Courtesy of Pexels The cancellation of the Keystone Pipeline permit was a bad decision because it negatively affects Alberta. Alberta is known for using oil and gas to supply the energy sector across the country. According to nrdc.org, “the Keystone XL pipeline extension was designed to transport the planet’s dirtiest fossil fuel to market –…
Local non-profit organizations navigate COVID-19 pandemic
Non-profit organizations have been struggling to keep up with workplace demands during the pandemic. In November, the Alberta Nonprofit Network collected information from surveys it conducted to see how non-profit organizations have been coping during COVID-19. The report compiled from the surveys had nine findings. Two non-profit organizations in Lethbridge, Volunteer Lethbridge and Community Foundation…
Culinary careers program offer frozen dinner sale
Trinidy Lees, a student in the culinary careers program at Lethbridge College, cuts up meat as part of her coursework on Jan. 28, 2021. Students in the culinary careers program at Lethbridge College successfully sold out their first batch of selling frozen meals to kick off the new year. This is the first year the…
Welding students at Lethbridge College still get hands-on training during COVID-19
The welding program at Lethbridge College gives students the opportunity to train on-the-job and get in-class training at the same time. Eighty per cent of the program is apprenticing with a certified welder, the other twenty per cent is classroom labs and theory. The college offers two apprenticeships related to welding; one of them is a…
LCSA roundtable helps students connect
Information regarding The Student Roundtable on the college’s television in Centre Core on Jan. 21, 2021. Students feeling disconnected from each other and the college community, because they can’t be together in the same place because of COVID-19 restrictions, now have a place they can go every week. Every Wednesday of this semester, the Lethbridge…
Agriculture industry feels impact of COVID-19
COVID-19 has negatively impacted the agriculture industry in Alberta, resulting in the loss of 5,000 jobs over the past year. During the first COVID-19 outbreak, some major food commodities, like flour and pasta, were in low supply. This is because farmers had a hard time meeting food supply demands due to COVID-19. Farmers, ranchers and…
Brooks fitness trainer loves running her own business, helping clients
Samantha Anderson, a fitness trainer from Brooks, Alta. is doing an arm workout at Anytime Fitness in Brooks on Nov. 25, 2020. “Becoming a fitness trainer, I’ve always been active. Growing up I was active, going for hikes, going for walks,” says one Brooks fitness trainer who shared about her love for being physically active.…
Domestic violence remains important issue, especially during pandemic
Every hour, the Calgary Police detachment gets approximately two calls related to domestic violence disputes. Domestic violence rates in Calgary have gone up by 21 per cent since back in May. November is considered Family Violence Prevention month. Family Violence Prevention month first started in 1986 in the small town of Hinton. Four Albertans formed…
City of Brooks deals with COVID-19 pandemic
The City of Brooks, Alta. became very well-known back in April and May of this year when it had over 700 COVID-19 cases. Most of those cases came from JBS, a meat packing facility outside of Brooks. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, JBS has been working on keeping their COVID-19 numbers low. According to the Mayor…
Holiday season likely to bring extra stress for those away from family, friends
A photograph showing information about Shepell’s Student Support Program and the Employee and Family Assistance Program. This photo was taken on Nov. 27, 2020. Christmas is normally the happiest time of the year, but for students who aren’t able to see their families or who have stressful living conditions, this time of year is filled…
