food conditioned due to garbage and other attractants left by visitors in Waterton Lakes National Park. In a statement released by the park, on July 10 Parks Canada closed trails and backcountry campgrounds in the Bauerman Valley, accessed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Jensen, Randy on July 24th, 2020
FORT MACLEOD The Fort Museum has begun its limited edition North West Mounted Police Musical Ride. Due to social distancing protocols from the COVID-19 pandemic, this season’s musical ride has been revised to be a socially distant routine including a new lance demonstration and new manoeuvres such as the Wagon Wheel. The Limited Edition NWMP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Sulz, Dave on July 24th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD A welcome fabric donation has ensured the Stitch It Forward Society will be able to continue sewing up a storm to benefit the community. Diane Herrick, the executive director and co-founder of the charitable society (along with her daughter and co-founder Cora Walkey) which debuted in 2019, says the group recently received a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Shurtz, Delon on July 24th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When police saw Sean Walter Horvath riding a bicycle in -20 degree weather last winter, they thought it was a little odd. It also looked a little suspicious. They watched the cyclist with interest, and as they got closer, they realized the bike Horvath was riding had been reported stolen. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Jensen, Randy on July 24th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge College is helping students to prepare for what happens next, with two free student success courses to help prepare both new and returning students for the fall 2020 semester. “We have heard our students loud and clear,” says Lindsay Workman, interim Associate Dean, Student Affairs, in a news release. “With this being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Submitted Article on July 24th, 2020
Laurie Edmiston CATIE Every World Hepatitis Day (July 28), I make the case to anyone who will listen: hepatitis C is a dreadful virus that can cause severe liver damage and even death, but it is preventable, curable, and there is no reason why we can’t eliminate it from Canada. In fact, our government committed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Shurtz, Delon on July 24th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old Lethbridge man facing more than a dozen charges relating to sexual assaults against several women made a brief appearance Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court. Sohil Bindra appeared by closed-circuit TV from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, but his matters were simply adjourned until next month to allow his lawyer ... Read More »
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