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Local organization among nominees for Field Law grant
By Lethbridge Herald on October 18th, 2023
Steffanie Costigan LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Field Law Community Fund Program is open for voting. The Calgary-based company had a record 151 applications seeking a portion of the $75,000 funding. Field Law is a western and northern regional business law firm with offices in Calgary, Canmore and Edmonton, and Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. ... Read More »
1 responseArtist has a song or five to teach SAAG visitors
By Lethbridge Herald on October 18th, 2023
Theodora Macleod LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Elisa Harkins has a song to teach visitors to the Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG). Or rather, she has five. In the latest exhibition that opened at SAAG on Saturday, Harkins, a Cherokee/Muscogee artist from Tulsa, Oklahoma showcases a collection of five Indigenous songs and the fancy shawls they ... Read More »
1 responseAngel Tree ready to help the needy at Christmas
By Lethbridge Herald on October 18th, 2023
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD As the cost of living continues to rise, many are starting to wonder if they will be able to provide any Christmas presents for their children this year but Angel Tree is ready to help out those in need. The Lethbridge Family Services Angel Tree Christmas campaign has opened applications for ... Read More »
1 responseChinook football team to resume activities
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Chinook High School football team is being allowed to resume team activities this week but has not been cleared to play games, says the Lethbridge School Division. Those activities, says the division, include practices and and activities “designed to support their wellness and begin to address the conditions that allowed ... Read More »
1 responsePublic transportation safety focus of annual YWCA campaign
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD The YWCA Lethbridge and District kicked off their annual Week Without Violence on Monday with transit and public transportation safety as their theme for 2023. Director of External Relations Cat Champagne spoke to media Monday morning during the kick-off event and said the week without violence is an initiative that has ... Read More »
1 responseA holiday ’Glow’ coming to Agri-Food Hub for Christmas
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Lethbridge and District Exhibition announced Tuesday it will be lighting up the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre during the holiday season with an interactive event. The interactive event ‘Glow’ promises to give those in attendance an opportunity to embark on a magical journey around the world and is coming to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatality case may not go to a trial
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD The lawyer for a 33-year-old woman charged in relation to a fatal collision with a pedestrian earlier this year still hopes to resolve the case without a trial. An agent appearing in Lethbridge court of justice Friday for Lethbridge lawyer Justin Dean, said Dean had sent the Crown a resolution proposal ... Read More »
2 responsesFriday the 13th was nothing to fear at Creepy Hollow
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Steffanie Costigan LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Friday the 13th is said to be a superstitious day when bad luck occurs but a spooky business out in Warner decided to turn their luck around with “Friday the 13th Fright Fest.” Last year Creepy Hollow experienced a loss with their haunted mansion burning down. This year they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!University of Lethbridge stages Fall Convocation
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald There were 267 students graduating and more than 170 of them were expected to cross the stage at University of Lethbridge’s Fall Convocation on Saturday. The ceremony included an array of faculties including the School of Graduate Studies, the Faculties of the Arts and Science, Education Fine Arts, Health Sciences and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drunk driver gets penitentiary for causing death
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD A southern Alberta woman who was drunk when the vehicle she was driving went off the road, killing her cousin, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Jayleen Spotted Eagle of Glenwood was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge court of justice to two years in prison for impaired driving causing death. “Theres’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guard charged with sex assault at detachment on Piikani Nation
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Theodora Macleod LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A guard at the Piikani Nation RCMP detachment in Brocket has been charged with sexual assault and breach of trust after a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted while lodged overnight in RCMP custody. According to the Southern Alberta RCM District the alleged incident is said to have ... Read More »
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