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Long-time OHS employee and volunteer honoured
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A local resident who has dedicated 45 years to public service and performed countless hours of volunteer work has recently received Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for her contributions to Alberta. Donna Jorgensen, who has worked as an administrative assistance to an Occupational Health and Safety officer for the Government of Alberta ... Read More »
Impaired driver receives nearly $2,000 in fines
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Crashing into a vehicle and running over a light pole while impaired by alcohol has earned a 49-year-old man fines totalling nearly $2,000. Christian Musagara Mvunabandi pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of impaired driving and was fined $1,950, including a $450 victim surcharge. Police responded to a collision ... Read More »
Poor game attendance being linked to paid parking for Hurricanes
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council acting as Economic Standing Policy Committee on Tuesday morning accepted as information a report from the Lethbridge Hurricanes on the impact paid parking is having on revenue five home games into the season. The presentation to SPC was made by Trevor Lewington, chair of the governance committee, board of governors ... Read More »
Graham represents well on international long-drive stage
Lethbridge’s Sara Graham capped off her first season in golf’s long-drive competitions with a third place finish as a part of Team Canada at the Ultimate Long Drive Worlds in Florida recently. There were 14 countries and 240 hitters at the four-day event. “Oh my gosh it was amazing,” said Graham. “So we just like ... Read More »
City switches back to rear cart pickup for some residences
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday approved by a 7-2 vote a motion to move more than 1,700 city residents to back lane cart pickup. Councillors Jeff Carlson and Belinda Crowson voted against the motion. The recommendation was made to council by its Economic Standing Policy Committee on Oct. 19 that the City implement ... Read More »
Perpetrator in fake gun incident lucky to escape unscathed
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who faced police in an armed standoff with only a toy machine gun is lucky he didn’t get shot. At about 10 a.m. on Dec. 29 of last year Tyler Darcy McNabb, 28, was seen pulling the machine gun from under his jacket and waving it around while hiding behind ... Read More »
Kodiaks volleyball end road trip with wins
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks volleyball teams finished their season-opening five game road trip ,which lasted over three weekends, with two wins a piece up north. The men’s team won both of their matches 3-0 at Northwestern Polytechnic (25-21, 25-15, 25-15) on Friday and the same match win at NAIT (31-29, 25-18, 25-21) on Saturday. “The ... Read More »
Not just luck: How the Allies won the war
Historian Stéphane Guevremont stopped by the Galt Museum recently for a lecture on “How the Allies Won the War.” He explored the key Second World War turning points and reasons that enabled the Allies to defeat the Axis Powers. “How close we came to losing at the beginning, it was crucial,” said Guevremont. “If he ... Read More »
Danielle Smith wins seat in Brooks-Medicine Hat
Collin Gallant – SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS – cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith won her byelection race on Tuesday night and kicked off her party’s unofficial re-election campaign in Medicine Hat, promising “substantial” health reforms, introducing affordability programs and standing up to Ottawa from her seat in the legislature. Smith collected 54.5 per cent of the vote in the ... Read More »
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
VAN EGMOND, Douglas <br/>BAERT, Frank <br/>OTRHALEK, Frank <br/>TINORDI, Sarah-Dawn <br/>HEPPEL, Peter <br/>BAER, Barbara <br/>SCHAFFER, Augusta <br/>OUSSOREN, John <br/>HUGGINS, William <br/>DYKSLAG, John <br/>FAUTH, Josephine <br/>THOMPSON, Paulina <br/>O'DONNELL, Tillie <br/>RASMUSSEN, Scott <br/>SUPINA, Steve <br/>KOLDYK, Henry <br/>KNIFE, Melvin <br/>GIESBRECHT, Frank CROOYMANS, Alda BOS, Coby ... Read More »
Local woman and her dog run for suicide prevention
Lethbridge resident Jane Scott and her dog Shadow like to stay active. Scott and Shadow run together, but it’s more than just exercise that they’re running for these days. In the last year, they’ve used their running as a way to raise both awareness and money for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Statistics Canada ... Read More »
