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New West Theatre call for support with ‘Save Our Stage’ campaign
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com New West Theatre is reaching out to the community for the first time with an urgent plea for help in order to continue to operate past their December production. The company is asking the community to help them raise $150,000 through their urgent campaign titled Save Our Stage, in order to ensure New ... Read More »
1 responseSubaru ponies up for YMCA Aquatics Centre
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Subaru is a brand that aims at families with an active lifestyle. So sponsoring naming rights at the Cor Van Raay YMCA aquatics centre was a natural fit for Subaru of Lethbridge. Luke Davis, dealer principal of the dealership, located just off the Crowsnest Trail at the east end of the city, said ... Read More »
1 responseASIRT says use of force justified in 2020 Blairmore shooting
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) completed an investigation into an incident that took place in February 2020 and has released the executive director’s full report. ASIRT executive director Michael Ewenson states in his report that ASIRT investigated the circumstances surrounding the death of a 30-year-old individual, who was shot in Blairmore ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced for role in home invasion
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Helping a friend is normally considered a good thing, unless it’s helping that friend break into a residence. That’s what Travis Jeremy Mertz did last January, when he and his friend, Brandon Marshall, kicked in the door to a northside home so Marshall could exact revenge on the homeowner. Marshall had briefly resided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Living wage analysis rates Lethbridge at $20.30 per hour
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new living wage has been calculated for 2022, which shows a significant increase from last year due to inflation and higher cost of living in many communities across the province. According to the to the Alberta Living Wage Network (ALWN) the living wage for the city of Lethbridge is $20.30 per hour. ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge College students participate in mock disaster
By Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
Lethbridge College Digital Communications and Media (DCM) students got some valuable ‘on-the-scene’ experience early in the semester thanks to their participation in a mock disaster conducted by the communities within the Municipal District of Willow Creek. The exercise simulated EF3 (Enhanced Fujita Scale) tornados touching down in the communities of Nanton, Claresholm, Stavely, Fort Macleod, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ron James hits Lethbridge for post-restrictions comedy tour
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com It’s been said that laughter is the best medicine and comedy fans can expect Ron James to prove that adage right when he plays two shows at the Yates Theatre this month. The irreverent Canadian funnyman will be performing at the downtown venue on Nov. 22 and 23. He’s looking forward to returning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vending machine incident costs man 30 days
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Causing a disturbance after losing $1.50 in a vending machine has netted a 41-year-old man a stint behind bars. Waylon Girard Spear Chief was sentenced to 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of causing a disturbance and possession of a weapon for a dangerous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget deliberations project 5.1 per cent tax increase
By Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com That’s a wrap! City council acting as Economic Standing Policy Committee wrapped up five days of budget deliberations Friday morning with unanimous approval to move forward a 5.1 per cent annual property tax increase for council to approve at its Nov. 29 meeting. The base budget for the next four ... Read More »
4 responsesHarrowing escape from Ukraine recounted at SACPA
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 18th, 2022
Emotions were high Thursday during the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs presentation hearing from Ukrainian refugee Alona Sinchuk. Audiences were recounted with Sinchuk’s escape from Ukraine two weeks after the Russian invasion earlier this year. Fleeing with her two teenage boys, she would travel from Dnipro to Kyiv, from where they would escape to ... Read More »
1 responseKainai paramedic student following best path forward
By Samantha Johnson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 18th, 2022
Getting a high school diploma was a struggle for Ina Fairbanks, but she completed it and is now in the Applied Bachelors and Health and Science Paramedic Program at Medicine Hat College. She has decided to extend her program time, finishing the degree in five years rather than three. “I really struggled graduating from high ... Read More »
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