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Food bank gets boost from energy company
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Food Bank received a substantial donation from an energy retailer who takes a portion of their new customer signup fees and donates it to a charity of their choosing. Sponsor Energy donated $16,000 to the Lethbridge Food Bank Friday afternoon after tallying up their quarterly signups. Sponsor Energy CEO, Carolyn Martin ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta 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 responseTrial on fraud charges could be cancelled
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A week-long trial scheduled to run early next year for a Lethbridge businessman charged with numerous fraud-related offences, could be cancelled if the accused’s new lawyer doesn’t have time to prepare for it. During a brief hearing Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice, city lawyer Marcus Mueller withdrew as counsel for the accused, ... Read More »
1 responseCity schools staging remembrance ceremonies
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With Remembrance Day around the corner, schools across the city are preparing for their own unique ceremonies to honour veterans who live within the community and those who are no longer with us. Father Leonard Van Tighem School will be honouring Jeff Alden with the Royal Canadian Legion General Stewart Branch No. 4, ... 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 responseGalt 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 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!Dangerous 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 – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – 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 »
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