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Pastor charged in Coutts blockade preparing for trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski is preparing for trial in relation to offences he is accused of committing during the trucker protest at the Coutts border earlier this year. Pawlowski’s lawyer, Chad Haggerty of Calgary, appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Friday, where he pleaded not guilty on behalf of his client to criminal charges of breaching a release order ... Read More »
1 responseBTPS launch new human trafficking position
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Blood Tribe Police launched the first Indigenous policing service-based Human Trafficking Coordinator Position on National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. BTPS Sr. Cst. Jennaye Norris has been appointed as Human Trafficking Coordinator of the BTPS and said that there was a need for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposal to evaluate potential carbon capture hub near Pincher Creek
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary-based energy company has submitted a proposal to the provincial government for a permit to evaluate the potential for a carbon capture sequestration hub near Pincher Creek. West Lake Energy Corp believes the hub will provide an immediate solution to the need for carbon capture, storage and utilization in Southern Alberta and ... Read More »
1 responsePlaygoers readying one-act performances after hiatus
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com After being shut down since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Playgoers of Lethbridge is ready to raise the curtain again on its annual one-act play festival. This year’s festival will run Saturday, May 17 starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Sterndale Bennett Theatre. Admission is $10 and doors open at 7. Organizer ... Read More »
2 responsesCommunity Animal Services may have the right pet for you
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Community Animal Services in Lethbridge is encouraging residents to adopt as they are over capacity at the animal shelter with both dogs and cats alike. Community Animal Services, formerly known as the Lethbridge Animal Shelter, held a media availability on Thursday to spread the word throughout the community about the excess of animals ... Read More »
1 responseCinco de Mayo Taco Festival celebrates Latin American culture
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
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Be the first to comment!Trial scheduled for multiple driving, theft offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was charged a year ago with numerous criminal offences, including flight from police and dangerous driving, is set to stand trial later this year. Darcy Red Crow, who remains in custody at the Calgary Remand Centre, will stand trial Nov. 23-25 in Lethbridge provincial court. Red Crow is charged with ... Read More »
1 responseUnexpected challenges highlighted in library’s community report
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Public Library recently presented its annual Report to the Community to the Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge City Council. “2021 was certainly another year of unexpected challenges and unique opportunities for Lethbridge Public Library,” said Terra Plato, CEO of Lethbridge Public Library, in a media release. The 24-page ... Read More »
1 responseRed Dress Day renews calls for Indigenous justice
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Public Library celebrated Red Dress Day Thursday to honour and remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Red Dress Day originated from the REDress Project conducted by artist Jaime Black on May 5, 2010 and has gathered the attention of many through the years. “Today we had a presentation here ... Read More »
1 responseYouth En Route and WCHS team up for bicycle initiative
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
A Calgary organization is helping Lethbridge high school students view biking as an option for going to school. Winston Churchill High School is teaming up with Youth En Route to make biking easier to access for high school students. Youth En Route is an organization out of Calgary that helps youth have a green, healthy ... Read More »
1 responseItalian Open returns to Lethbridge Country Club
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
The Chinook Regional Health Foundation has confirmed that the Italian Open will return this August to the Lethbridge Country Club after having to cancel the last two years due to COVID-19. The Open is in its 25th year and focuses on giving back to health care within the community. “The event is certainly known as ... Read More »
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