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Mauro voices concerns over handling of complaint by police commission
By Jensen, Randy on May 21st, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Councillor Joe Mauro is seeking reassurance from his fellow city council members who sit on the Lethbridge Police Commission that every effort is being made to redress a recent finding from the Alberta Law Enforcement Review Board which admonished commissioners for not properly looking into a bullying and harassment complaint ... Read More »
1 responseL’Arche to celebrate 30 years of growth in Lethbridge
By Jensen, Randy on May 21st, 2020
Editor’s note: The “nauseating revelations” referred to in the story pertain to the organization’s international founder Jean Vanier, who was accused in February in an international report of having coerced and sexually abused at least six female caregiver live-in assistants at different L’Arche communities between 1970-2005. None of these alleged abuses occurred in Lethbridge. Vanier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA to discuss punishing COVID-19 rule breakers
By Jensen, Randy on May 21st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Public health officials have been clear about the need to act collectively to minimize the spread of COVID-19. First, people were asked to self-isolate and socially distance. But because some people didn’t listen, they had to institute mandatory edicts, punishable by fines. Most Albertans followed the “ask” instructions laid out by public health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kindness Rocks Project helps inspire LFS clients
By Jensen, Randy on May 21st, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge Family Services client project that brought inspiration to hundreds throughout the city has begun making its way into parks and neighbourhoods. Workers in the DeCapo Disability Services department were brainstorming of ways to engage their clients more during the COVID-19 pandemic and discovered The Kindness Rocks Project. As ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge School Division to eliminate more than 40 full-time positions
By Jensen, Randy on May 21st, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Facing an impending budget shortfall in the fall due to provincial reductions in the division’s instructional budget funding and per-student funding, Lethbridge School Division will be eliminating 3.8 full-time equivalent teaching positions and 40.9 full-time equivalent teaching support positions, including 30 educational assistant positions. LSD superintendent Cheryl Gilmore confirmed Wednesday ... Read More »
1 responseUnited Way accepting ECSF applications
By Jensen, Randy on May 21st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD United Way of Lethbridge & South Western Alberta is accepting funding applications for the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF). The fund provides financial support to charities and other qualified donees adapting their frontline services to support vulnerable Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ECSF was announced by the Government of Canada and is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hydrant, sewer work closes roads
By Jensen, Randy on May 21st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE Effective immediately, 9 Avenue South will be closed between 7A Street and 8 Street so crews can repair a storm sewer line. Also, effective immediately, 7 Street South will be closed at 6 Avenue South so crews can install a new fire hydrant. Work on both projects is expected to be completed by end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panago Pizza lunch was a slice for Galbraith teachers and students
By Lethbridge Herald on May 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDPanago Pizza North and Galbraith Elementary School teamed up on Wednesday to give parents and families a bit of a break while supporting the Interfaith Food Bank.Panago Pizza North offered each Galbraith student a free personal pizza hot lunch. At the same time, Panago is also supporting the Interfaith Food Bank as people who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New city manager ready to move city forward
By Lethbridge Herald on May 20th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council formally appointed Craig Dalton as Lethbridge’s new manager during Tuesday’s council meeting.Dalton, the former federal veterans ombudsman, takes over from interim manager Jody Meli, who will retire following a transition period as Dalton gets up to speed.Dalton said he was eager to take up the task ahead, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L to use hybrid delivery model for the Fall 2020 semester
By Jensen, Randy on May 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The University of Lethbridge has decided to offer students a hybrid delivery model for the Fall 2020 semester due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Following significant work by a special task force struck in April to examine the various models of academic delivery, the decision was made to work towards maximizing the quality ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Food industry has been ‘slaughtered’ by COVID-19 measures, SACPA told
By Jensen, Randy on May 20th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs hosted a special online presentation Tuesday with Sylvain Charlebois, on food production as an essential service, while discussing whether governments are providing farmers with adequate aid during COVID-19. Charlebois is a researcher in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. He ... Read More »
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