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Kodiaks welcome addition of college ESports team
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 18th, 2022
Lethbridge College is officially adding the ESports team into Kodiaks Athletics with its first full season slated for the 2022-23 academic year. Founded back in the winter semester of 2022 the team of 15 entered the Canadian Collegiate ESports League playing exhibition games in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. Now the team will have the ... Read More »
1 responseMock budget program provides insight into property taxes
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents now have the opportunity to give their two cents about how they want the City operating budget to be spent, by creating one of their own. “Lethbridge City Council in the fall will be going into the operating budget process and that is one of the most difficult decisions that council ... Read More »
2 responsesSix month sentence for housebreaking, assault
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Breaking into a home and assaulting the owner has earned a Lethbridge man a six-month stint behind bars. John Elvis Jones was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court after he pleaded guilty to charges of housebreaking and commit assault, mischief causing damage, and theft under $5,000. On Nov. 25 of last year Jones, ... Read More »
5 responsesTrial date expected in cannabis robbery case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 39-year-old man accused of robbing a cannabis store last year is expected to schedule a date for trial when he returns to court next month. The case against Hank Lee Tremblay, who faces several criminal charges, was in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday but adjourned after his lawyer explained a trial date would be scheduled ... Read More »
1 responseComics and memorabilia please fans at weekend show
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 18th, 2022
Lethbridge Comics, Cards, and Collectibles welcomed fans of every variety to the Rocky Mountain Turf Club for its annual expo. From coin collectors to comic fanatics the showroom floor was packed with a variety of nostalgia to please every fan’s fandom. DC and Marvel fans had a plethora of comics to browse, and collectors had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tackling homelessness requires broad-spectrum approach
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Homelessness and affordable housing need to be looked at from a broad social infrastructure perspective, says HelpSeeker Technologies co-founder and co-president Alina Turner. The social technology organization, in partnership with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Expert Community on Housing (ECOH) offered a webinar on Tuesday about Defining Canada’s Community Housing and Homelessness ... Read More »
2 responsesHealing camp provides pathway to recovery
By Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2022
Ry Clarke – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alvin Mills’ Kii Maa Pii Pii Tsin (Kindness to Others) Healing and Recovery Camp is helping people battling addiction recover using traditional Blackfoot culture and healing with a space on the Blood Tribe Reserve just outside Lethbridge. The camp, which has been operating for two weeks now, ... Read More »
3 responsesGymnastics parents press for child safety measures in wake of criminal allegations
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Parents are raising concerns about their children’s safety while enrolled in extracurricular activities after sexual assault allegations against a gymnastics coach recently came to light. Multiple parents who previously raised concerns about a lack of refund from the Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy are now focusing their efforts into raising awareness about children’s safety. “We’re ... Read More »
3 responsesSMRID merger creates Canada’s largest irrigation district
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 17th, 2022
St. Mary River Irrigation District and Taber Irrigation District have completed an amalgamation of the two districts on August 1 following a Ministerial Order signed by Nate Horner, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development. The two districts petitioned the Minister back in December 2021 after holding a vote in favour of the ... Read More »
2 responsesCost of driver medical exams for seniors is an undue hardship, says Phillips
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP Finance Critic and MLA for Lethbridge-West Shannon Phillips was joined by local senior citizen Tom Walton Tuesday to call on the UCP government to stop charging seniors for mandatory driver medical exams. Phillips said the high cost of living is having a significant impact on the quality of life for many ... Read More »
1 responseHigh speed pursuit ends in three year jail term for accused
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 47-year-old man who led police on a high-speed chase across southern Alberta more than a year ago, has been sent to jail. Darcy Red Crow was sentenced to a three-year prison term Tuesday, after pleading guilty in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of flight from police, possession of stolen property over $5,000, ... Read More »
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