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Local students generating mirth for Leth SD Voices
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
The Lethbridge School District will be hosting a comedy and speaking event on June 16 featuring four different schools. There are five high schools in the Lethbridge School District but according to Samuel Ojo, the English Language Arts Teacher at Winston Churchill High School, only four will be participating in the Leth SD Voices event. ... Read More »
1 responsePrison time for man guilty of sexual contact with a child
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 21-year-old man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl more than two years ago, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Landon Thomas Murphy, who was 19 at the time of the offence, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of sexual contact with a child, and was sentenced to ... Read More »
1 responseForum aims to make Lethbridge the healthiest city in Canada
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Healthy Lethbridge is offering Lethbridge citizens a chance to voice their input on how to make Lethbridge a healthy city to live in, thrive, and age well this week as it wraps a three day forum. By hosting a free virtual forum with speakers that share perspectives from a global, provincial and municipal ... Read More »
2 responsesHerald publisher taking new post with the City
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Brian Hancock saw the Lethbridge Herald endure dark times when the COVID-19 pandemic hit advertising revenues two years ago. Now the paper’s publisher is seeing the newspaper emerge from those gloomy times into a brighter future as he says goodbye. Hancock, who spent a total of 28 years at the paper during two ... Read More »
1 responseCirque du Soleil OVO ready to take the stage
By Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Cirque du Soleil may have the cure for a COVID hangover – its production of OVO which opens its Canadian tour Friday night at the Enmax Centre. OVO, which means “egg” in Portguese, is a massive undertaking with 20 semi-trailers hauling all the staging and equipment for the 100 crew ... Read More »
1 responseSummer is almost here in Lethbridge, just add water
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
Henderson Outdoor Pool was filled by the City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services on Tuesday. Operations Coordinator for Recreation and Culture at the City of Lethbridge Garry Taylor said they normally fill the pool themselves through the filters but working with the fire department is much easier. “Normally, it would take us ... Read More »
1 responseSexual assault case against retired police officer adjourned
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The case against a retired Lethbridge police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Lethbridge several years ago has been adjourned for a month. The matter for William James Kaye was in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, but adjourned to June 21 at the request of defence. Calgary lawyer Lisa Burgis Der told ... Read More »
1 responseConservation Society invests in ‘nest egg’ for future of bluebirds
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
A local conservation group has established a fund to help the organization save the Mountain Bluebird. The Mountain Bluebird Trails Conservation Society announced the establishment of an Endowment Fund (Charity Support Fund) with the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta. They said the fund donations are invested to create a stable source of revenue ... Read More »
1 responseSchool Division preliminary budget shows increase
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
The Lethbridge School Division released its preliminary budget last week and a couple of key numbers appear to be trending upward for next year. The division’s 2022/2023 preliminary budget shows revenues of $135.96 million and represents approximately an $1.93 million increase from this year’s operating budget. “It’s a good budget,” said Avice DeKelver, director of ... Read More »
1 responseG.S. Lakie to drop band program, citing lack of interest
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After seeking feedback from current grade 6 and grade 7 students, G.S. Lakie Middle School has decided to remove traditional band as an option due to lack of interest. The Lethbridge School Division said in a statement that the delivery of option selections is decided upon by individual schools. “School administration is guided ... Read More »
1 responseMurder case adjourned until beginning of June
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyers for several people charged in relation to a one-year-old murder case made brief appearances Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court. The lawyers simply adjourned their matters to June 1, however, and told court they were still waiting to receive disclosure from the Crown’s office. “We have nothing yet on the file,” said ... Read More »
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