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Big picture shows city Crime Statistics Index not the worst
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge may be ranked No. 1 on the 2021 Statistics Canada Crime Statistics Index but as police chief Shahin Mehdizadeh told media Tuesday the statistics includes communities in the surrounding area. A table at the Stats Can website listing 35 municipalities across Canada includes Lethbridge but is missing other Alberta communities. Several of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taber corn has arrived
By Lethbridge Herald on August 4th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com It is that time of the year once again, Taber corn has arrived in Lethbridge. The kick-off distribution took place Monday with multiple locations across southern Alberta, including six in Lethbridge. By Thursday afternoon Nelly Penner with Johnson Fresh Farms had already been praised by customers who purchased corn on ... Read More »
1 responseCity serves 24-hour notice to vacate homeless camps
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 4th, 2022
The City of Lethbridge served “24-hour notice to vacate” flyers Tuesday afternoon to homeless encampments in the Civic Centre downtown as part of efforts to address the situation. “The City is continuing to do what we have set out to do. As we stated several months ago, when an encampment comes entrenched, there’s dangerous activity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sexual assault victims say their lives altered forever
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lives of three women sexually assaulted by a Lethbridge man between 2018 and 2020 have been forever altered, a judge was told Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court. “Not a single day has been easy since this happened,” one of the women wrote in her victim impact statement. “I have recollections of the ... Read More »
1 responseTrial date set for accused in human trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of several men charged nearly a year ago in relation to a human trafficking case is set to stand trial in 2023. The date, March 2-3, was confirmed Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court, where Calgary lawyer Kaysi Fagan also noted there will be a pre-trial hearing on Dec. 6 of this year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kids and Kops program a chance for youth to learn about police
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Big Brothers and Big Sisters has partnered up once again with the Lethbridge Police Service to bring back their annual Kids and Kops program this week. Kids and Kops activities include demonstrations by K9, the Tactical Team, Explosive Disposal Unit, Ident, the Traffic Response Unit and additional community outings and activities. “We have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alpha House installs fencing at shelter
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 4th, 2022
With ongoing issues arising in the city around homeless encampments, Alpha house has recently installed fencing around its perimeter to address public safety issues in the area. The shelter says the recent addition of fencing to the exterior is due to the impact of higher concentrations of encampments impacting people trying to access the shelter. ... Read More »
2 responsesU of L disc golf course open for play
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge is offering a new course to members of the community, available to all ages, free of charge – a disc golf course, that is. Even though they quietly opened the course earlier this year, executive director of Horns Recreation Services Bill Halma said in a release, it has been ... Read More »
4 responses‘I shouldn’t have survived’ – hostage recounts story while still recovering from stab wounds
By Lethbridge Herald on August 4th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Kathryn Linder credits her faith and ability to stay calm for helping her survive a hostage-taking that left her in hospital for eight days. Linder was stabbed multiple times in the neck by a woman who held her hostage in an office at Lethbridge Legal Guidance on July14. “There were ... Read More »
1 responseUCP making life more unaffordable for Albertans
By Lethbridge Herald on August 3rd, 2022
GUEST COLUMN Shannon Phillips – Lethbridge MLA for Lethbridge West Albertans are facing a cost-of-living crisis not seen in decades. Grocery prices have risen astronomically, gas prices are verging on $1.90 per litre, and utility rates are nearly triple what they were under the NDP Government. As well, as a direct result of UCP policy ... Read More »
12 responsesGalt gets ‘hands-on’ with native plant species
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 3rd, 2022
The Galt Museum hosted a Hands-On History event Tuesday afternoon inviting the community to come and paint terra cotta pots while learning about native plants species in the area. Tying in with the Galt’s Rooted: How Trees Give Us Life exhibit the museum taught youth and adults about the 71 plants species native to Southern ... Read More »
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