Southern Alberta News
Council denies application to demo Bentley Block
By Tim Kalinowski on September 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has denied the application of the current owners of the Bentley Block to have its Municipal Historic Resource status repealed in order to allow demolition of the historic structure. Councillor and local historian Belinda Crowson made an impassioned plea to her council colleagues to preserve the Bentley Block during Tuesday’s city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wellness program offers pathway to healthy living
By Dale Woodard on September 9th, 2021
A local initiative is looking to make Lethbridge the healthiest place to live. Since May, that initiative has been taking steps in the right direction to make that happen with Wellness Wednesday taking place three times a month. The free health and wellness program for older adults in the Lethbridge area – presented by Healthy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man serving time for sex offences against teenage girl gets additional sentence for assaulting wife
By Delon Shurtz on September 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man currently serving a penitentiary prison term for sex offences against a young teenage girl, has been sentenced to an additional two months for assaulting his wife. Pedro Reimer, who pleaded guilty in May to a single charge of assault, was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench. Justice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New health measures to be implemented for City staff
By Trevor Busch - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on September 8th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Escalating cases of COVID-19 have prompted the province to reintroduce health measures like mandatory masking, and the City of Lethbridge in now applying its own set of protocols for employees. City manager Craig Dalton told media on Tuesday that employees will be further encouraged to work from home when able to do so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School board candidate sees a need for strong leadership in face of controversial curriculum
By Al Beeber on September 8th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Dave Gurr sees problems coming with the proposed K-6 education curriculum and he wants to stand up for the students and teachers who will be affected by it. That’s one reason why Gurr is running to be a trustee on the board of the Lethbridge School Division. Gurr, a fourth generation butcher who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City school divisions revise COVID protocols
By medicinehatnews on September 8th, 2021
The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division and the Lethbridge School Division have both revised their COVID protocols following Friday’s update from the provincial government. Starting today, all buildings in the Holy Spirit division will require staff and students in K-12 to wear a non-medical mask. In an update on its website, the division said, “while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christian Heritage Party candidate says rights and freedoms need protection
By Tim Kalinowski on September 8th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Christian Heritage Party candidate Geoffrey Capp says if elected by the citizens of Lethbridge he will speak up against government waste, interference in people’s lives, and against the government attacking the autonomy of the family and fundamental freedoms. “We want everybody to have their rights protected, and we want equality,” he says. “The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Initiative bringing equine therapy to downtown’s vulnerable
By Dale Woodard on September 4th, 2021
Two groups have joined forces on a pilot project to provide a little healing through horses. The Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association and Alberta Health Services are offering up equine therapy for Lethbridge’s vulnerable population and on Friday morning took a little bit of that horsepower to the Galt Gardens. “We believe in equine therapy and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whoop-Up vendors and visitors react to incoming restrictions
By Al Beeber on September 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Exhibitors and others at Whoop-Up Days on Friday had mixed reactions to the provincial government’s reintroduction of mask mandates and other measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Sherry and Gerard Drew, who run Prairie Metal Craft in Warner, are totally supportive of regulations which include mandatory masks in all indoor public spaces and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ER doctor warns of rising cases and hospitalizations in Lethbridge area
By Tim Kalinowski on September 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Chinook Regional Hospital emergency unit doctor Sean Wilde is warning Lethbridge area residents the hospital is seeing a worrying spike in COVID-19 diagnoses, and a recent ramp-up of admissions of those experiencing respiratory and other forms of distress related to COVID. “We are experiencing higher volumes of COVID patients and diagnoses at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Notley says government inaction on pandemic has province going backward
By Al Beeber on September 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley said Friday at the Galt Museum that premier Jason Kenney has failed the province with new masking mandates. Joined by NDP finance critic and MLA for Lethbridge West Shannon Phillips, Notley said a vaccine passport would be preferable to forcing COVID-19 restrictions upon Albertans again. Starting at 8 ... Read More »
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