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Past students return to walk the stage at U of L convocation
By Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com COVID-19 couldn’t stop University of Lethbridge students from convocating this year. For the first time since 2019, the U of L staged in-person convocation ceremonies this week. Over the course of three days, 1,220 students from three graduating classes walked the stage from Wednesday through Friday ... Read More »
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By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who broke into a home in April is lucky she wasn’t shot, a judge warned her Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court. Judge John Maher sentenced Heather Laura Cable to six months in jail for breaking into the residence on April 23, and told her a little story about the risks ... Read More »
2 responsesAstronomy Society launches Solar System Model into city’s orbit
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After many years of hard work and perseverance the Lethbridge Astronomy Society was able to celebrate the grand opening of the Lethbridge Solar System Model Wednesday at Saturn’s location. The event took place at Chinook High School, the host for the Saturn statue which was the last planet model to be installed last ... Read More »
1 responseSt. Pat’s highlights Indigenous culture with teepee celebration
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com St. Patrick’s Fine Arts School students, staff, family and friends had the opportunity Thursday to celebrate what students have learned about Indigenous culture with a teepee celebration. Over the last few months, students have been working closely with Christina Fox, First Nations, Metis, and Inuit support worker and Shelley Kirkvold, coordinator of First ... Read More »
1 responseChinook High School grad gala inclusive for all students
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2022
Chinook High School will be hosting a ‘Grad Gala’ in advance of the convocation ceremony for graduating students on June 11. Chinook Grad Committee Chair Chantel Tillsley said they do the ceremony differently from other schools with the Grad Gala being held separately to make sure it is inclusive to everybody. “Even if they’re not ... Read More »
1 responseEnmax Centre parking back on the table
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday will be asked to rescind its April decision to implement paid parking at the Enmax Centre. An agenda item by councillor John Middleton-Hope, which is scheduled to be addressed in the official business section of the meeting, also calls for council to direct administration to report back to ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge Military museum receives commemorative bronze donation
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2022
The Lethbridge Military Museum was gifted with a bronze horse and driver from Lethbridge United Service Institute to commemorate local artillery contributions at an unveiling ceremony on Thursday. The statue is one of ten limited editions by local artist Don Toney and resembles the same sculpture of the centre horse and driver in the Legacy ... Read More »
1 responseTwo month sentence for uttering threats, mischief
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old Lethbridge man who grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and suffers from PTSD from his life there, has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for threatening to kill his brother’s former girlfriend. Tresor Nkuba was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court after pleading guilty to one count ... Read More »
1 responseTrout release a learning experience for LCS students
By Lethbridge Herald on June 2nd, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Katie Brooks and her Grade 1 class at Lethbridge Christian School have just finished an eggs-ellent learning experience that went swimmingly well. For the sixth year, Brooks has teamed up with the Bow Habitat Station in Calgary to give her students lessons in rearing rainbow trout for release. The trout, ... Read More »
1 responseFestival Square on track for grand opening gala
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincially-funded Festival Square project is under budget and nearly finished. And it will be opening to the public on June 22 for the first of several days of celebrations in the heart of downtown. Andrew Malcolm, the City’s Urban Revitalization Manager, said Wednesday at Festival Square that the project is expected to ... Read More »
2 responsesSpecial job fair connects employers with disabled work force
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A job fair aimed at landing workers with disabilities jobs had a strong turnout Wednesday and organizers are hoping to make it an annual affair. Ability Employment, a downtown agency which is a division of the Ability Resource Association, staged the fair at the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association’s Multicultural Centre from 10 a.m. ... Read More »
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