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Community comes together for Orange Shirt event at Galt Museum
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 29th, 2022
The Galt Museum and Archives hosted an Orange Shirt design event on Wednesday, sitting in with Elder Blanche Bruisedhead, Blackfoot cultural interpreter at the Galt, to learn more about Indigenous culture and the importance of Orange Shirt Day. The event looked to open doors between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, raising awareness for Reconciliation Week in ... Read More »
1 responseLPS requesting 15 new officer positions
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service is reaching the breaking point and needs more staff to meet the needs of a growing city. That was the message made to the Economic Standing Policy Committee meeting of Lethbridge city council on Wednesday as it listened to budget requests from city boards and commissions. The entirety of ... Read More »
4 responsesLethbridge School Division renewing attention on Indigenous learning
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 29th, 2022
Working towards reconciliation and Indigenous knowledge, Lethbridge School Division is working hard to make sure the culture and awareness is incorporated into its schools through education and programs. The division is working to ensure the goals of Alberta Education’s Teaching Quality Standard, specifically standard five – applying foundational knowledge about First Nations, Metis, and Inuit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victim strangled before body dumped in 2021 homicide
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It was a long drive from Kelowna, B.C. to Alberta, so when Melissa Martens-Lagasse and her friend Megan Eekma reached Fort Macleod on Nov. 18, 2021 and waited for Martens-Lagasse’s mother to arrive from Medicine Hat, Eekma fell asleep. While she slept, Martens-Lagasse wrapped a rope around her 34-year-old friend’s neck and strangled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge rejects no contact provision for domestic assault convictions
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge judge has rejected a recommendation that a man who repeatedly assaulted his girlfriend should not be allowed to contact the woman or communicate with her in any way. During a sentencing hearing Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court for 35-year-old Morgan Daniel, the Crown recommended that Morgan be placed on probation and not have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ticket surcharge decision for Enmax patrons deferred to November
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A request by Enmax Centre management to add a one-dollar surcharge onto tickets at that venue will be addressed by city council during November’s budget deliberations. The Economic Standing Policy Committee on Wednesday deferred a decision on the request made by Enmax Centre General Manager Kim Gallucci. The dollar, which would be added ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library seeking outreach and crisis intervention positions
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Public Library wants to hire a full-time crisis intervention worker and a person to do full-time outreach, CEO Terra Plato told the Economic Standing Policy committee meeting of Lethbridge city council on Wednesday. The committee consists of the mayor and all council members. Councillor Rajko Dodic was absent. The cost for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City extends transit pass program for refugees
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A program offering free bus passes for six-months to refugees arriving in the city will be continued with $15,000 in funding from council contingencies. During their regular meeting on Tuesday, Council voted unanimously to approve the funding after deputy mayor Jenn Schmidt-Rempel presented a motion to continue it. Since its inception a total ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oki signs celebrate Indigenous connection
By Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge partnered up with six local organizations on Wednesday at Park Place Mall to create the next generation of Oki signs. The signs will be decorated with Indigenous art from local artists and displayed at Park Place Mall, University of Lethbridge, Galt Museum and Archives, Lethbridge Public ... Read More »
4 responsesBail hearing thwarted again due to profane outburst
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man whose bail hearing in April was adjourned after he exploded in a profanity-laced tirade in court, blew another bail hearing Monday following yet another angry outburst at the judge. Stephen Rene Geworsky was scheduled for a bail hearing on charges of robbery, assault and mischief causing damage under $5,000, but when the ... Read More »
3 responsesOliver Block officially designated as Municipal Historic Resource
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave second and third reading to a bylaw which designates the Oliver Block downtown as a Municipal Historic Resource. Council approved the motion unanimously. Councillor Rajko Dodic was absent from the meeting. The Oliver Block is deemed significant for its association with the early commercial development in the ... Read More »
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