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Memory of Metis veteran honoured for military service
By Troy Bannerman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2023
Troy Bannerman – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Shelley Townsend is proud of her Metis heritage. She is descended from Marguerite Taylor, the second wife of George Simpson, who was the Chief of all Inland Posts for the Hudson’s Bay Company. Townsend’s father, Owen Simpson, was a veteran of the Second World War. Like many Indigenous ... Read More »
1 responseAccessibility a challenge for city man with cerebral palsy
By Chris Hibbard - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2023
For the ‘average’ Lethbridge citizen, the city is quite easy to navigate – 20 minutes from one side to the other. For many other residents however, it’s a whole different story. Tim Hamilton was born with cerebral palsy. He has spent the entirety of his 64 years in a heavy electric wheelchair. He can move ... Read More »
1 responseWoman jailed for stealing, squatting in vacant homes
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old woman who stole more than $1,000 worth of cosmetics from a city business, and was caught after repeatedly breaking into vacant properties, has received a short jail sentence. Makayla Wilhelmina Veenstra was sentenced Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice after pleading guilty to two charges each of mischief, theft and failure ... Read More »
2 responsesProvince announces new funding to school districts
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2023
The Government of Alberta announced it will be distributing $30 million in additional funding to school districts throughout the province. The news was announced on Tuesday morning by Minister of Education, Demetrios Nicolaides, who, along with Edmonton Catholic School board chair, Sandra Palazzo spoke from Holy Child Catholic Elementary School in Edmonton. The funding is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas campaign helping families in need
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The YWCA Lethbridge and District’s Stockings of Hope Christmas Campaign is in full swing and ready to help women in need and their families celebrate Christmas. Director of external relations, Cat Champagne says the campaign will help women and children who are either using YWCA programs or who have used them within the ... Read More »
1 responseCity giving financial aid to ailing Exhibition
By Lethbridge Herald on November 28th, 2023
Al Beeber –Â LETHBRIDGE HERALD –Â abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council is coming to the financial aid of the Lethbridge Exhibition but some of that support is contingent upon the Province of Alberta providing a formal commitment by Dec. 11 and on the Exhibition to agreeing to a City-led independent third party review of its operations and sustainability. ... Read More »
8 responsesU of L professors receive nearly $700,000 to continue ag research
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
Three professors at the University of Lethbridge in the Department of Biological Sciences have secured nearly $700,000 in research funding thanks to Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR). Announced Monday morning in the Science Commons building, the money will extend the positions of agriculture researchers Michele Konschuh, Shelley Hoover, and Kim Stanford for another five years. ... Read More »
2 responsesCalgary lawyer no longer representing accused in hotel fire
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a man charged with setting fire to the historic Lethbridge Hotel earlier this year has been allowed to withdraw as the accused’s counsel. Calgary lawyer Robin McIntyre was granted leave to step down after Michael Randall Big Swan failed to attend court Monday, and after McIntyre’s agent, Kirsten Lancee, told ... Read More »
1 responseChinook dance production ready to hit the stage
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
Chinook High School hits the stage with its dance production, Natura, which runs for three nights starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Chinook Media Centre. Tickets for the performance can be purchased for $10 for adults, and $8 for students and seniors, on the school’s website, https://chs.lethsd.ab.ca, through school, cash or in person. Alisha ... Read More »
1 responseCharities rolling out their Christmas campaigns to help the needy
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
With the big day less than a month away, local charities are rolling out their Christmas campaigns to help those in need this holiday season. As part the campaigns, Monday saw the official launch of Toy Mountain at Centre Village Mall. Part of the Christmas Hope initiative – a collaboration of six organizations comprising Volunteer ... Read More »
1 responseLPS setting up Christmas checkstop for charity
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
Lethbridge Police Service’s fourth annual Charity Checkstop is set to go Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and officers will be at the Park Place Mall’s west parking lot next to the old Sears store to collect new toys, gifts, money and non-perishable food for the Christmas Hope campaign. Constable Brooklyn Peterson says police ... Read More »
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