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Mental health inspires local goldsmith’s new jewellery line
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 12th, 2022
A local goldsmith has started her own jewellery line featuring pieces dedicated to mental health. Goldsmith McKenna Morrison launched a line of jewellery, McKenna Kay Designs, after goldsmithing for close to three years with Tompkins Jewellers. The McKenna Kay Designs ‘Emotions’ collection is handmade here in Lethbridge. “About six months ago, I had brought in ... Read More »
1 responseTaber agricultural fraud case finally headed to trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man will finally stand trial, some eight years after he was charged with defrauding three Taber agriculture businesses of nearly $1 million. The case against Scott James Piggott was in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench this week, where a week-long trial was scheduled to begin May 1, 2023. Piggott, 40, ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge Airport takes flight following renovations
By Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge officially celebrated the grand opening of the newly renovated and improved Lethbridge Airport in the presence of stakeholders and government partners Wednesday. Premier Jason Kenney said the grand opening was a big moment for southern Alberta and for the future of the region’s economy. “It’s definitely ... Read More »
1 responseCity council holding the line on property tax increase
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents will see an increase on their bills in 2022 after city council on Tuesday gave second and third readings to a bylaw that sets tax rates to be imposed upon property within the city. Bylaw 6358 also sets the tax rates required to raise requisitions for the Alberta School Foundation, Holy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Access block’ growing problem in Alberta emergency rooms
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
Albertans are seeing decreased access to emergency rooms across the province. The challenges and issues growing within the healthcare system continue to impair timely access to health care in our province according to Dr. Paul Parks, an emergency physician at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital and president of the Section of Emergency Medicine for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council balks at Outreach Support Services Initiative evaluation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday defeated by a 7-2 motion a request to spend up to $80,000 for a request for proposal (RFP) to evaluate the city’s Outreach Support Services Initiative funding system. Only Mayor Blaine Hyggen and deputy mayor Jenn Schmidt-Rempel voted in favour of the motion based on a recommendation made ... Read More »
3 responsesHurricanes survey looking for feedback from Enmax patrons
By Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
The Lethbridge Hurricanes have contracted out Collaborative Strategies Consulting to see if it’s feasible to take on more of a role with internal operations at the Enmax Centre. “The Lethbridge Hurricanes are exploring if this is the time that they take on a higher level of responsibility as the anchor tenant, recognizing that it would ... Read More »
2 responsesOne-act plays bringing comedy to Gilbert Paterson
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Gilbert Paterson Middle School is gearing up to bring live theatre back to their school gymnasium next week with multiple performances of two comedic one-act plays. Drama coordinator at Gilbert Paterson Tyler Leavitt, said Game of Myths takes Greek Gods and Goddesses and sets them in the 1980’s for a comical competition among ... Read More »
1 responseCity hopes to curb ‘undesirable’ behaviours with Public Spaces Bylaw
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday unanimously gave second and third reading to an amended public spaces bylaw as recommended by the Community Safety Standing Policy Committee in April. The purpose of the bylaw is to clearly outline expected behaviour in public spaces. The bylaw lists undesirable behaviours in the city including littering, public urination, ... Read More »
5 responsesDriver involved in pedestrian fatality receives fine and suspension
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 67-year-old Lethbridge man who struck and killed an elderly woman with his vehicle as she crossed a city street, has been fined and prohibited from driving under the Traffic Safety Act. Godwin Paul Cohen, who pleaded guilty to one count of careless driving, was fined $2,000 Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court and suspended ... Read More »
1 responseCity council striving for enhanced doctor recruitment
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council has accepted a recommendation from its Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee to continue exploring collaboration options to bring more doctors to Lethbridge. Those collaborations would be with Alberta Health Services and the Chinook Primary Care Network (CPCN). At an April meeting, the committee was told recruitment efforts are successfully bringing ... Read More »
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