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Online Christmas market supporting Logan Boulet Endowment Fund

By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on November 11th, 2022

An online Christmas Market selling apparel reflecting local fallen hockey player Logan Boulet is set to raise funds to help support the community. “We did the first one with Marty Baceda and Kurtis Hawkins at Players Bench, three-and-a half years ago (and) said let’s do this,” said Toby Boulet, Logan’s father. “It went really well ... Read More »

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Advocate speaks out on chronic pain treatment

By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 11th, 2022

Health Canada estimates that nearly eight million people live with chronic pain, defined as any pain that’s continuous for three months or longer. Alberta Health Services (AHS) has programs and supports designed specifically for those who suffer from it, yet those programs are not medical treatments. Increasingly, those burdened by chronic pain are finding themselves ... Read More »

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City skate park renamed in honour of Wade Galloway

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 11th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Late city councillor and skateboard enthusiast Wade Galloway is being honoured by city council with the renaming of the SLP Skate Park on Mayor Magrath Drive in his honour. The park, which opened in 2014, is now officially named the Wade Galloway Skate Park. The park is designed for skateboarders, freestyle BMX bikes, ... Read More »

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Five Coutts protesters to stand trial in July

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 11th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Five people charged in relation to a protest at the Coutts border earlier this year are set to stand trial next year. Ursulla Allred, Evan Colenut, Jaclyne Martin, Justin Martin and Easton Oler, are scheduled to stand trial for one week beginning July 24, 2023. The accused are charged with mischief to property ... Read More »

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Airport mock-crash highlights emergency response

By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 11th, 2022

The Lethbridge Airport held a full-scale emergency exercise earlier this week, mandated every four years by Transport Canada, simulating an emergency impacting the airport. The event united participants from Lethbridge Airport, Fire and Emergency Services, Police Services, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the City of Lethbridge, as they came together working through a scenario. ... Read More »

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City budget deliberations commence next week

By Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2022

Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Ready, set, deliberate! City council, acting as the Economic Standing Policy Committee, will begin at least five days of deliberations starting Monday on the upcoming budget for 2023-26. City residents are looking at a minimum 3.77 per cent tax hike annually over those four years. Any tax hike here will ... Read More »

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Manslaughter trial scheduled for January cancelled

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A manslaughter trial that was scheduled to run early next year for a southern Alberta man has been cancelled. Cullen Drake Tailfeathers was set to stand trial for a week beginning Jan. 23, 2023, but the trial was vacated Wednesday during a brief hearing in Lethbridge provincial court. Calgary lawyer Jim Lutz, who ... Read More »

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Neuron Mobility adds College to riding area

By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 10th, 2022

Neuron Mobility has added to its riding area which now includes Lethbridge College’s campus. Providing students, staff, and visitors an opportunity to have an alternative mode of transportation to and from the area, riders will have access to all 80 hectares of the campus with device speeds being capped at 15 km/h. Along with this ... Read More »

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Judge declines jail sentence in assault conviction

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A judge has rejected a recommendation that a Lethbridge man go to jail for assaulting a commissionaire and threatening to shoot people working at a Service Canada office in the city. Crown Prosecutor Adam Zelmer asked Judge Jerry LeGrandeur Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to sentence Bradley Kim Bergman to a jail term ... Read More »

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NPF opposed to reduction of less-lethal options for law enforcement

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Earlier this month, the National Police Federation on behalf of 20,000 RCMP members wrote to federal government leaders to outline their concerns over reducing the number of intervention options available to RCMP members across the country. The NPF submitted an information package, which included a video that showcases and explains the types of less-lethal ... Read More »

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More compassion vital to addressing local drug crisis

By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 10th, 2022

Downtown Lethbridge Business Revitalization Zone, the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Lethbridge held the second instalment of its Downtown Safety Education and Information Sessions Tuesday at CASA. The session focused on understanding the drug crisis with Jacen Abrey, director of the Indigenous Recovery Coaching Program (IRC), and Samantha Scout, program coordinator for ... Read More »

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