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 New booklets to help with older adults and kids staying active

New booklets to help with older adults and kids staying

Micah QuinnMicah Quinn April 13, 2021

Lethbridge College’s Be Fit For Life Centre has partnered with the Chinook Arch Regional Library System to distribute booklets to teach older adults and young children the importance of getting outside and staying active. As Micah Quinn explains, the booklets promote physical literacy at a time when many of us are isolated and stuck at […]Read More

 Lethbridge School Division awaiting COVID-19 vaccine for frontline staff

Lethbridge School Division awaiting COVID-19 vaccine for frontline staff

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley April 12, 2021

In the coming weeks, the Lethbridge School division alongside the Holy Spirit Catholic division will have the opportunity to rapidly test for COVID-19. The province announced Saturday that testing will be offered to 222,000 students across Alberta. Testing for junior and senior high school students will be prioritized based on various factors, including prevalence of […]Read More

 Green Shirt Day

Green Shirt Day

Laurice AlexanderLaurice Alexander April 7, 2021

Canada is bleeding green today. It is Green Shirt Day. The day was inspired by hockey player Logan Boulet who donated his organs shortly after the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018. A car dealership in Lethbridge was decked out in green today to honour our local hero.Read More

 Music program to help out seniors with Alzheimer’s

Music program to help out seniors with Alzheimer’s

Micah QuinnMicah Quinn April 7, 2021

The Nanton Quality of Life Foundation is hoping to increase the wellbeing of seniors who have Alzheimer’s by providing a Music and Memory Program. As Micah Quinn explains, organizers say this program helps stimulate the brains of seniors who need it the most.Read More

 Quarantine of half of school leaves parents scrambling

Quarantine of half of school leaves parents scrambling

Jeannette RocherJeannette Rocher March 23, 2021

Due to a number of positive COVID cases, the Lethbridge School Division made the decision over the weekend to return to online learning for students from the Immanuel Christian Elementary and Secondary schools. As Jeannette Rocher reports, more than half of the students and staff now have to quarantine from the elementary school alone…meaning parents […]Read More

 Step 3 of economic relaunch gets delay from Alberta officials

Step 3 of economic relaunch gets delay from Alberta officials

Micah QuinnMicah Quinn March 23, 2021

Reaction is pouring in regarding the Alberta government’s decision to delay Step 3 of its economic relaunch. This includes movie theatres in our province. The owner of the Movie Mill in Lethbridge, Leonard Binning, says that he’s disappointed, and devastated by the decision. Lethbridge currently has 524 active cases of COVID-19. Fortunately 2,296 people have […]Read More

 St. Francis Jr. High back to online learning this week

St. Francis Jr. High back to online learning this week

Jeannette RocherJeannette Rocher March 15, 2021

Over the weekend more COVID-19 cases were reported within the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division including five at St. Francis Junior High School. The school division got approval from the Minister of Education on Saturday to move classes back to an online format between March 15-18th at St. Francis, as 41 percent of their students […]Read More

 Eighty Staff and 1,000 students in quarantine

Eighty Staff and 1,000 students in quarantine

Jeannette RocherJeannette Rocher March 15, 2021

Lethbridge School Division is reporting their largest number of COVID-19 cases since the school year began. There are 47 total cases, involving 14 different schools.  Health Officials have identified a seventh case at Galbraith Elementary School. The School Division says the facility remains on outbreak status. Other schools including Wilson Middle School, Winston Churchill and […]Read More

 Petition For Faster ALS Treatments

Petition For Faster ALS Treatments

Micah QuinnMicah Quinn March 11, 2021

ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease is incurable. A petition that has garnered thousands of signatures was started by a man who has struggled with ALS. As Micah Quinn explains, members of the ALS caucus met today to discuss faster treatment options for those who have the deadly disease and need the help.Read More

 Medicine Shoppe first pharmacy to start vaccines in Lethbridge

Medicine Shoppe first pharmacy to start vaccines in Lethbridge

Laurice AlexanderLaurice Alexander March 11, 2021

The Medicine Shoppe near Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge will be providing vaccines to seniors above the age of 65 starting next week.Read More

 Chinook Sexual Assault Centre hits 2 year milestone

Chinook Sexual Assault Centre hits 2 year milestone

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley March 9, 2021

The Chinook Sexual Assault Centre just celebrated its 2nd anniversary in our community. From providing crisis support, to counselling the nonprofit group says it has seen a lot of growth since opening its doors a couple of years ago. According to the group's Executive Director, Kristine Cassie, sadly they have also seen an influx of assaults on children. Read More

 Lethbridge gyms open up and talk Step 2 of the COVID-19 economic relaunch

Lethbridge gyms open up and talk Step 2 of the

Micah QuinnMicah Quinn March 2, 2021

Gym enthusiasts across the province can look forward to donning their workout gear again thanks to the province's recent announcement. As Micah Quinn explains, even though there has been some confusion on the full list of new rules, people are just happy to be able to get back to working out.Read More

 ICU doctor feels ‘mental comfort’ after being first to get vaccine in Saskatoon

ICU doctor feels ‘mental comfort’ after being first to get

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley February 26, 2021

Dr.Hassan Masri was the first doctor in Saskatoon to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He says that it took a few days for his body to adjust, but he is feeling healthy and much more confident when working with COVID-19 patients in the ICU.Read More

 Coaldale man receives GoFundMe campaign to try to pay for wheelchair

Coaldale man receives GoFundMe campaign to try to pay for

Micah QuinnMicah Quinn February 25, 2021

Dealing with persistent pain isn’t an easy pill to swallow. That’s what Gavin Hamilton has to face everyday. He is hoping to get a new motorized wheelchair to help him get around after his old one broke down. As Micah Quinn explains, the wheelchair isn’t covered under any government assistance, so the community has united to create a GoFundMe campaign to help out.Read More

 Spearman prepared to follow Wood Buffalo’s lead on EMS motion

Spearman prepared to follow Wood Buffalo’s lead on EMS motion

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley February 11, 2021

The municipality of Wood Buffalo unanimously approved a motion to provide notice to Alberta Health Services that the regional 911 Emergency Communications Centre will no longer transfer the 911 calls to the AHS Provincial Dispatch Centre. The news comes after AHS flipped the switch on integrated EMS systems. Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman says he stands with Wood Buffalo and is prepared to put forth a similar motion. Spearman, along with Fire Chief Marc Rathwell says there have been extreme delays in emergency calls since the change.Read More

 Lethbridge lawyer on proposed harm reduction site

Lethbridge lawyer on proposed harm reduction site

Laurice AlexanderLaurice Alexander February 11, 2021

A Calgary-based harm reduction society is seeking permission to distribute clean needles and other items to prevent sexually transmitted diseases among the most vulnerable in Lethbridge.Read More

 Lethbridge College announces free fitness centre memberships for students

Lethbridge College announces free fitness centre memberships for students

Micah QuinnMicah Quinn February 10, 2021

With the province announcing that fitness centres can reopen in Alberta for one-on-one training as part of the Step 1 relaunch strategy, Lethbridge College will be offering free fitness centre memberships for the Winter 2021 semester. As Micah Quinn reports, one of the main reasons that this initiative was put forth was to offer more mental health supports for students.Read More

 Seniors in rural isolation receiving supports

Seniors in rural isolation receiving supports

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley February 7, 2021

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro recently announced $68.5 million in funding for seniors to combat the pandemic. The money will go to support long term care facilities and mental health initiatives. Video Journalist Ainsley O’Riley spoke with local seniors services about the impact this money could have in Lethbridge.Read More

 Lethbridge College researchers identify possible solution to antibiotics crisis

Lethbridge College researchers identify possible solution to antibiotics crisis

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley February 7, 2021

A team of microbiologists at Lethbridge College has made breakthroughs in what they call an antibiotics crisis. With infectious disease on the minds of many, some people have become immune to treatment. Since 2016 these researchers have been working on the development of new antibiotics by testing plants native to Alberta for antibiotic molecules.Read More

 Cancer diagnoses down during pandemic, but not because cancer has disappeared

Cancer diagnoses down during pandemic, but not because cancer has

Jeannette RocherJeannette Rocher February 5, 2021

Alberta Health is reporting that cancer diagnoses dropped by one third during the pandemic, but it's not because cancer is going away.Read More

 One woman recounts many different COVID symptoms after being sick for a whole month

One woman recounts many different COVID symptoms after being sick

Jeannette RocherJeannette Rocher February 5, 2021

By now many of us know someone who has gotten COVID-19 and perhaps recovered. The U.S. continues to have the highest death toll due to coronavirus in the world, at more than 400 thousand.Read More

 Don’t just think about candy hearts this February

Don’t just think about candy hearts this February

Jeannette RocherJeannette Rocher February 5, 2021

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada proclaims February as Heart Month, and want to remind us that nine out of 10 Canadians have at least one risk factor for heart disease or stroke.Read More

 Children’s Link expanding into Lethbridge

Children’s Link expanding into Lethbridge

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley February 2, 2021

Having a child with a disability comes with many hurdles, and some parents find it helpful to talk with other parents going through the same thing. Calgary based nonprofit Children's Link is expanding into Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. The group is working with dozens of local agencies, and is hoping to offer virtual chats for parents to engage with each other across the province.Read More

 Four Mayors demand investigation into integrated EMS dispatch

Four Mayors demand investigation into integrated EMS dispatch

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley February 1, 2021

The Mayors of Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are asking for an independent investigation into the province's new integrated EMS system, noting technical issues and failures.Read More

 Vaccines for meat processing plant workers

Vaccines for meat processing plant workers

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley January 28, 2021

The president of the union which represents Cargill Meat in High River and JBS Canada in Brooks says the province isn’t doing enough to protect essential workers.Read More

 Firefighter cancer ‘epidemic’ in local communities

Firefighter cancer ‘epidemic’ in local communities

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley January 26, 2021

For the first time Canada took part in Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. A 2018 study says that cancer is the leading cause of death in Canadian Firefighters. These brave souls and their families want their communities to be aware of the staggering amount of firefighters who lose their lives each year. Video journalist Ainsley O'Riley spoke with officials at the International Firefighter Cancer Support Network, along with local detachments who shared the urgency to get people talking.Read More

 Family of COVID-19 deceased man raising funds to bring body home to southern Alberta

Family of COVID-19 deceased man raising funds to bring body

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley January 23, 2021

Waylon Blood grew up in Southern Alberta, and tragically passed away from COVID-19 while working in Tucson, Arizona. The cost to transport his body back to southern Alberta so he can be laid to rest here is about $7,000 USD.Read More

 911 EMS dispatch to centralize Jan 12

911 EMS dispatch to centralize Jan 12

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley January 12, 2021

Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman says attempts to connect with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, and Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro about integrated EMS systems have fallen on deaf ears. Spearman, alongside mayors of Calgary, Red Deer, and Wood Buffalo hosted a press conference to highlight the switch of local EMS dispatch to one provincial system. Bridge City News has been following the story and Ainsley O'Riley has the details.Read More

 SASHA house thankful for available grants

SASHA house thankful for available grants

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley December 23, 2020

SASHA house in Lethbridge helps many in the community struggling with mental health and addiction. Along with programming, they are also host to a number of long and short term beds. Organizers say they are thankful for financial support they receive on all levels of government, especially during the pandemic.Read More

 Parkinson Association Alberta receives $10,000 in federal funding

Parkinson Association Alberta receives $10,000 in federal funding

Ainsley O'RileyAinsley O'Riley December 22, 2020

The federal government invested thousands of dollars into southern Alberta for the second round of Emergency Support funding. Ten nonprofits in the region including Streets Alive and Woods homes were supplied with funding. As Ainsley O'Riley explains, the disabled in our community were included as well, and for good reason.Read More

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