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Conditional sentence ordered for woman involved in break-in
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman has been placed on house arrest for breaking into several storage units in 2021. Nikki Lee Gajda received a one-year conditional sentence after she pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to single charges of shopbreaking to commit theft and failing to comply with an undertaking. Gajda, 32, was one ... Read More »
1 responseMinister’s Parent Advisory Council does important work in education, says past member
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Raymond parent and past member of the Minister’s Parent Advisory Council is encouraging those interested in making a difference in Alberta’s education system to apply for this year’s MPAC. After reading what she calls a discouraging and insulting set of quotes in an Alberta newspaper article, Tobi Lyons felt she needed to ... Read More »
1 responseRoom for improvement in LPS community survey results
By Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Results from the IPSOS community survey show 78 per cent of city residents are satisfied with the service provided by the Lethbridge Police Service. But LPS chief Shahin Mehdizadeh wants to see those numbers improve. The chief said Friday when discussing survey results with local media “we won’t stop now” ... Read More »
1 responseCancer Foundation lottery funds patient assistance program
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Cancer Foundation has launched their 23rd annual Cash and Cars Lottery to support the 17 cancer centres across the province with over 1900 prizes to be won. “Over the last 22 years the lottery has raised $37 million in support to Albertans facing cancer including $2.2 million last year, and we’re ... Read More »
1 responseStolen property case has now seen 31 adjournments
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The case against a 54-year-old Lethbridge man accused of possessing property stolen from several southern Alberta communities, continues to be delayed while the accused bounces between lawyers. The matter for Gerald David Thurber was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, where his third lawyer simply sought another adjournment, Thurber’s 31st since he was charged more ... Read More »
1 responseCrown withdraws charges in drug trafficking investigation
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Criminal charges against two individuals caught in a drug bust last year have been withdrawn. Joshua Alexander Drake, 32, and Corey Adam Shaw, 33, were facing numerous charges stemming from an investigation into drug trafficking in the city. However, during a brief hearing Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, the federal Crown withdrew the ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge EMS showcase new medical technologies
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A new piece of equipment and groundbreaking technology are giving Lethbridge EMS crews a better chance to save lives. A piece of automated CPR equipment called the Zoll Autopulse and an app-based system to help paediatric patients, are now being used by Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services crews. Mike Humphrey, a Lethbridge EMS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legal action over Blood Tribe ‘cows and ploughs’ settlement
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 29th, 2022
Grassroots members Eugene Fox, Roger Prairie Chicken, and Lori Scout from the Blood Tribe need to make amendments to a lawsuit against their Chief and Council over the alleged improper handling of settlement money. Following a Judicial Review July 21, the proceedings lack legal capacity to the claim. The settlement is from a treaty case ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scouts Canada membership rates epic campsites; Writing-On-Stone listed as hidden gem
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 29th, 2022
Scouts Canada has named Jasper National Park the ‘most epic camping site’ in a national survey of its volunteers and scouts. In the survey by Scouts Canada, Jasper ranked first among five other parks, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in BC ranking second, and Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario coming in third. “Camping appears to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Honkers Pub cleans up at Best Bar None
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2022
Honkers Pub & Eatery cleaned up at the AGLC Best Bar None awards on Wednesday night. The local establishment took home the People’s Choice awards of Best Business, Best Staff, Best Food and Best Community Involvement. The awards were a part of celebrating three years of Best Bar None Lethbridge and recognizes the 15 local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airshow gains altitude following pandemic break
By Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge International Airshow is set to take flight this weekend for the first time since 2017. The show runs Saturday and Sunday at the Lethbridge airport with gates open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Airshow president Dallas Harty, among several organizers who have been with the show ... Read More »
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