LETHBRIDGE It s been nearly three weeks since Lethbridge Fire Department s newest recruits started their training. The LFD is hoping this fresh batch of hopeful firefighters will help fill an urgent need in the department. Of late, we ve had quite a few recruit classes in, just trying to fill retirements and people leaving, said fire training officer Mark Matheson. We also have a new station opening up this summer, so we have a great need of staff. The new station, Fire Station No. 5, is set to open in late June on the west side and they re hoping a good portion of the recently trained recruits will help staff it.
CALGARY Heritage Calgary is putting several historic artifacts up for auction with all bids starting at a dollar and by far the largest items are eight concrete cast bison heads. Josh Traptow is the executive director of Heritage Calgary and says while they re not the original 1916 bison heads that adorned the Centre Street Bridge, they are still pieces of art crafted by a local sculptor from a bison that lived at the Calgary Zoo. They absolutely still have historic value, said Traptow. The intricacy and the detail on these bison heads is amazing and they sat on the bridge from 1983 to 2000.
CALGARY There have been almost two dozen new cases of COVID-19 found among workers at Loblaws and Sobeys stores, the two companies have confirmed. Both Loblaw Companies Ltd. and Sobeys Inc. have been tracking the number of positive cases in workers at their stores since the beginning of the pandemic. They ve also been working with public health officials to make sure that customers are kept safe. Where required, we will communicate with customers who have shopped in the impacted location, with store signage, outlining our steps to manage the situation, Sobeys wrote in a statement on its website. We will make every effort to update this information in due course and as information becomes available to us, following the guidance of Public Health.
CALGARY Jenna Beth has been followed and experiences threats while walking alone late at night in the Beltline neighbourhood, but the Calgary woman was further disturbed to hear of an alleged sexual assault along a route close to her workplace. “There was an assault in an alleyway along 12 Avenue and that was terrifying to me because now whenever I’m walking down the street and people are coming at me wearing masks everything is so much scarier,” she said. The alleged incident is under investigation by Calgary police, but Beth wanted to take matters into her own hands and prepare herself in the event she might be placed in a vulnerable position.
CALGARY There are 25 active cases of COVID-19 in a new outbreak at a Calgary gym, Alberta Health tells CTV News, and the majority are variant cases. The province says it has been notified about an outbreak at the northwest location of Rumble Boxing, on 5149 Country Hills Blvd. N.W. However, because of the upcoming long weekend, there won t be an official update to the outbreak list on the province s website. Officials also say that 22 of the cases are identified as being variants of concern. CTV News has reached out to the business and a representative says the location is closed for the time being and staff are working with Alberta Health Services (AHS) to help keep their community safe.