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Gilbert Paterson teacher named Edwin Parr nominee
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge School Division has announced this year’s Edwin Parr Award nominee for outstanding first-year teacher was selected from Gilbert Paterson Middle School. In a release shared with media on Wednesday, the division announced Mahaliah Peddle, who recently joined the Gilbert Paterson Middle School at the beginning of the current school year, has ... Read More »
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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With the theme of Telling Our Stories: Embracing Excellence, the University of Lethbridge hosted the inaugural International Women’s Day Leadership Conference with an array of speakers. The conference was set to foster welcoming spaces of belonging for all voices, as well as share in the possibility and celebration of excellence as women, trans, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wikipedia ‘edit-a-thon’ aims to correct Blackfoot misrepresentation
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 14th, 2024
The University of Lethbridge is holding a week-long celebration of Indigenous Awareness Week and staged a Decolonizing Wikipedia: Edit-a-thon workshop for reconciliation and de-colonization at the university library Wednesday morning. With the University of Lethbridge Blackfoot name being Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone, the university has focused on educating students on Blackfoot culture as a ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. artist ready for folk club debut
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Ryan McMahon is no stranger to Lethbridge. The Vancouver Island-based artist is well familiar with the city but when he stood alone on stage last June at the Enmax Centre with acoustic guitar in hand to warm up a crowd eager to see Canadian icon Burton Cummings, he may not have known what ... Read More »
1 responseStudent builders showcasing talents at home and garden show
By Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Doors open today at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre for the first day of the Home, Garden and Leisure Show which runs through Saturday. Show hours are 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. today and Friday and 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday. The show is hosted by BILD ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dates set for trial into record drug bust
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 35-year-old man accused in one of the city’s biggest drug busts is headed for trial, but not until next year. Patrick Rodney Jr. is scheduled to stand trial Feb. 3-21, 2025. The trial, which was set Monday in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench, is also expected to include three days for a ... Read More »
1 responseBusinessman gets conditional sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge businessman who was charged with numerous fraud-related offences and was set to stand trial last January before it was cancelled, has pleaded guilty to a fraction of the charges and won’t have to go to jail. Grant Stevenson, 41, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice to a single count ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safety the focus of agriculture campaign
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 13th, 2024
The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association is creating awareness as it celebrates Ag Safety Week. The “Your Farm, Your Family, Your Success: Safety is Our Heritage” initiative is the final part of a three-year safety campaign run by the CASW. Farm safety week begins Sunday and runs to March 16 with the CASW encouraging farming communities ... Read More »
1 responseShoplifter receives jail sentence for needle threat
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Nicholas Heavy Runner only faced a single charge of shoplifting, until he threatened a security guard with a weapon. While on a routine patrol in the Park Place Mall on Dec. 17 of last year, the security guard was alerted to a theft from Sport Check. He caught up with Heavy Runner after ... Read More »
1 responseMore signatures needed for future council runs
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave second and third readings to a bylaw which will increase the number of signatures needed for people running for council and mayor. Council voted by a 6-3 margin on both readings. A year ago on March 7, city council adopted a resolution put forward by councillor Ryan ... Read More »
1 responseChamber hosts arts and culture panel
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce has brought back the State of the Industry Arts and Culture panel discussion about the importance of keeping arts and culture thriving and accessible in our community. Panelists from three non-profit organization and one from the for-profit sector, spoke about their SWOT analysis that covers Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities ... Read More »
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