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Alberta Medical Association consulting with city stakeholders on health system
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The president of the Alberta Medical Association was in Lethbridge Tuesday meeting stakeholders including physicians, Alberta Health Services and others as part of a provincial tour to talk about the state of the health care system. That stop included a private town hall meeting with city doctors last night. Paul Parks, an Emergency ... Read More »
1 responseCemetery volunteer pays respects to city’s veterans
By Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Stan Adamus stands among gravestones and points to the sky, telling a reporter he won’t be rewarded in this life for his efforts to maintain a city cemetery but hopes to in the next life. Adamus is a volunteer for City Cemetery Services who lovingly restores broken gravestones – some ... Read More »
3 responsesOverdose deaths reach eight-month high
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Three people died from overdoses in Lethbridge in August, the latest month for which provincial statistics are available. Those deaths brought to 94 the number of people who have been killed from drug overdoses this year. The eight-month total is the highest since the province began tracking overdose deaths since 2016. The highest ... Read More »
4 responsesChristmas is in the air at holiday handmade market
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2023
While it’s early November, there was a holiday feel around the Multicultural Centre on Saturday. That’s because the Domesticated Divas hosted their Handmade with Love in YQL Holiday Edition market. “It is amazing to be out here first in the holiday lineup,” said Melissa Hengerer, co-organizer. “It’s really, really great. The Divas have a lot ... Read More »
1 responseGreen cart program moving to bi-weekly pickups
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge announced Monday that starting today residents will only need to roll out their green carts for organics collection every second week until spring. Waste and Environment collections manager James Nicholls spoke to reporters on Monday and said the schedule change accounts for the weather changing and the need for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt museum hosts Diwali festival of lights celebration
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2023
The Galt Museum and India Canada Cultural Association hosted many community members to celebrate India’s biggest holiday, the Diwali festival of lights over the weekend. People could experience rangoli dancing, soulful music, decorative and cultural displays and enjoy food such as samosas, laddo and chai. The Festival of Light is celebrated in the Hindu month ... Read More »
1 responseDangerous offender has sentence appeal dismissed
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coaldale man designated a dangerous offender in 2019 and convicted for sexually assaulting adolescent girls, has failed to convince Alberta’s appeal court to change his sentence. Trevor Philip Pritchard appealed the indeterminate prison sentence he received in 2021 in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench by Madam Justice Johnna Kubik, and asked the ... Read More »
1 responseFunding set to help food banks meet growing need
By Lethbridge Herald on November 6th, 2023
Theodora MacLeod –Â LETHBRIDGE HERALD –Â Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The province has announced it will be providing $10 million to food banks throughout Alberta to assist with increased demand for services. The announcement comes as inflation and cost of living continue to be a challenge, leaving many turning to community organizations for support. Jason Nixon, Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YMCA recognizes staff for contribution to community
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The YMCA of Lethbridge recognized seven staff members for their contributions to the YMCA, and dedication to the community while engaged in different levels of studies. YMCA of Lethbridge CEO, Jennifer Petracek-Kolb said four of them were recipients of YMCA scholarships, while the other three were nominees of outside foundations’ scholarships. One was ... Read More »
1 responseMan gets jail for break-ins; sentence complete due to time in remand
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Breaking into a couple of Lethbridge businesses within about 30 minutes of each other has netted a 35-year-old man a jail sentence. Delray Charles Cross Child was sentenced to slightly more than seven months in jail after he pleaded guilty this week in Lethbridge court of justice to the pair of break-ins, along ... Read More »
1 responseAccused screwdriver attacker to seek release from custody
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who is accused of attacking two men with a screwdriver, sending one of them to hospital, will seek her release from remand custody when she returns to court next week. Stacey Leigh Carlson, whose matter was addressed briefly Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, is scheduled to return to court ... Read More »
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