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Organ donation is more important than ever, says CTA
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Brenda Brown knows how valuable organ donations can be. The president of the Canadian Transplant Association is a recipient of a kidney and four other members of her family have also benefitted from donations. Two others are donors. So she is passionate about creating awareness of the need for organ donors. ... Read More »
1 responseCalgary bishop calls Papal apology ‘heartfelt’
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald apulido@lethbridgeherald.com After three years of preparation, the Canadian Conference of Bishops was able to bring a delegation of Indigenous peoples from Canada to the Vatican to speak to Pope Francis. A delegation of 32 Indigenous Elders, residential school survivors and youth met with Pope Francis between March 28 and April 1 ... Read More »
1 responseACA helps in making summer camp choice
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
Ry Clarke for the Lethbridge Herald After two years of closed or limited programming due to the pandemic, Alberta’s summer camps will be reopening. The Alberta Camping Association (ACA) is working closely with camps across the province ensuring they have high quality programming while also maintaining safety standards to earn accreditation. Camps with an ACA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!April 7 focus evolves beyond organ donation
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Green Shirt Day is in its fourth year today in honour of the Logan Boulet Effect. The day recognizes Logan Boulet, a Lethbridge product, who decided in 2018 to register his organ and tissues, just weeks before the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash that took his and 15 other people’s ... Read More »
1 responseWarrant issued after court no-show
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was expected to resolve several criminal charges this week, had a warrant issued for his arrest after he failed to show up for his court appearance on Tuesday. When Gerald David Thurber failed to show, his lawyer, Brad Kraus of Calgary, asked to withdraw as defence counsel, and said ... Read More »
1 responsePreliminary hearing on murder charge cancelled
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A preliminary hearing scheduled next week for a Lethbridge man accused of murder has been cancelled while the accused retains a new lawyer. The five-day preliminary hearing for Jade Levi Trotter was scheduled to begin next Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, but it was cancelled Tuesday to allow the new lawyer, Andrea Urquhart ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil defeats integrity commissioner proposal
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The hiring of an integrity commissioner for the city has been nixed by Lethbridge city council. By a 6-2 vote on Tuesday, council declined to give first reading to a motion that failed to get past its Governance Standing Policy Committee. A 2-2 split vote at that committee resulted in a defeat of ... Read More »
1 responseSit-in planned over accessible transit
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A sit-in is being planned at Thursday’s Civic Works Standing Policy Committee meeting in City Hall by a group with concerns about the cityLINK transit system which was launched last August. Tim Sanderson, General Manager of Lethbridge Transit, will be presenting a report to the SPC about redesigns to the network. Development of ... Read More »
2 responsesRetired LCI teacher celebrates 100th birthday
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A retired Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Fashion teacher celebrated her 100th birthday in style Monday at the school where she taught for 33 years. Muriel Shortreed started teaching at LCI during the 1949-1950 school year, in the original D wing of the school. She retired in 1983 after having taught many generations of fashion-interested ... Read More »
1 responseToday is Library Giving Day
By Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2022
April 6 is Library Giving Day at the Lethbridge Public Library. Started in 2019 by the Seattle Public Library, Library Giving Day is an international fundraising event where people can donate to help support their local library. This campaign reminds people that libraries, small and large, serve as a cornerstone for communities. In addition to ... Read More »
1 responseConsultant to report on community care campus
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council has tasked administration with hiring a consultant to conduct a report on a possible community care campus for the city. Council voted unanimously to approve up to $100,000 with the money coming from council contingencies to procure a consultant to conduct community engagement, create conceptual designs and develop a business ... Read More »
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