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Coaldale artist shares lifelong passion for paint and sculpture
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Art has been part of Vincent Luykenaar’s life all his life. The retired Coaldale physician and active artist was named after Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh; an older brother was named Theo, which was also the moniker of the painter’s older sibling who kept Vincent Van Gogh alive. The 74-year-old Luykenaar had an ... Read More »
1 responseDrug charges resolved from six years back
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old man who disappeared for six years after he was caught with drugs on the Blood Reserve, has finally been sentenced. Barzan Ali Zalfo pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to two counts of drug possession and was sentenced to five days in jail, which represents time he has already spent in ... Read More »
1 responseNDP decry Indigenous child welfare stats
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 12th, 2022
Critics are calling for the Alberta government to decolonize the child welfare system after data from April 1 to June 30 shows 7 of 8 deaths of children in welfare systems were Indigenous. Provincial data shows that children died while receiving child intervention services showing a rising number from previous years. In 2020 to 2021, ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge Gymnastics Club silent on refunds for concerned parents
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After allegations of sexual assault against the co-owner and head coach of Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy came to light, many parents removed their children from their summer programming but say they are now being refused a refund. As a concerned parent who removed her child from their summer programming, Mallory Kristjanson reached out to ... Read More »
1 responseFamily Centre offers Art in the Garden
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Family Centre West is offering children and their caregivers a chance to create art while enjoying the outdoors through their program Art in the Garden. Family Centre executive director, Maral Kiani-Tari said this program offers children a way to harness executive functioning skills and a chance to take advantage of their west side ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report provides insight into city homeless issues
By Lethbridge Herald on August 11th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A report provided by City of Lethbridge administration for council says inadequate housing supports and emergency shelters are exacerbating the situation of homeless camps in urban centres across North America. The report, presented to council at a special meeting on Tuesday, says the city needs to create both short-and long-term solutions ... Read More »
15 responsesPost office break-in nets $500 fine
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When police responded to a 911 call that someone had broken into the post office downtown, they didn’t know the caller was reporting himself. Salar Khan smashed a window and entered the post office on July 15, then called 911 and told police what he had done. When police arrived Khan was just exiting the building, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Val Matteotti Italian Open returns to benefit CRHA
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 11th, 2022
Golfers teed off at Lethbridge Country Club Wednesday for the Val Matteotti Italian Open celebrating the event’s 25th year and return after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Partnering with the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation the event raises funds from the community donating all proceeds back to the hospital. “This year 100 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skyline Clean Energy buys Lethbridge Biogas plant
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 11th, 2022
Skyline Clean Energy Fund has bought the Lethbridge Biogas plant through the purchase of 100 per cent of the units in Lethbridge Biogas Limited Partnership and the shares in Lethbridge Biogas General Partner Incorporated. The facility is expected to convert 120,000 tonnes of organic waste into renewable natural gas, annually generating revenue primarily through the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coutts protester expected to set trial date
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta woman facing several charges in relation to the protest and blockade near the Coutts border earlier this year, is expected to schedule a trial date when she returns to court next week. Joanne Person, who appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday, is set to have a pre-trial conference today on a single ... Read More »
2 responsesNew university research focused on wastewater treatment
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com University of Lethbridge researchers are seeking a better understanding of the way wetlands work to help treat wastewater, by studying the Frank Lake wetland and its watershed near High River, Alta. Frank Lake is a restored wetland six kilometres east of High River, managed by Ducks Unlimited Canada, and it is listed as ... Read More »
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