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Bar fight costs accused $1,000
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man has been ordered to stay away from a city restaurant and bar for the next 18 months. That’s the amount of time Corby Costar-Tarcon, 27, will be on probation for causing problems at the westside business just before midnight on Feb. 12 of this year. Police were dispatched to a ... Read More »
1 responseLocals wing in to nature centre for Bats Discovery Day
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2022
Helen Schuler Nature Centre was the site for their recent Bats! Discovery Day. The day was in recognition of World Bat Week which celebrates all the things the mammal does and assists in dispelling some of those myths that are out there about the animal. “We wanted to have a day where the community could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Apples to oranges? Comparing municipal tax rates in Alberta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A person in Lethbridge says they pay a certain amount of property taxes on their house while a friend in Calgary pays less for a home with the same value. They’re unhappy about it and wonder why. The matter of property tax comparison came up at a recent Economic Standing Policy Committee meeting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community organizations focused on engaging with vulnerable persons
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 28th, 2022
The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce in partnership from the City of Lethbridge and Downtown Lethbridge BRZ held the first of four of its Safety Education and Information Sessions Tuesday at CASA. The sessions, titled the Engaging Vulnerable Persons Training Workshop, was geared towards how people interact with those at risk in our city and how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legion’s annual Poppy Campaign growing strong
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents will be able to start donating and grabbing a poppy as early as today when the 2022 Poppy Campaign begins with boxes being distributed to different businesses across the city. Royal Canadian Legion General Stewart Branch No. 4 communications co-chair, Glenn Miller, told media Thursday their campaign goal remains at $90,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shared response vital in solving homelessness, SACPA hears
By Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
Ry Clarke – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Thursday’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs session was a hot topic for discussion with Mike Fox, director of community services for the City of Lethbridge, speaking on homelessness and encampments. Entitled “Homelessness – A Complex Social Issue”, the session began with Fox talking about the city’s ... Read More »
1 responseParking fines may be on the rise
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council is asking administration to examine the present fee structure for parking violation fines and return with a schedule to help offset costs in the operation of parking activities. Council unanimously passed an official business motion by Councillor John Middleton-Hope on the matter Tuesday. The subject will also be addressed during November ... Read More »
2 responsesHealth care unions speak out on staffing shortage
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Members of multiple health-care unions came together this week to demand that the government of Alberta develop a plan to deal with the current provincial crisis in health care. On Monday morning, Alberta’s health-care unions presented a letter to Health Minister Copping’s office, requesting an urgent meeting to discuss a plan to address ... Read More »
1 responseProper grain storage techniques could eliminate mass wastage
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com More that a billion and a half people could be fed with the millions of tons of grain that is being lost globally to waste, says a former Tier I Canada Research Chair in Stored-Grain Ecosystems. Lethbridge College hosted Digvir Jayas this week for a presentation on food security. Jayas has collaborated with researchers ... Read More »
1 responseReconciliation program for non-Indigenous explores the benefits of allyship
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 27th, 2022
– Editor’s Note: As part of a collaborative relationship established with the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee, the Lethbridge Herald will be publishing a series of articles monthly on various aspects of Indigenous reconciliation and the progress that has been made toward those goals. This feature is the first installment in this series – Reconciliation Lethbridge ... Read More »
1 responseMan sentenced to jail for apartment break-in
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old Lethbridge man has been sent to jail for committing several criminal offences, including breaking into an apartment and stealing a motor vehicle. Just after midnight on Jan. 10 of this year Tyson Thomas Kehoe entered a residence on 8 Street South and stole a woman’s wallet, keys and 2004 Nissan Murano. ... Read More »
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