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Unlawful confinement conviction attracts four month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Preventing a man from leaving an apartment while he was being assaulted earned Kur Wuol Kur an unlawful confinement charge and a jail sentence. Kur pleaded guilty to the charge Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court and was handed a four-month custodial sentence. Kur and a friend, Abdalla Ibrahim, were smoking outside an apartment ... Read More »
1 responseCounty reeve receives royal distinction at RMA conference
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge County Reeve Tory Campbell received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal this week at the Rural Municipalities of Alberta convention in Edmonton. The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal was created to mark the 70th anniversary of Her late Majesty’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. To celebrate this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous veterans still struggle for proper recognition
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 10th, 2022
When it comes to remembrance it is important to take the time and recognition for all veterans that have served in Canada’s military. Indigenous people have been a part of Canada’s military efforts since the War of 1812, and numbering in the thousands during WWI and II, and the Korean War. But when it came ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection kicks off next week
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With the Christmas holidays around the corner, Canada’s 2022 Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season is underway, and their collection week runs from Nov. 14 to Nov. 20. Operation Christmas Child is an annual initiative of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization that works in more than 100 countries. Last year, Canadians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bryan Adams thrills fans with career-spanning set
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com They braved subzero temperatures Tuesday to hear Canadian icon Bryan Adams and surely left “so happy it hurts.” A packed Enmax Centre crowd showed their love to the 63-year-old Adams for a rousing two-hour set that featured two encores. It was his first show here since 2006. Adams, dressed in black short-sleeved shirt, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demand increasing for food banks as holiday season approaches
By Lethbridge Herald on November 9th, 2022
Ry Clarke – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Curling Club has donated over $10,000 to the Lethbridge Food Bank and the Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge through fundraising from the 2022 Tim Horton’s Brier back in March. Raising money through the 50/50 competition the curling club wanted to give back to the ... Read More »
1 responseLocal promoter Ron Sakamoto honoured with dedication wall
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 9th, 2022
When it comes to promoting and securing a rockin’ concert for Lethbridge at the Enmax Centre there is one name you should know, and that’s Ron Sakamoto. Founder of the Sakamoto Agency, Sakamoto has become a staple advocate for bringing the best and brightest to this city for all to enjoy. Inducted into the Canadian ... Read More »
1 responseImpaired driver receives nearly $2,000 in fines
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Crashing into a vehicle and running over a light pole while impaired by alcohol has earned a 49-year-old man fines totalling nearly $2,000. Christian Musagara Mvunabandi pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of impaired driving and was fined $1,950, including a $450 victim surcharge. Police responded to a collision ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crews battle fire and cold to extinguish blaze
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 9th, 2022
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a house fire on the 1200 block of 4 Avenue North Tuesday morning. Crews worked in -17 weather conditions fighting fire and frost at the house located adjacent to 13 Street North near Solomon’s Porch. “Crews arrived this morning to find a working fire in a two-story residence,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!E-scooters and bikes having positive impact on city’s bottom line
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 9th, 2022
Neuron Mobility has released new research that shows the economic benefits of having e-scooters in cities in Canada. The research shows that during trips made on e-mobility scooters and bikes Neuron riders spent $3.2 million a year in Lethbridge, with each rental scooter contributing $6,300 to the economy and riders spending an average of around ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City funding mediation for tourism group conflict
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday voted by a 6-3 motion to approve as much as $10,000 from council contingencies to be spent on mediation services for two local tourism organizations. Councillors Jeff Carlson, John Middleton-Hope and Rajko Dodic voted against providing the money for a professional to mediate the differences between Tourism Lethbridge ... Read More »
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