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Economic tough times hitting singles along with other demographics
By Chris Hibbard - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 5th, 2024
We all know that the cost of living in Canada has been on the rise. Everything is more expensive. Taxes, and interest rates are up. Government tries to placate the public with cheaper child care for families, free dental care for seniors, small cheques in the mail to offset rising prices. For one particular demographic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced for bartering with stolen property
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Using stolen property to barter for a pickup truck has netted an Alberta man a three-month jail sentence. Tryggvi Jorgen Williamson was sentenced Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice, where he pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking in stolen property and failing to comply with a non-communication order. On Dec. 15, 2022 a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crime increases demand for roll shutter security
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 5th, 2024
Crime doesn’t pay – unless perhaps you’re a business or home owner who has to address concerns. Security concerns – be it vandalism or break-ins – exist among businesses and homeowners alike. There has been a noticeable increase in the city in the demand for roll shutters, according to owner and president of Peka Rollshutters ... Read More »
2 responsesWoman to be sentenced for stabbing man with screwdriver
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who injured a man she attacked with a screwdriver last year, is set to be sentenced later this month. Stacey Leigh Carlson was at the Lethbridge homeless shelter on Sept. 10 when, at about 6:30 a.m., she approached a man sleeping on the floor and attacked him with a screwdriver. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reality series with Indigenous values looking for contestants
By Lethbridge Herald on January 4th, 2024
Theodora MacLeod – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta creatives are being given the chance of a lifetime thanks to an unidentified woman known as the Sugar Mama. Applications have opened for the opportunity to participate in the second season of an unscripted reality show titled “The Sugar Mama,” that puts 12 creatives together at ... Read More »
1 responsePot shop owner dreaming bigger
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 4th, 2024
Edward Pan says he’s in the business of selling happiness. Owner of Twenty Four Karats cannabis store on Mayor Magrath and 5 Ave S, he was the first to be interviewed in Alberta for a cannabis licence and if he has it his way, he’ll be the last one standing. While Twenty Four Karats isn’t ... Read More »
1 responsePast year held many highlights for college
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College’s president and CEO Brad Donaldson told the Herald in a recent interview that 2023 was a great year for the college, one in which they continued to see post-COVID recovery and a rebound of students coming back to campus. “We’ve almost recovered to our pre-COVID numbers, we’re seeing students coming back ... Read More »
1 responseWindy City Rescue working to find pups their furever homes
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Bear needs a new home. The five-year-old mellow black mixed breed has been in foster care since his owner died several months ago. He’s one of many dogs Windy City Rescue has been working to find a furever home for since the organization was started in 2009. Since being founded the Windy City ... Read More »
1 responseFood banks see rise in use with donations still needed
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 4th, 2024
With the Christmas season over and a new year underway, city food banks are still in great need of donations with the more families feeling a financial pinch in their pocketbooks. The Christmas Hope campaign – a partnership of food banks and other local organizations, was able to help over 9,500 community members, 33,64 of ... Read More »
1 responseProvince provides funding for Waterton biosphere Carnivores and Communities Program
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government on Wednesday announced five years of funding to help prevent conflicts between humans and wildlife in the Waterton Biosphere Reserve. The Carnivores and Communities Program is an initiative of the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association to promote a peaceful co-existence between humans and wildlife in the biosphere region. The province will ... Read More »
1 responsePiikani declares state of emergency over drug crisis
By Lethbridge Herald on January 3rd, 2024
Theodora MacLeod – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Chief of Piikani Nation Troy Knowlton, and his council have officially issued a state of emergency for the reserve, located west of Lethbridge, near the town of Pincher Creek. It comes as drug related overdoses continue to plague the community. “In the last week, we have seen ... Read More »
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