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Avalanche Canada connecting backcountry users with better information on conditions
By Troy Bannerman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 10th, 2022
Avalanche Canada has released an updated avalanche condition information system to release up to date and current conditions to help travellers plan their back country outings. The new system includes smaller regions that can more accurately portray critical information. It also groups regions with similar conditions together to help travellers assess the information faster. The ... Read More »
1 responseWarrant issued for accused in Fort Macleod break-in
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An arrest warrant has been issued for one of two people charged in relation to a break-in at a Fort Macleod business last month. At about 9:21 p.m. Nov. 21 Fort Macleod RCMP received a complaint of a break-in to a local business. Fort Macleod RCMP, along with Coaldale traffic services and the ... Read More »
1 responseNew West finishes off the year with a ‘Blockbuster’
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com New West Theatre is ready to close out 2022 with Blockbuster, a hit parade of people’s favourite blockbuster songs and sketch comedy from Dec. 14 – 31. Director Grahame Renyk said people can expect a lot of laughter and the goofiness on stage that is a staple for New West Theatre. “We’re sort ... Read More »
1 responseNew teachers network with employers at U of L symposium
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 10th, 2022
Student teachers finishing up their final semester at the University of Lethbridge came together Friday for the PS III Large-Group Seminar and Symposium. Wrapping up their Professional Semester III, Education students got the chance to network and prepare as they get ready to graduate and enter into their careers as teachers. The seminar is the ... Read More »
1 responseKorean family lending musical talent to patient performances
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A volunteer music program at Chinook Regional Hospital is providing comforting sounds for patients, visitors and staff. The ongoing program called Music in the Atrium, run by Volunteer Resources, has about 15 musicians coming regularly to the hospital to perform in the atrium and on different floors. One group of musicians is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta municipalities ponder wide range of tax increases
By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Provincial municipalities have until the end of December to adopt their operating budgets and are working on establishing property tax rates. Lethbridge city council in November approved an annual residential property tax increase of 5.1 per cent for the next four years. If all initiatives put forward to council had ... Read More »
4 responsesPara ice hockey not limited to those with disablities
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 9th, 2022
Lethbridge Community Therapeutic Recreation hosted a free Try-it-Day event on Thursday afternoon for the public to come out to Nicholas Sheran Ice Centre and experience para ice hockey. Strapping on the sled, skaters got to experience hockey in a new way. The event was organized in partnership with the Lethbridge Sport Council. Para ice hockey ... Read More »
2 responsesFake vehicle inspection used to dupe buyer costs man 45 days
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man in the market for a used vehicle didn’t have any reason to be suspicious when Gerald David Thurber offered to sell him a 2003 Pontiac Aztec. Thurber provided the buyer with an inspection report from an AMA certified automotive shop, which confirmed the mechanical fitness of the SUV. What the ... Read More »
2 responsesLPS officers serving up for Special Olympics
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police officers will be serving the community in a different way this Friday during a fundraising event in support of Special Olympics. The Cops, Pops and Pizza Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) fundraiser will take place at Boston Pizza South from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. LETR director and LPS constable Braylon ... Read More »
2 responsesCurriculum debate ‘partisan and ideologically driven’ SACPA told
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 9th, 2022
Settling on a school curriculum that satisfies the majority of Albertans has never been easy. The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs hosted its weekly seminar Thursday with Amy von Heyking, associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the U of L, to discuss the curriculum in Alberta for K-12 students. Discussing the history ... Read More »
2 responsesGroup hopes to spread reconciliation message to non-Indigenous
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 9th, 2022
A grassroots action-based organization, Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation for Society, is working in Lethbridge to help spread Indigenous awareness and education. Working within the community, the group helps spread Indigenous knowledge to non-Indigenous people to help develop ways of implementing culture into practices. “We are building relationships with our non-Aboriginal people. Everybody who is on ... Read More »
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