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Human trafficking case sees several charges withdrawn
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Charges against two of several individuals arrested last year in relation to human trafficking were withdrawn Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court. Mohammad Zafari was charged with sexual contact with a child, sexual counsel of a child, sexual assault of a person under the age of 16, a party with others to sexual assault, ... Read More »
1 responseFurther adjournments in Fort Macleod homicide case
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lawyers for two of five people charged in relation to aĂÂ one-year-old murder case have adjourned their matters until next month, to allow them time to review disclosure from the Crown’s office, while a third adjourned the matter to acquire a new lawyer Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court. 43-year-old Richard Lavell has decided to ... Read More »
1 responseTraditional game celebrates Indigenous culture
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on June 23rd, 2022
The Lethbridge Public Library hosted an evening of stick game as a part of National Indigenous History Month on Monday night. The objective of stick game is for one team to hide their marked bones from the guesses of the other team, who will lose a stick with every wrong guess. “I put this on ... Read More »
1 responseNeuron Mobility partners with Google Maps to make e-scooter accessibility easier
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge e-riders can now easily locate their nearest available e-scooters and e-bikes with the help of Google Maps thanks to a Neuron Mobility and Google Maps integration. Regional manager and head of market for Neuron Canada, Ankush Karwal, said they are excited to be able to launch the integration in Lethbridge. “This integration ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City lights up Festival Square
By Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2022
Al Beeber –Â LETHBRIDGE HERALD –Â abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Itâs time to party in Festival Square Market Plaza! Years of planning and construction culminated Wednesday in the opening of the downtown space that civic officials expect to be a drawing card. A three-day grand opening event called âLighting Up Festival Squareâ kicked off with opening ceremonies Wednesday morning in ... Read More »
2 responsesCommittee preserving Blackfoot language for future generations
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2022
The Aitsi’poyiiksi Committee hosted a Blackfoot Language Symposium Tuesday which returned to Lethbridge for the first time in over two years this week. The symposium gathered Blackfoot-speaking people from Siksika Nation, the Piikani Nation and Blood Tribe to discuss how to preserve the Blackfoot language. “There have been some dire predictions by linguists across Canada ... Read More »
2 responsesCouncil approves changes to snow and ice removal
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday unanimously accepted a recommendation from its Civic Works Standing Policy Committee to approve service level modifications to snow and ice removal starting this coming winter. Councillor Mark Campbell was absent from the meeting. The recommendation from SPC calls for the declaration of snow routes and implementation of plowing to ... Read More »
2 responsesThe Watch honoured with community justice award
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service’s volunteer-based program The Watch is a winner of a 2022 Alberta Community Justice Award. Awards in five categories were handed out on June 17 in Lacombe. The categories included leadership, innovation, community mobilization, partnerships and collaborations and service enhancements. They celebrate Albertans who found ways to prevent crime and ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge College announces Blackfoot Speaking scholarships
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College launched an award Tuesday that recognizes the Blackfoot language as a key part of Indigenous culture, the Aiitsi’poyoip Blackfoot Speaking Award. The award will be fully funded by the college and will provide five Indigenous students of Blackfoot descent each year with $1000. The awards will be given to students who ... Read More »
1 responseMartha Retreat Centre plays Music on the Grounds
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2022
The Martha Retreat Centre began its string of Music on the Grounds on Saturday that will take place once a month throughout the summer. Due to weather, the first performance of Chris Hartman and Jim Robinson was moved indoors to a near full dining room in the Centre. The shows would normally happen on the ... Read More »
2 responsesGrasshopper and foxtail mitigation central to city report
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday accepted as information a report from Parks and Cemeteries general manager Blair Richter on foxtail and grasshopper mitigation plans. In 2021, the City had an increase in complaints about weeds and foxtails in Lethbridge while some neighbourhoods on the westside endured problems with an influx of grasshoppers because of ... Read More »
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