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Lethbridge College names Honouring Excellence award winners
By Bobinec, Greg on March 14th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Four Lethbridge College alumni who have gone on to become leaders in their careers and communities have been recognized as this year’s Honouring Excellence award winners. Honouring Excellence awards are given each year to notable graduates who have shown perseverance, determination and grit to set them apart. “Honouring Excellence is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Financial aspects of separation
By Submitted Article on March 14th, 2020
My husband and I just signed our legal separation papers, but I still live in our matrimonial home that is now up for sale. I have two questions: I want to move out, so should I buy another home by myself? Even though I haven’t actually received it yet, does child support count as income? ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 forces postponement of Home and Garden Show
By Kuhl, Nick on March 14th, 2020
Nick Kuhl Lethbridge Herald nkuhl@lethbridgeherald.com The show must go on. Except when it can’t. Such is the case with the 2020 Home and Garden Show set for next week at Exhibition Park. On Thursday, it was announced the show would be postponed – not cancelled – due to COVID-19 issues and the Alberta Government’s measure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City institutes emergency snow route parking ban on 10 Avenue South
By Jensen, Randy on March 14th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The City of Lethbridge is providing notice of a temporary parking ban along a designed Emergency Snow Route to maintain clear access to Chinook Regional Hospital. The ban will take effect today at 7 a.m. to facilitate plowing along 10 Avenue South between Scenic Drive South and Mayor Magrath Drive South, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Spring clean’ your brain to keep it healthy
By Submitted Article on March 14th, 2020
Submitted by the Alzheimer Society Many of us worry about our memory. Are we getting dementia? Do we have Alzheimer’s disease? Our natural inclination is to ignore or deny these kinds of thoughts. How about doing some prevention instead? There are no guarantees, but evidence suggests that a healthy lifestyle helps the brain stay healthy. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L to eliminate on-campus attendance
By Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2020
Nick Kuhl Lethbridge Herald nkuhl@lethbridgeherald.com Precautionary measures and cancellations in relation to COVID-19 continued around Lethbridge on Friday. The University of Lethbridge remained open but classes were being cancelled through Tuesday before the university shifts its delivery of academic courses to a new model on Wednesday, eliminating the need for on-campus classroom attendance. The U ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There’s nothing wrong with fear, says world-renowned cave diver
By Sulz, Dave on March 13th, 2020
Dave Sulz lethbridge herald dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com Most people will likely never find themselves in some of the scary situations Jill Heinerth faces – squeezing through a cave inside an iceberg or diving deep down into a water hole in the Sahara Desert. But they can use some of the tools the world-renowned cave diver has developed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warrant issued for city woman
By Shurtz, Delon on March 13th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Lethbridge woman charged following a police drug bust in the city nearly a year ago. The warrant was issued Thursday for Keisha Tallow, after she failed to attend a scheduled hearing in Lethbridge provincial court. Her lawyer, who was allowed ... Read More »
1 responseCity celebrating successful first year for its 311 Call Centre
By Kalinowski, Tim on March 13th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The old saying goes: “You can’t fight city hall.” But the 311 Call Centre is making it a little easier to get along with city hall by offering a one-stop shop where residents can go to get their answers on various City of Lethbridge programs and services. The 311 Call ... Read More »
1 responseU of L preparing for COVID-19
By Kalinowski, Tim on March 13th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com There are no presumptive cases of COVID-19 on campus at the University of Lethbridge, says Doug Mackie, the university’s chief safety officer, but the post-secondary institution is preparing for various contingencies just in case. “It’s a collaborative effort to address all the issues related to COVID-19. We have been meeting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arts improve a community
By Submitted Article on March 13th, 2020
SUBMITTED BY THE ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF LETHBRIDGE This article was previously published in the Fall/Winter 2014 edition of ArtsBridge and written by past AAC president Amanda Berg. Imagine a community without the arts. It is without murals, without sculpture and without colour. It is without singing, concerts or music. It is without dancing, or ... Read More »
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