LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com In her sixth attempt to secure a response from city council in the past year, Robin James finally left council chambers on Tuesday with a smile on her face. James, the chief administrative officer of the Lethbridge Housing Authority, secured from council one-time funding of $110,000 to offset the 2022 operating costs of ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Attacking an employee of the homeless shelter with a knife has earned a Lethbridge woman a five-month jail sentence. Tia Cyanne Davis was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty in Lethbridge provincial court to a charge of assault with a weapon. Davis, 20, was at the shelter on April 27 and became involved in ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An effort by councillor John Middleton-Hope to get the wheels rolling on an initiative to deal with abandoned shopping carts failed to make it out the door Tuesday. Council voted 5-4 against a resolution brought forward by the first-term councillor that would have directed administration to return to it through the Community Safety ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men charged with several others in relation to a human trafficking case are expected to schedule trial dates the next time their matters are in court. Calgary lawyer Kirsten Lancee, who represents Mohammad Neirabani, was in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday, where she elected to have her client tried by a provincial court ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Summertime is here and Lethbridge city council will soon be taking a brief break to enjoy it. Only more council meeting is scheduled before elected officials take a breather until September. The next full council meeting is scheduled for July 26 at 1:30 p.m. in council chambers. Aside from a meeting of the ... Read More »
BERLANDO, Dorin BUDARIN, Emma GOSHINMON, Masako (Miyashiro) KOSKEWICH, Verna PARENTEAU, Edward "Eddy" SANDESKI, Marion... Read More »
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Services Traffic Response Unit is preparing for the return of Street Machine Weekend and is encouraging residents to celebrate the festivities safely and responsibly. The 44th annual Street Machine weekend runs from today until Sunday and LPS is reminding residents that all of the rules of the ... Read More »
Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – sports@lethbridgeherald.com Andrew Doyle and Rhett Feser were looking for ways to incorporate young players into Canada Day festivities about a month ago at Spitz Stadium and came up with a kids clinic in conjunction with the Lethbridge Bulls. The clinic was coached by Doyle, Feser and Feser’s father Dan and featured ... Read More »
Why healthy hearing is a gift to both you and your loved ones Photo: iStock Have family members been telling you that your television is cranked up too high? Are you having issues following conversations? Is it difficult to understand the person on the other end of the phone line? If you answered yes to ... Read More »
Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – sports@lethbridgeherald.com Three Lethbridge Heat softball teams are preparing for the “D” Provincials in St. Paul this weekend. U15 team coach Beth Moulton said a lot of it is team bonding, when talking about preparation. “Practices are a way to team bond,” said Moulton. “We’ve had a couple of tournaments out of ... Read More »
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois Dalhousie University It wasn’t a good week if you’re a consumer on a tight budget – and that means most of us. Consumers are under attack. We’ve just learned that Canada’s food inflation rate was at a record 9.7 per cent in May. Everyone is noticing higher food prices and no section ... Read More »