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Easter services go digital
By Sulz, Dave on April 8th, 2020
McKillop hosting virtual events LETHBRIDGE HERALD With social distancing measures preventing the usual Easter events at McKillop United Church, the church is going digital to celebrate the season. Holy Week and Easter events at McKillop will begin Thursday with pastor Trevor Potter leading a virtual 7 p.m. communion service to celebrate Maundy Thursday, via Zoom. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Self-isolation works: U of L professor recovers from COVID-19
By Jensen, Randy on April 8th, 2020
Submitted by the University of Lethbridge Dr. Jennifer Mather has a simple message for everyone about the COVID-19 pandemic – just stay home. While Mather, a world-renowned cephalopod researcher and member of the University of Lethbridge’s Department of Psychology, doesn’t research the disease itself, she has a unique perspective on COVID-19 – having just recovered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bottles being accepted for food banks
By Jensen, Randy on April 8th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Among many of the businesses in the community making the decision to close their doors to the public due to COVID-19, bottle recycling depots in Lethbridge are among them. Since the community highly utilizes bottle recycling, Green’s Pop Shop has found an alternative way to continue to provide its services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Postcard Program connects with people with limited accessibility
By Jensen, Randy on April 8th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com As part of a larger wellness project with the City of Lethbridge, Lethbridge Public Interest Group (LPIRG) has partnered with Volunteer Lethbridge and CMHA Southern Region to connect city households to bridge the gap between accessibility. The Postcard Program was designed to connect areas of the city and to give ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who served jail time also fined
By Shurtz, Delon on April 8th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man sentenced Monday to four months in jail won’t have to spend any more time behind bars, but he will have to pay several thousand dollars in fines. Justin Jeremy Price was handed the jail sentence after he pleaded guilty in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor to discuss City’s COVID-19 response at SACPA
By Jensen, Randy on April 8th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Mayor Chris Spearman will discuss Lethbridge’s response as a community to the COVID-19 crisis during a YouTube session of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on Thursday at 10 a.m. The City of Lethbridge implemented a local state of emergency on March 18 and is working with community partners to identify areas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier lays out scenarios for COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald In what Premier Jason Kenney is calling a “probable” scenario, the province of Alberta could hit the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic by mid-May and have as many as 800,000 cases of the disease by the end of the summer with between 400 and 3,100 deaths.Kenney gave these projections in his speech to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Up to a third of local businesses need gov’t assistance: task force
By Jensen, Randy on April 7th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A quarter to as much as a full third of businesses in Lethbridge will likely not survive the month without immediate assistance from the provincial and federal governments. This sobering news was delivered to city council during Monday’s meeting by Lethbridge Region Economic Recovery Task Force representatives Trevor Lewington and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More time may be needed for assault hearing
By Shurtz, Delon on April 7th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The trial for a 19-year-old Lethbridge man accused in an attack on a teenager last year remains up in the air while lawyers determine whether more time will be needed to run the hearing. The five-hour trial for Alexander Roxby Styra is scheduled to run June 9, but Monday during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police warning public to be on lookout for COVID-19 scams
By Jensen, Randy on April 7th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police are urging people to be aware of scams related to COVID-19. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre advises citizens that common COVID-19 scams involve fraudsters posing as: – Cleaning or heating companies offering duct cleaning services or air filters to protect from COVID-19; – Local and provincial hydro/electrical power companies threatening to disconnect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to increase line of credit
By Jensen, Randy on April 7th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council voted in favour of increasing the City’s existing credit line from its current level of $10 million to $60 million to help create a financial buffer against the COVID-19 crisis. The motion was previously debated and passed first and second readings at the March 23 council meeting. However, ... Read More »
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