Category Archives: Post to Social

Lethbridge's mayor, MLA's weigh in on closure of Supervised Consumption Site
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Wednesday's announcement that ARCHES would cease operating the Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) has certainly proved to be divisive.They will stop providing supervised consumption, n...
Aug 13, 2020

Lethbridge Legion to honour 75th anniversary of VJ-Day August 15
LETHBRIDGE, AB- On August 15th, at 11:00 a.m. the public is invited to gather at the Lethbridge Cenotaph to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan) to honour Canadian soldiers ...
Aug 13, 2020

Budget watchdog says COVID-19 wage subsidy might cost less than predicted
OTTAWA - Canada's official fiscal watchdog says the federal wage subsidy program might cost $14 billion less than the government predicted.A new report today by Parliamentary Budget Office analyst Ben...
Aug 13, 2020

Lethbridge Chamber asks city for funding to help childcare facilities through pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce presented to council it's "Economics of Childcare" presentation on Monday and asked for funding towards childcare facilities during the pandemic.The ...
Aug 13, 2020

AHS reinstating parking fees at Chinook Regional Hospital
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The brief days of free hospital parking will soon be over. Alberta Health Services (AHS) says, as part of a return to normal business, they will be reinstating parking fees for employ...
Aug 13, 2020

Southern Alberta girl donates 4H steer to Lethbridge Soup Kitchen
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I want people to know that, no matter how young or old you are, you can still make a difference in the world."Those were the words of Eva Ketchmark, 12, who decided that she wanted t...
Aug 13, 2020

Chicken, eggs both go first as feds roll out COVID-19 food surplus program
OTTAWA, ON - More than one million dozen eggs will be redistributed via an emergency federal program designed to help farmers faced with too much food and nowhere to sell it.The $50-million surplus fo...
Aug 13, 2020

Youth vaping injuries create ongoing health issues
TORONTO, ON. -- Canadian pediatricians are reporting numerous vaping-related injuries, with one third of cases involving ongoing health problems.Interim data from the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance ...
Aug 13, 2020

Alberta teachers, school staff should be tested before classes start; Hinshaw
EDMONTON, AB. -- Alberta's chief medical officer of health says all teachers and school staff across the province should get tested for COVID-19 before students return to classrooms in September.Dr. D...
Aug 13, 2020

The Daily with LNN – August 12, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Aug 12, 2020