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Telus, Shaw offer data relief
By Beeber, Al on April 9th, 2020
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgherald.com Two major internet and cell service providers are providing relief to customers quarantined at home during the COVID-19 crisis. Both Telus and Shaw are accommodating Canadians who are stuck at home in the country’s effort to flatten the curve and lower transmission rates of the coronavirus. In a recent email, ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge School Division rescinding layoffs to 120 staff
By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge School Division was able to provide a rare bright spot for some classroom support staff by rescinding their layoff notices, which had been set to kick in at the end of April. Superintendent Cheryl Gilmore said on Wednesday that a deeper dive into the school division’s finances over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Additional City amenities closed to prevent COVID-19 transmission
By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2020
City of Lethbridge release: As we head into the Easter long weekend, additional precautions have been put in place across the City to promote physical distancing, deter mass gatherings and prevent the possible transmission of COVID-19. Effective immediately, the following City recreation amenities are closed. All fenced recreation amenities including:tennis courtspickleball courtsbasketball courtsDisc golf courseBMX ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services respond to residential fire
By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2020
City of Lethbridge release: Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a residential building fire in the 3600 block of 23 Ave. South at approximately 6:35 p.m. Tuesday April 7, 2020. When firefighters arrived there was light smoke showing. The homeowner had discovered the fire and called 911. Firefighters from two stations responded and extinguished ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Citizen tip reporting suspicious vehicle leads to $136,000 drug seizure
By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2020
Lethbridge Police Service release: Lethbridge Police have charged a 36-year-old man with drug and weapons offences after a loaded revolver and significant quantities of cash, methamphetamine, cocaine and carfentanil were seized from a vehicle. On April 7, 2020 at approximately 8 a.m. a citizen reported a suspicious vehicle along the 1400 block of 14 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge School Division cancelling layoff notices for 120 employees
By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2020
Lethbridge School Division release: As the Division continues to adjust to the $1.5 million reduction in funding announced in late March, the decision has been made to cancel layoff notices for a combined 104 educational assistants and advanced educational support staff, along with First Nations Metis and Inuit liaisons and a group of administrative support ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Healing process continues for police officers
By Jensen, Randy on April 8th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Association says despite some lingering ill effects on its membership from former Lethbridge Chief of Police Rob Davis’ tenure in office, the body is committed to working together with the Lethbridge Police Service’s current executive to put its best foot forward during the COVID-19 crisis. “The relationship ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humane Society finding ways to continue adoptions
By Jensen, Randy on April 8th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge & District Humane Society has made changes to its operations and are still allowing adoptions during the COVID-19 crisis. The Humane Society is not allowing the public to come in and look through their facility for possible adoption candidates, but rather doing it over the phone and finding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced for breaching release conditions
By Shurtz, Delon on April 8th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Refusing to stay away from the city’s supervised consumption site and another downtown business, has landed a 29-year-old man in jail. Wade Allan Cross Child was sentenced to 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to three charges of breaching release conditions. Court was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exploring history through stamps
By Submitted Article on April 8th, 2020
Walter Kerber LETHBRIDGE PHILATELIC SOCIETY I find it fascinating to discover interesting anecdotes of history in my stamps. Scanning through a pile of stamps sometimes brings up some fascinating oddities. Some of these are from France and then there are some from Croatia. Both of these stamps have a historical connection. These stamps were from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Education during the ‘new normal’
By Submitted Article on April 8th, 2020
The past several weeks have been unlike anything we have ever experienced in education before. The Premier’s announcement in the middle of March that classes would be cancelled indefinitely to help slow the spread of COVID-19 instantly altered the educational landscape. Education has entered an uncharted wilderness that we have never before lived or experienced. ... Read More »
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