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Surgical robot demonstration draws crowd at Live Well Showcase
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An orthopaedic surgical robot could do more precise operations on knees and hips but southern Albertans shouldn’t expect to see one here any time soon. The Mako SmartRobotics machine attracted a huge throng of people to hear a talk at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization on Thursday during the Live Well Showcase. The ... Read More »
1 responseBail denied for accused in Coutts conspiracy case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man accused of conspiring with three other men to kill RCMP officers during the protest at the Coutts border in January and February has been denied bail. Justice Vaughan Hartigan refused to release Anthony Olienick from remand custody following the conclusion of his bail hearing Thursday in Lethbridge Court of ... Read More »
1 responseCity launching e-waste collection pilot
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council has unanimously voted to implement a toxic/e-waste drop off pilot program. The vote on Tuesday means the city will be implementing a program for up to three round-up events for residents within city limits. After the pilot program ends, administration will report back to council with the outcomes and make ... Read More »
1 responseAUPE members stage first rally in Taber; more to follow in other communities
By Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2022
Front-line care workers at Good Samaritan Society facilities across Alberta are launching a fight back against what they call unfair and disrespectful behaviour by their employer. “Nearly 1,600 members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) have been waiting almost five years to negotiate a collective agreement with the Good Samaritan Society, but the ... Read More »
1 responseSentencing adjourned for sex assault convictions
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary lawyer who was expected to confirm a date for his client to be sentenced on sex-related charges, unexpectedly adjourned the matter Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court. Alain Hepner, who appeared in court in person, had anticipated setting a trial date for his client, Sohil Bindra, who was found guilty last month of administering a ... Read More »
2 responsesReport recommends significant changes for city snow removal
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Civic Works Standing Policy Committee is recommending that city council approve modifications to service levels for plowing and snow removal. A report submitted Wednesday by Darwin Juell, general manager of Transportation and Julian Ruck, Transportation’s operations manager, offered several recommendations. The first phase starting in the winter of 2022-23 calls for the ... Read More »
1 responseCity council votes to move up public hearings
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Thanks to a resolution put forward by councillor Rajko Dodic, public hearings during city council meetings will be starting a little earlier in September. Council approved by an 8-1 vote on Tuesday a motion made by the councillor due to the fact there is often a long recess between council items and public ... Read More »
1 responseYMCA of Lethbridge races past 10k members, nearing all-time high
By Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2022
The Cor Van Raay YMCA is within range of hitting pre-pandemic membership numbers after reaching more than 10,100 total members in May. On May 1 the YMCA of Lethbridge launched a membership campaign called “Race to 10K”. The Race to 10K celebrated current and new members of the YMCA community.  “We are excited to announce ... Read More »
1 responseSeniors minister opens LSCO’s Live Well Showcase
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Minister of Seniors and Housing Josephine Pon visited Lethbridge Thursday to celebrate the grand-opening of the Live Well Showcase hosted by the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization. “We haven’t had one since 2019, so we are all really excited about this,” said Rob Miyashiro, LSCO executive director. During the ceremony a ribbon was cut ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Funding secured for new play space at Galt Gardens
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is making Galt Gardens more family-friendly with the construction of a new play space. With a $375,000 grant from the federal government’s Canada Community Revitalization Fund, the City is working with community partners to design and develop a space just north of the Rotary Fountain that will be accessible ... Read More »
1 responseCommittee analyzes potential for grasshopper infestation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Barbara Learn experienced first-hand the grasshopper infestation that became the scourge of some areas of Lethbridge last summer. The resident of Sunridge on the westside told the Civic Works Standing Policy Committee of city council Wednesday grasshoppers decimated her yard, devouring everything they could including grass down to the roots, and about 40 ... Read More »
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