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Indigenous Afghan vet shares struggle with PTSD
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2022
Serving in the Canadian military afforded Preston Crow Chief a once-in-a-lifetime experience a little over a decade ago. The Canadian military also helped him during a dark period following that experience. Crow Chief, from the Blood Tribe Nation, served in Afghanistan with Canada’s military from October 2009 to June 2010 and was the guest speaker ... Read More »
2 responsesHearing cancelled for accused in deadly 2019 collision
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A preliminary hearing scheduled to run this week for a 38-year-old man charged in connection with a drunk driving death more than two years ago has been cancelled. The hearing for Wesley Brian Phillips was set to begin Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court and run through the week, then after a short adjournment, continue ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID prompts adjournment in major drug smuggling case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A sentencing hearing for a husband and wife who tried to smuggle 84 kilograms of cocaine into Alberta four years ago has been adjourned for a month. Gurminder and Kirandeep Toor were scheduled to have their sentencing hearing Thursday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench, but after learning Kirandeep and her husband’s lawyer, Greg Dunn, ... Read More »
1 responseCommittee defers decision on cityLINK transit report
By Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald The Civic Works Standing Policy Committee has deferred until its Feb. 3 meeting a decision whether to recommend city council approve a report on the new cityLINK transit system. The system is currently working on a six-month trial after being launched last August. Transit manager Tim Sanderson gave the meeting ... Read More »
1 responseBanff Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns to Lethbridge
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Public Library will be hosting the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour once again at the Yates Memorial Centre on January 14. After not being able to host the festival in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions, the festival is coming back to Lethbridge for the 11th time. “People have been ... Read More »
1 responsePhillips optimistic about upcoming public inquiry
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com MLA for Lethbridge West Shannon Phillips is feeling positive about an upcoming public inquiry into the Lethbridge Police Service. “I’m grateful that the minister called it. I really am. I’m very grateful to Minister Madu. I didn’t even ask for this; he just did it,” said Phillips this week. An inquiry ordered by ... Read More »
4 responsesSchool librarian turned children’s author focuses on life choices
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge resident and award winning author, Beverly Rayner, has published her second book titled Barclay & Berk Builders: A Parable. She explains how working at a school library in Lethbridge influenced her to become the author she is now. “I write partly because I landed a job at Dr. Gerald Probe ... Read More »
1 responseA year of returns for Lethbridge College
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com For Lethbridge College 2021 was a year of return. The return of students to campus and a return to some normalcy, while continuing to keep their community safe and healthy, according to college president Paula Burns. Burns said that one of the highlights of 2021 was having their first valedictorian, Ashley Pierson, who ... Read More »
1 responseCity seeking feedback on snow removal and sweeping
By Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald City residents are being asked their opinion about the quality of snow removal and street sweeping services. A survey is being conducted by the City until Feb. 13 at getinvolvedlethbridge.ca. Results of the survey will be given to city council to address in the spring. Options for sweeping include maintaining ... Read More »
2 responsesCritical COVID measures needed before schools reopen, says NDP
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial NDP wants the Alberta government to introduce several measures to ensure schools can be kept open safely when students return to their classrooms next week. Education critic Sarah Hoffman outlined the measures Tuesday morning in a Zoom conference with party leader Rachel Notley and Brandi Rai, president of the Alberta School ... Read More »
2 responsesAdjournment for driver in pedestrian fatality case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old Lethbridge woman accused of striking and killing a pedestrian with her vehicle during the summer has been granted another court adjournment while defence and the Crown continue to work toward resolving her charges without a trial. The matter was in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, where Shannon Goodstriker’s lawyer said he has ... Read More »
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