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U of L nursing student credited with helping save a life
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A local nursing student was presented with a Community Hero Award by the Lethbridge Fire Department earlier this month for an act of heroism that saved someone’s life in May 2022. What seemed like a regular day at the Picture Butte golf course on May 18 turned into a life or death situation ... Read More »
2 responsesCity stages grand opening of Legacy Park improvements
By Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A space conceived in the early 2000s when Bob Tarleck was mayor was celebrated Wednesday when Phase 2 of Legacy Park officially opened. A ceremony at the park pavilion attracted a strong crowd of people to hear speeches, get a free ice cream cone and experience Legacy Park. The amenities of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Case adjourned for former officer charged with sexual assault
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The case against a retired Lethbridge police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Lethbridge several years ago has been adjourned again while the Crown and defence lawyer continue to discuss the case. The matter for William James Kaye was in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, but adjourned to Sept. 8 at the request of defence. Kaye, 63, is ... Read More »
1 responseMurder suspect expected to take next step in proceedings
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 27-year-old woman accused of killing an older woman late last year made a brief appearance Monday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench. Melissa Martens-Lagasse, who appeared in court by CCTV from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, is charged with first-degree murder and causing an indignity to a human body in relation to the ... Read More »
2 responses‘It’s going to become a ghetto’: Parker pushes for enforcement
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City councillor Ryan Parker thinks Lethbridge needs to take stronger action against residents of homeless camps. And the long-term councillor believes the city should be willing to stand up against any legal challenge to such action. Parker was opposed to a motion that was passed by a 6-2 vote Tuesday calling on administration ... Read More »
2 responsesU of L student researchers studying elusive toads
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge is conducting a summer research across Alberta on some elusive indicators of ecosystem health, the Plains Spadefoot Toad. Because the Plains Spadefoot Toad spends most its time underground, many local residents may have never seen one, even though their range includes southern Alberta. Summer students working in Dr. Julie ... Read More »
1 responseWard system commission going forward
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave third reading to a bylaw establishing a commission to examine the establishment of a ward system here. The item was the first on the list at a special council meeting which mainly focused on homeless camps and a potential site for a temporary sober shelter. Bylaw 6374 ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge College names new president
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2022
Lethbridge College’s Board of Governors has named Brad Donaldson as its 9th President and CEO following the resignation of Paula Burns. From a pool of 130 applicants a committee of seven members, including Michael Marcotte, chair for the Lethbridge College Board of Governors, chose Donaldson following a six-month process. Donaldson was chosen fulfilling the boards ... Read More »
1 responseTailfeathers murder case stalled awaiting additional information
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Five people accused in the death of a Fort Macleod man last year continue to adjourn their matters while they wait for additional information from the Crown’s office. The matters for the accused, Miranda Mae Turuk, Richard William Lavell, Randy Lee Giroux, Michelle Lee Toth and Edward Alexander Goodrich, were in Lethbridge provincial ... Read More »
1 responseShoes for Kids YQL partners with Lethbridge Family Services
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2022
Shoes for Kids YQL Foundation is partnering with Lethbridge Family Services for its second annual Shoe Drive on Aug. 27, gathering brand new shoes for children across southern Alberta so they can start their school year off on the right foot. “We are working with the school boards as well as social services within the ... Read More »
1 responseSeniors help stir the pot at Nord-Bridge cooking class
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2022
Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre and Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge host an intergenerational baking class at Chinook Country Kitchen to help teach healthy cooking across all generations. Bringing grandchildren and grandparents together or partnering members up, the goal is to use community donated foods to bake meals that can be shared in all households and ... Read More »
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