Lethbridge College announces programming changes in January due to COVID concerns

Dec 22, 2021 | 4:48 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge’s two largest post-secondaries have announced changes to their January programming.

Lethbridge College (LC) says, with a rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant “and out of an abundance of caution and care for its entire campus community,” some changes are being implemented for the beginning of the Winter 2022 semester.

“All scheduled classes for Jan. 6 and 7 will be cancelled, except for apprenticeship classes which will resume in-person on Jan. 4 as scheduled. From Jan. 10 to 21, as many classes as possible will move to alternate delivery. During this time, in-person delivery of apprenticeship classes and other hands-on labs will continue, following the same safety measures that have worked to keep the Lethbridge College community safe throughout the pandemic.”

All on-campus events scheduled prior to January 21, including New Student Orientation, will be postponed or cancelled.

LC staff are asked to work from home if possible.

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The food court will offer limited service until January 21 and patrons are asked to order online when possible.

The Fitness Centre will remain open and operations will not be affected.

“We know this pandemic has been tough on everyone and we wanted to announce this today to provide all of our community as much time as possible to prepare for the changing environment in January,” says Dr. Paula Burns, Lethbridge College President and CEO. “We are committed to returning to in-person delivery as soon as we can, but we feel these steps are the best way to do our part to once again support the health care system and the health and well-being of our entire community.”

Earlier Wednesday, the U of L announced that they would be shifting to online classes until January 21.

by David Opinko