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ATA president to speak at SACPA
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Schilling to discuss education layoffs during COVID-19 LETHBRIDGE HERALD A release from the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs notes the Alberta government has arguably missed an opportunity to show leadership during the COVID-19 crisis by directing provincial school boards to lay off tens of thousands of education workers. Teachers and educational assistants (EAs) work ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge man facing drug trafficking charges
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police have charged a 49-year-old male with drug trafficking offences after methamphetamine, carfentanil and cocaine were seized following a report of a suspicious vehicle. Last Saturday, at approximately 7:04 a.m., patrol members responded to a suspicious vehicle along the 1900 block of 23 Street North, after a male was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Allied Arts Council offering variety of initiatives
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com With community art centres closed due to physical distancing measures, The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge has harnessed the creative powers of their staff to reach out beyond the walls of Casa, with a variety of initiatives. Each Monday, and soon to be Thursdays, the AAC is posting Artist Spotlights ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dragon boats: paddling with a purpose
By Submitted Article on April 29th, 2020
By Wendy Aitkens For the past 18 years, people have gathered in Lethbridge to participate in a dragon boat festival. Henderson Lake has proven to be one of the premier sites for this competition but who put the first boat into that lake to spark the interest in the sport? In 1999, three women in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transit-on-demand option discussed at Community Issues
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Transit-on-demand and more stringent standards for who might be allowed to use Access-A-Ride were both up for discussion at Monday’s Community Issues Committee meeting at city hall. The conversation around these subjects was sparked by Phase One of the KPMG operational report submitted to council back in November, which identified ... Read More »
1 responseCourt hears details of attack on senior
By Shurtz, Delon on April 29th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com For 76-year-old Sharon of Lethbridge, May 22, 2019 was probably like any other day. She awoke, went about her morning routine, and then at noon drove to an appointment. She had no idea a man had entered her home the night before while she slept, and was still lurking in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$1.9M marketing fund set up for local businesses
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD At a time when many businesses are in need of support due to the devastating economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Southern Alberta Newspapers have established a $1.9-million marketing fund to help locally owned and operated businesses in southern Alberta with their recovery plan. Beginning today, businesses can apply for the Community Marketing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Staying connected with students
By Submitted Article on April 29th, 2020
Craig Albrecht Palliser Regional Schools You can add a fourth ‘R’ to the playbook as Palliser Regional Schools continues educating students during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Relationships” – whether it’s forming new connections or bolstering existing ones – are a priority in the first few weeks after the province cancelled in-school education indefinitely. One of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police probing suspicious death
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service are investigating a suspicious death, after the body of a male was located early Monday morning. At approximately 6:55 a.m. police responded to a report of an injured male at an apartment building along the 1200 block of 4 Avenue South. Police and EMS attended and located ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raymond convoy headed to Alberta legislature
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Several hundred Albertans will be gathering in Edmonton today to demand the Alberta government consider ending the COVID-19 lockdown, and begin a phased reopening of the provincial economy. The protest is organized by the group “End the Lockdown Alberta,” and will take place in front of the Alberta Legislature. Raymond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Day of Mourning honours workers
By Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With no public ceremony this year to mark the National Day of Mourning to honour all workers who have died on the job in Canada, Burt Green, former shop steward for CUPE Local 70, still made his solitary way down to the workers’ monument at Mountainview Cemetery on Tuesday as ... Read More »
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