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New surveillance teams to help fight rural crime
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 20th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Two surveillance teams have been launched to help the RCMP fight rural crime in Alberta. The teams – one based in Edmonton and the other Calgary – have been operational for several weeks. Each plainclothes team is comprised of one sergeant and seven sheriffs, all with specialized surveillance training, media heard in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of sexually assaulting boy faces new charges involving child porn
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 20th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man’s plan to resolve several sex-related offences next month in Taber may be in jeopardy after he was arrested and charged with more offences. The accused is set to resolve charges of sexual assault, making child pornography, accessing child pornography, and possessing child pornography when he returns to Taber court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City duo bring new life to old houses
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 20th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Two Lethbridge residents are restoring history and neighbourhoods one house at a time as they believe preserving memories is important for the community and the houses deserve a second chance. One of the many houses Anita Rigaux and Kent Andersson have rescued and restored was built in 1912. It is located on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPC split on childcare action plan
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 20th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com As waitlists remain “quite high” for subsidized childcare in Lethbridge, the Safety and Social Standing Policy Committee discussed a five-year action plan to reduce strain on the system in the city. The idea of the plan, which was presented on Thursday, was to see the City of Lethbridge adopt affordable childcare solutions as ... Read More »
1 responseResidents learn about the history of pemmican
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 20th, 2024
When the buffalo roamed the land which is now known as Canada, the Blackfoot people relied on it for all of their basic needs. A single buffalo could produce up to 500 pounds of meat. Without fridges to keep the meat cold how were they able to utilize it to nourish their bodies? The answer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is funding a roadblock to ending the opioid crisis on First Nations?
By Lethbridge Herald on July 19th, 2024
Alexandra Noad – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With the opioid crisis spreading across Canada, but disproportionately affecting Indigenous populations, the Blood Tribe has taken measures to help combat the crisis. According to the Alberta Opioid Response Surveillance Report published in May 2024, Indigenous people made up for 24 per cent of opioid overdose deaths. ... Read More »
4 responsesDoctor numbers don’t tell story, says Friends of Medicare
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 19th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge chapter of the Friends of Medicare organization wants transparency about the numbers of new Alberta doctors that were heralded in a report by the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons. The quarterly report says the number of doctors in Lethbridge has grown by 27 in the last year from 279 to ... Read More »
2 responsesParamedic program among Lethbridge Polytechnic’s new offerings this fall
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 19th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Polytechnic will be offering new programs starting this fall and winter semesters including its own Primary Care Paramedic program, General Arts and Science program and various trade certificates. Marko Hilgersom, registrar at Lethbridge Polytechnic, explained that the PCP program has been offered at LP before but under the Northern Alberta Institute of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scientists educate public at research centre open house
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 19th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein is not your typical scientist. In fact, she could be considered a rarity. Oh, sure, stand her next to other research scientists at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre in Lethbridge and you won’t see any differences. Afterall, how can you tell the difference between one scientist and another? So it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Country Fair ready to play again this weekend
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 19th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta staple is kicking off for the 36th time today in Fort Macleod, though changes will be abundantly clear for regulars of the event. The South Country Fair started out as a camping trip for local folk clubs in 1987 and eventually blossomed into a large-scale music festival enjoyed by thousands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New strategies for graffiti prevention outlined at SPC
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 19th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com With graffiti incidents becoming more and more commonplace in Lethbridge’s downtown, a new plan to extend the cleanup efforts beyond the downtown core has been approved by an SPC and sent to Council. The Safety and Social Standing Policy Committee on Thursday heard the Clean Sweep Program requires additional funding to expand its ... Read More »
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