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Virtual Kidney Walk supporting patient programs, research and organ donation initiatives Poll Yes By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman
For the Lethbridge Herald on May 13, 2021. Every spring for the past nine years, residents of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat have put on their walking shoes for a morning of family fun to support kidney patients in their community. When the pandemic changed the world in 2020, the switch to make Kidney Walk virtual was a tremendous success and surpassed the foundation’s expectations. Kidney Walk is an opportunity for those affected by kidney disease, patients, loved ones and health professionals to walk united, raising awareness and funds to support the Kidney Foundation of Canada in providing patient programs, advancing research, and supporting organ donation initiatives. ....
Busy day for city committees Public meetings set for February, March By Sue Sitter - | Jan 30, 2021 Sue Sitter/PCT Two Rugby residents walk for exercise in the Rugby Armory on a recent Friday morning. The City of Rugby has scheduled a public hearing for March 15 at 7 p.m. to present a plan for updating the facility. City of Rugby government committees made final recommendations for a controversial project at the city recreation complex in regular meetings held Wednesday, Jan. 20, at city hall. A project to replace drain tiles on baseball diamonds at the complex spurred months of discussion when factors such as early snowfall caused delays in work and added expenses when sod pulled from the grounds froze and died. More expenses were incurred when the contractor, Austin Harles of Fargo firm MBF Drain Tile used city equipment for some of the work and according to recreation committee members, damaged fencing on the property. ....
Correction By Staff | Jan 9, 2021 A story in the Jan. 2 edition of the Tribune incorrectly said Recreation Manager Jamie Wald oversaw a drain tile project near the softball diamonds. Although Wald made observations and statements about the project, she did not oversee it. Recreation Committee Chair Joel Berg supervised the project. The Tribune regrets the errors. ....
Council focuses on rec complex issues By Sue Sitter - | Dec 12, 2020 Sue Sitter/PCT A worker takes advantage of warmer winter weather to finish a project at the Rugby Recreation Complex. The Rugby Recreation Complex took the spotlight at the regular monthly meeting for the Rugby City Council Monday, Dec. 7 at city hall. Austin Harles of MBF Drain Tile Systems, LLC, attended the meeting by phone to describe drain tile work he placed underground at the baseball diamonds at the complex. “The drain tile’s 100 percent in,” Harles said. “All of it’s in.” Harles said additional work had yet to be completed to even the field, replace soil and plant grass seed to replace sod that had been removed early in October. The sod was destroyed by a snap of cold weather and light snowfall during that time. ....