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Home radon testing important for health
By Ry Clark - for the Lethbridge Herald on March 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Health Canada is reminding Albertans to schedule annual testing for radon in their homes. Radon is naturally occurring in the ground when uranium in the soil and rock breaks down creating an invisible, odorless gas. When radon is released above ground it becomes diluted and doesn’t pose a threat. However, radon gases can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Patrick’s Day parade pays homage to past
By Lethbridge Herald on March 17th, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald The shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world lived up to its billing Thursday in Carmangay. Quicker than it takes to chug a pint of green beer, a boisterous group walked the parade route a block from the village office to a vacant lot where the Grange Hotel stood ... Read More »
1 responseManslaughter case awaits trial date
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 17th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Lawyers are still trying to find dates to reschedule a trial for a 26-year-old man accused of killing an older man in Fort Macleod last May. The trial for Cullen Drake Tailfeathers was cancelled earlier this month after an agent for Calgary lawyer Balfour Der explained the week-long trial set for the summer needs to be ... Read More »
1 responseIndigenous students explore college’s wind turbine program
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 17th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com High school students from the Piikani Nation had the opportunity to explore what the Lethbridge College Wind Turbine Technician program has to offer during an experiential learning day for Indigenous students. Thanks to a partnership established between Enel Green Power and Lethbridge College, to create opportunities in renewable energy for Indigenous learners in ... Read More »
1 responseSentencing delays continue in extortion case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 17th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge man who has gone through four lawyers since he pleaded guilty more than a year ago to charges of extortion and being unlawfully in a house to commit an indictable offence, may finally resolve his charges. The matter for Oluwaseye Adekunle Morawo was in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday, where his lawyer ... Read More »
1 responseArm wrestlers converge on Lethbridge this Saturday
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 17th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Arm Wrestling Club is ready to flex some muscle. The local organization will be staging its second Armwrestling Classic tournament at Bully’s Saturday. The competition will start around 11:30 a.m. and run until all the classes are finished, said organizer Len Houghton, a two-time world champion who has also won 16 ... Read More »
1 responseLittle Bear speaks on human impact on nature as part of Galt Presents series
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 17th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Humanity’s impact on earth was the focus of a talk at the Galt Museum on Wednesday by Leroy Little Bear, professor emeritus at the University of Lethbridge and renowned advocate for First Nations education. During his career, Little Bear has developed university courses on numerous subjects including political and social issues, Indigenous law, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary hearing scheduled for pedestrian fatality
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 17th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 35-year-old Lethbridge woman who in January pleaded not guilty to charges of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing death with a blood alcohol level over .08 per cent, and dangerous driving causing death, is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing later this year. Shannon Good Striker, who is accused of striking and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire departments stepping up for Ukraine
By Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald Paul Wasylewich has never felt so proud to be Ukrainian. The retired Lethbridge Fire/EMS employee is spearheading a campaign to get much-needed emergency response equipment to Ukraine and fire departments from Alberta have stepped up to the plate in a big way. Wasylewich is the son of a Ukrainian immigrant ... Read More »
1 responseBolt cutter assault results in two month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Using a pair of bolt cutters to assault someone has earned a 26-year-old man a stint behind bars. Charles Louis Panther Bone was sentenced Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to two months in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of assault with a weapon. Court was told that on Dec. 1, 2020 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interfaith Network hopes to link people with needed resources
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Interfaith Network, Southern Alberta Ethnic Association and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have partnered up for a community-building dialogue this week. The “Making Our Community a Better Place” event will take place on Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Multicultural Centre located on 421 6 Ave ... Read More »
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