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Suspect in cannabis store robbery set for trial in 2023
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 39-year-old man accused of robbing a Lethbridge cannabis store more than a year ago is set to stand trial early in the new year. Hank Lee Tremblay will stand trial for five days in three different courtrooms next January and February in Lethbridge provincial court. The trial is scheduled to run Jan. ... Read More »
1 responseCoaldale seeking volunteers for Citizens on Patrol chapter
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2022
The Town of Coaldale is looking for volunteers to help establish a local Citizens on Patrol group. Working in conjunction with local RCMP, volunteers will help keep watch over the streets and neighbourhoods of Coaldale improving safety and community aid. In the town’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan council identified public safety as a key priority and ... Read More »
1 responseLibrary’s Austen escape room boon for book lovers
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2022
Lethbridge Public Library’s Crossings Branch was the site for the first-ever Jane Austen Escape Room on Saturday. The Escape Room idea came up between branch coworkers Emily Kundrik and Jordan MacKinnon. “Her and I sat down and we wanted to come up with a program that we could do in the winter because the winter ... Read More »
1 responseProvincial boost to food banks ‘absolutely critical’
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2022
The Alberta Government is taking action to ensure food banks across the province have the funds to help feed the families that come through their doors. On Nov. 23, the province announced it would be providing $10 million over two years to help with the increased cost of record inflation so food banks can procure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor’s hockey challenge raises $3,000 for food banks
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2022
Mayor Blaine Hyggen was joined by other city representatives and community partners for his second annual Mayor’s Community Hockey Challenge on Sunday at the ATB Centre. Hyggen’s Mayor’s team defeated the City Partners team 8-5. This year’s event raised $3,000 total, which includes 240 pounds of donations and gifts and $2,000 in monetary contributions. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SouthGrow hosting Truth and Reconciliation training Wednesday
By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2022
SouthGrow Regional Initiative will be hosting a Truth and Reconciliation training event on Nov. 30 in Standoff. Francis First Charger, whose Blackfoot name is Owl Chief (Ninaisipistoo), is the presenter. He provides cultural sensitivity training that aims to break down barriers to racial understanding. “Our institutions, municipalities, and government have to know about our history, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair charged in Fort Macleod break-in make first appearance
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two people accused of breaking into a Fort Macleod business earlier this month had their charges addressed for the first time in Lethbridge provincial court Friday. David Archibald Hearn of Fort Macleod and Kristy Leanne Miller of Redcliff are charged with single counts of possession of stolen property over $5,000, break and enter/commit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council to vote on proposed budget
By Lethbridge Herald on November 28th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Will city council today approve the four-year operating budget that it, while acting as Economic Standing Policy Committee this month, decided to move forward? Residents will find out this afternoon when council meets at 1:30 p.m. Mayor Blaine Hyggen will address the budget which the SPC voted unanimously to move ... Read More »
2 responsesConditional sentence for man involved in neighbour dispute
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who couldn’t stay out of trouble for more than 90 minutes after he was released from police custody, has been ordered to obey a curfew for the next three months. Josh Leonard Cyr, 40, was fined and given a three-month conditional sentence Friday in Lethbridge court, where he pleaded guilty ... Read More »
1 responseSt. Pat’s Health Fair planned for Tuesday
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on November 26th, 2022
St. Patrick Fine Arts Elementary School is hosting a Health Promotion Fair in conjunction with nursing students from the University of Lethbridge on Tuesday at the university. The third and fourth year nursing students will be providing exciting learning opportunities to the students through healthy relationships with food, sleep, friends and self, among other things. ... Read More »
1 responseChristmas celebration brightens BRZ’s shop local message
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 26th, 2022
Lethbridge’s downtown Festival Square was alight with Christmas cheer Thursday night with the official lighting of a massive 20-foot tree. Hosted by Downtown Lethbridge Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) attendees were treated to a visit from Santa Claus, along with musical accompaniment by LCI’s Jazz Band Choir, and the Southern Accord Choral Singers. Taking in the ... Read More »
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