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City dancer earns scholarship to Royal Winnipeg Ballet
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A local ballet dancer has received a scholarship to participate in a summer session at the prestigious Royal Winnipeg Ballet for the month of July. “It’s a serious scholarship that really recognizes Canadians across the country, and for us it’s a way to recruit the best of each province,” said Stephane Leonard, school ... Read More »
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By City of Lethbridge on July 9th, 2022
Refugees coming to Lethbridge this year will be welcomed with a ticket to ride as they settle into the community. On Tuesday, Lethbridge City Council voted unanimously to direct Administration to extend the Recreation and Culture Fee Assistance Program to include the provision of free bus passes for a six-month period for any new refugees ... Read More »
1 responseBrothers hoping to serve sentences together in same federal prison
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two brothers sentenced to prison terms for unrelated offences hope they can serve their sentences together in the same federal penitentiary. Tresor Nkuba, 28, was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to two years in a federal prison after he pleaded guilty to robbery, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and ... Read More »
1 responseExhibits open at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Peter von Tiesenhausen recalls former Southern Alberta Art Gallery curator Joan Stebbins saying in the mid 1990s he wasn’t ready to exhibit in the renowned Lethbridge gallery. Four years later, when Stebbins said she felt he was ready she told Tiesenhausen that in his life he would only ever get one exhibition at ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil approves CIP updates, accepts community survey as information
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday approved several existing 2026 projects included in the 2022-31 capital Improve Program They include 2026 CIP projects in Transportation, Environmental Utilities and Electric Utilities as well as existing ongoing 2026 CIP projects in Community. Council also agreed with a recommendation from the Economic Standing Policy Committee to reallocated ... Read More »
2 responsesTwo accused in Coutts case may soon have charges resolved
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com At least two of several people arrested in relation to the protest at the Coutts border in January and February are close to resolving their matters. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, Crown Prosecutor Stephen Johnston said charges of mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose against ... Read More »
1 responseCity issues statement on homeless camps
By Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
CITY OF LETHBRIDGE Many cities across Canada have seen an increase in homeless encampments within their communities, and Lethbridge is no exception. Over the past year, there has been an increase in encampments in the community. During the summer months, we expect to see more encampments due to the warmer weather. Encampments pose a safety ... Read More »
19 responsesStreet Machine Weekend starts up
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Get your motors running – the 44th annual Street Machine Weekend is hitting the pavement. The Street Wheelers event kicked off Thursday with a drive-in movie in the south lot of Exhibition Park. Fittingly, the film was the classic 1973 hit “American Graffitti” starring very young actors such as Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge ranked top 10 in the country
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Take a bow, Lethbridge. The city has just been named No. 10 among the top-performing cities in Canada with populations under 200,000. The list was compiled by Vancouver’s Resonance Consultancy, a company that is an advisor in real estate, tourism and economic development. It’s rankings quantify and benchmark “the relative quality of place, ... Read More »
2 responsesTrial date set in human trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A trial has been set for a man facing numerous sex-related offences in relation to a human trafficking case. Neirabani Mohammad is scheduled to stand trial for three days beginning Feb. 22 of next year, on charges of sexual contact with a child, sexual counsel of a child, sexual assault of a person ... Read More »
3 responsesBail denied man facing criminal charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coaldale man who is accused of several criminal offences and believes the charges against him are fake, has been denied bail. Cody Gregory Fleming had hoped to be released from remand custody Wednesday, but following his bail hearing in Lethbridge provincial court, he was detained on charges of assault and failing to ... Read More »
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