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Seniors and kids come together through love of board games
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre and Family Centre have teamed up to bring seniors and kids together to play and create connections through Intergenerational Board Game afternoons. Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre program coordinator Ashley Kern said they have been offering the activity for a few months usually on Wednesdays once a month. “A lot of seniors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More doctors in Lethbridge by fall 2022, committee told
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Three international physician graduates have signed letters of offer and seven others are pending, the Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council was told Wednesday. Dr. Michael Auld, Associate Zone Medical Director of Chinook Regional Hospital, gave the SPC an update about efforts to recruit and retain physicians here. Auld ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge reluctantly accepts joint submission in case of assault against underage girl
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old southern Albertan woman who pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm has been handed a conditional sentence, despite some misgivings by the judge. Judge John Maher hesitantly agreed Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court with a joint submission by the Crown prosecutor and defence lawyer, that he sentence Brittany Hiebert to an 18-month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Debate on waste collection hinges on split vote
By Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday by a 5-4 margin voted to task administration with investigating the costs, timelines and implementation plans for several strategies involving waste and recycling collection. The vote came after a lengthy debate about the motion. Administration will also look at the implications of several options regarding ... Read More »
4 responsesLFS Immigrant Services prepared to assist displaced persons
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With the probability of an influx of newcomers to Canada arriving in our city due to conflict around the world, Lethbridge Family Services’ Immigrant Services is ready to assist. Director of LFS immigrant services, John Lafferty, said they recently received three Afghan families who arrived in February and are being helped to settle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fabricated pleasure at U of L’s Knitting at Noon
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge welcomed members of the community this week to their Knitting at Noon in the Gallery program offered at the Dr. Margaret Perkins Hess Gallery. “We welcome all knitters, or crocheters, or embroidery, or felting just to come and hang out and work on a project or they can come ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced to jail for threatening dog
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coaldale man who faces numerous criminal charges, including aggravated assault, choking with intent, assault with a weapon and threats to cause death or bodily harm, has received a jail sentence for threatening to kill a dog. Gordon Leslie Nash pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of uttering a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council targeting misbehaviour in Public Places bylaw
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave first reading to an amended public places bylaw as recommended by the Community Safety Standing Policy Committee. The purpose of the bylaw is to clearly outline expected behaviour in public spaces. The proposed bylaw lists undesirable behaviours in the city including littering, public urination, spitting, graffiti, bullying, ... Read More »
2 responsesTax rates bylaw passes first reading
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com It’s that time of year again – property taxes will soon be due. City council on Tuesday gave first reading to a bylaw that sets tax rates to be imposed upon property within the city of Lethbridge. Bylaw 6358 also sets the tax rates required to raise requisitions for the Alberta School Foundation, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta Summer Games transition to community hosted Regional Events
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2022
After deciding to postpone the Southern Alberta Summer Games in Raymond for the second year in a row, the Southern Alberta Recreation Association (SARA) decided to go in a slightly different direction this July. SARA announced last week that each of the regions in southern Alberta will be hosting Regional Events throughout the month of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge man on the hunt for living organ donor
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com This week is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week and a Lethbridge resident is in need of a living donor who will be willing to share a kidney with him. Provincially, AHS transplant teams performed 404 organ and tissue transplants last year, compared to 395 transplants in 2020 and 433 in 2019. ... Read More »
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