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University mourns passing of North
By Jensen, Randy on May 4th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD University of Lethbridge President and Vice-Chancellor Mike Mahon released a statement on Friday on the passing of former Board of Governors Chair Phil North. “It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of our former Board of Governors chair and long-time University of Lethbridge and community supporter Phil North (LLD ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3D masks can help in fight
By Jensen, Randy on May 4th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Over the past few weeks, a number of University of Lethbridge research groups have been working on designing and then 3D printing facemasks and shields to aid in the effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. What originally began as an independent work to help the community ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS announces appointment-only lab work
By Jensen, Randy on May 4th, 2020
Kevin Forsyth For The Herald Rural hospitals and urgent-care facilities are moving to appointment-only lab work for outpatients starting today. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is implementing the temporary change in an effort to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in these facilities, and to ensure laboratory resources remain available for people who need them most. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Courses rush to tee it up
By Yoos, Cam on May 4th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com When the government of Alberta laid out its plan for opening services throughout the province, many golf courses were excited to open but were caught off guard by the immediate notice. Hundreds of golfers took to their favourite courses Saturday to get back into the swing of the sport, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dufresne thrives on challenges, even in a pandemic
By Yoos, Cam on May 4th, 2020
Lethbridge College is celebrating 50 years of Nursing education. To mark the occasion, the college is highlighting five alumni from five different decades to show how the program has evolved. This is part five, featuring an alumna from Nursing’s fifth decade. To learn more about Nursing education at Lethbridge College, visit learn.lc/health-and-wellness. It takes a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Body found in westside park
By Yoos, Cam on May 4th, 2020
Lethbridge Police Service update Monday, May 4: The death of a 21-year-old male, whose body was found in a westside park Saturday morning, is non-suspicious. As the matter is non-suspicious no further information will be released. Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police were investigating a sudden death after the body of a male was located early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bail hearing delayed for man accused of trying to flee from police
By Shurtz, Delon on May 2nd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 25-year-old Lethbridge man accused of trying to flee from police in a stolen vehicle in March won’t know for several days whether he’ll be released on bail. Following a lengthy bail hearing Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, Judge Gregory Maxwell reserved his decision for a week to consider arguments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New funding stream open for Heart of Our City grants
By Jensen, Randy on May 2nd, 2020
Tyler Hay For The Herald The City of Lethbridge’s Heart of our City Committee (HOC) is opening a new stream of grant funding to support virtual events. The new program is aimed at helping to support artists, events and businesses that have found creative ways to support downtown during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We want to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New flag honours Lethbridge miners
By Jensen, Randy on May 2nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A special flagraising in honour of Lethbridge’s coalmining past took place at city hall on Friday. Retired miner Mike Stefancsik helped raise the new flag, depicting the statue of a coalminer which used to stand outside the Lethbridge Miners Library and is currently on display at the Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soup kitchen offering hot meal every night of the week
By Kalinowski, Tim on May 2nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With an outpouring of financial support from the community and the enthusiasm of a new group of volunteers, the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen will now be offering a hot evening meal to the city’s homeless and others in need seven nights a week. “It’s the first time in our 35-year-history we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Internet giants like Facebook, Google should pay their share
By Jensen, Randy on May 2nd, 2020
Op-Ed by Bob Cox News Media Canada chairman Newspapers have never been so loved – and never been so neglected. The thirst for coverage of how the COVID-19 pandemic is turning the world upside-down has doubled, even tripled, the audiences of news publishers over the past two months. Readers have turned overwhelmingly to trusted news ... Read More »
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