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Local charities have until Friday to apply for emergency support from Alberta gov’t
By Jensen, Randy on April 2nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is giving local charities and non-profit organizations until Friday to submit their requests for emergency support from the Alberta government. The province has announced it has set up a $30-million COVID-19 relief fund to help organizations and charities dealing with vulnerable individuals and families in communities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Storing large quantities of gasoline is dangerous
By Lethbridge Herald on April 1st, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Fire Prevention Bureau is warning residents about the dangers of storing large quantities of gasoline in residential properties and using unapproved storage containers to do so. “We have had phone calls coming into our office regarding people who are hoarding gasoline and filling up containers whether they are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Try the night sky for a break from COVID concerns
By Submitted Article on April 1st, 2020
Gary Boyle THE BACKYARD ASTRONOMER As we try to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, we must find ways to reduce stress levels and anxiety. Aside from listening to online music and reading books, try stepping outside on a clear night and drink in the night sky. The celestial landscape had been the entertainment of civilizations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elm tree pruning ban begins today
By Jensen, Randy on April 1st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD To prevent the spread of Dutch Elm Disease (DED), a province-wide pruning ban for all species of elm trees will be in effect from today to Sept. 30. Pruning elm trees during this time period creates wounds that could provide entry sites for elm bark beetles, a carrier of the DED fungus, according ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA to host online session on COVID-19 stress Thursday
By Jensen, Randy on April 1st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs will host a special online session dealing with stress and coping during the COVID-19 crisis on Thursday at 10 a.m. The worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is proving stressful for many people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nobleford rallies around family of man who was killed while hunting
By Jensen, Randy on April 1st, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Nobleford volunteer firefighter shot to death on a rural road near Glendon, Alta., this past weekend while hunting for food to feed his family is being remembered as a dedicated husband and father who wore his heart on his sleeve. “Jake was always a person who was willing to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drug-smuggling trial adjourned for a year
By Shurtz, Delon on April 1st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The trial for a 42-year-old man accused of drug smuggling in 2017 has been adjourned for a year. Kuldeep Singh was scheduled to begin an eight-day trial last week on charges of drug smuggling and drug possession for the purpose of trafficking. The trial has been adjourned, however, to March ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veterinarians still operating but with extra COVID-19 precautions
By Beeber, Al on April 1st, 2020
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Humans aren’t the only ones who may need emergency health care during the COVID-19 crisis. Farm animals and humans’ four-legged companions aren’t immune to sickness, either. Area veterinary clinics are responding to the COVID-19 situation by taking extra safety precautions while dealing with pets and livestock. Two southern Alberta veterinary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge to give decision in May in sex assault case
By Shurtz, Delon on April 1st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A date has finally been set for a judge to give his decision in a sex assault trial that concluded more than three months ago. The decision has been adjourned several times since the trial in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench concluded last December. The judge is now scheduled to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What will remain after our COVID-19 anguish?
By Submitted Article on April 1st, 2020
There is absolutely no question that our current reality is a new normal. One month ago, nobody would have ever thought that we would have to physically distance ourselves from family, friends and colleagues; that we would have to be super vigilant with handwashing and sanitizing frequently touched surfaces to the extent that medical experts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Isolation measures paying off in South
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Health Services South zone has had 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including five in Lethbridge, a number that has held steady for over a week for the city, while the South zone has gone five days since its last reported case. AHS South Zone officials say this flattening ... Read More »
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