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Groups partner to host Indigenous pop-up gym
By Ry Clarke on September 23rd, 2022
Lethbridge Sport Council partnered with Piikani Traditional Games to host a pop-up gym Thursday at Henderson Lake Park. In support of Reconciliation Week, the event taught Indigenous song and dance with a focus on the fundamental movement skills associated with those activities. Participants were led by Arnold Mountainhorse and son Quaid as they danced and ... Read More »
1 responseDrug charges withdrawn following the death of accused
By Delon Shurtz on September 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Charges against a 40-year-old Lethbridge woman who was accused of selling drugs earlier this year have been dropped. Two charges of drug trafficking were withdrawn Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, after federal Crown Prosecutor Mark Klassen told the judge the accused, Carma Lynn Patterson, had died. Additional charges of driving without insurance and driving while unauthorized, ... Read More »
1 responseSentencing adjourned for impaired driving case
By Delon Shurtz on September 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who pleaded guilty last week to several charges, including impaired driving, will not be sentenced for several more months. Roy Garnet Scarrow admitted Sept. 15 in Lethbridge provincial court that, while he was unauthorized to drive, he ran a stop sign and crashed into a pickup truck with his motorcycle with enough ... Read More »
1 responseCity police officer honoured for bravery in Ottawa
By Al Beeber on September 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge Police Service officer was in Ottawa two weeks ago being presented with the Medal of Bravery by Governor General Mary Simon. Constable Marco Joseph Robert Pagliericci is believed to be the first Lethbridge police officer to be given that medal in the force’s 120-year history. The LPS officer was honoured after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residential school survivor’s healing journey chronicled in new book
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on September 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com An Elder from the Blood Tribe who is a teacher in Lethbridge has written a book about a suitcase that was part of her experience at a residential school and the healing journey that resulted from it. Author of My Suitcase Nii Sookayis, Christina Fox, said she was working with some remnants when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local long-drive competitor earns berth to worlds
By Lethbridge Herald on September 22nd, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge’s Sara Benson-Graham is taking her long-drive talents to Florida for worlds next month after winning the Amateur Long Drive Canada conference championships women’s open category in Calgary on Sunday. Benson-Graham attended all the amateur Alberta series long-drive golf events and went undefeated in her rookie year. Her long-bomb of 325 yards ... Read More »
5 responsesAlberta’s healthcare on life support, say advocacy group
By Lethbridge Herald on September 22nd, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Alberta’s healthcare system is in crisis, says Friends of Medicare executive director Chris Gallaway, who was in Lethbridge Wednesday to speak at the organization’s AGM. Gallaway spoke to the Herald about the state of the healthcare system and what the organization is doing to advocate for it prior to the first ... Read More »
4 responsesLocal cannabis market remains volatile since legalization
By Lethbridge Herald on September 22nd, 2022
ry clarke lethbridge herald Cannabis has been a progressing market in Canada since legalization back in October 2018, four years since the seeds have been sown and the market has blossomed with deep roots in the lifestyles of many Canadians. From medical to recreational, cannabis has been consumed by increasing numbers with awareness and acceptance ... Read More »
4 responsesUniversity launches the Iikaisskini Gathering Centre
By Lethbridge Herald on September 22nd, 2022
Ry Clarke Lethbridge Herald he University of Lethbridge officially opened the Iikaisskini Gathering Centre Thursday. Named after Dr. Leroy Little Bear, the centre will work as an integral space for Indigenous students and the campus community to gather and celebrate learning. Designed as a home away from home the space will appropriate ceremony, smudging, and ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta’s healthcare on life support, says advocacy group
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on September 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.comFollow @APulidoHerald on Twitter... Read More »
1 responseIan Tyson tribute act hits Lethbridge
By Ry Clarke on September 22nd, 2022
The Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson will be performing Friday at Southminster United Church at 7:30 p.m. Steward MacDougall and the New Chinook Arch Riders will play alongside Amos Garrett, Tracy Millar, Ian Oscar, and John Wort Hannam playing tribute to Tyson and his career in the country, folk roots, and cowboy culture scene. ... Read More »
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