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Carjacker sentenced 12 1/2 years
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 42-year-old man found guilty earlier this year of several violent criminal offences, including kidnapping and robbery, has been sentenced to 12 1/2 years in a federal prison. Cory Ray Williams was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, after Judge Gregory Maxwell said Williams’ offences comprised some of the most “aggravating circumstances imaginable.” ... Read More »
1 responseChristmas card campaign sharing the joy of the season
By Lethbridge Herald on December 13th, 2021
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald A Christmas Card Drive has expanded across the province bringing joy to seniors in care facilities during the second Christmas of the pandemic. It all started with Nikki Demers in Grande Prairie, who has been doing the card drive since 2020 with her family both there and in Lethbridge. It ... Read More »
1 responseSouthern Alberta couple in quarantine frustrated by ArriveCan app system
By A Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 11th, 2021
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD A Magrath couple is speaking out after ending up in quarantine following a visit to their daughter’s cabin in Montana. The couple in their 80s, who don’t want their names used, said they aren’t the only ones they know who have found themselves in trouble because they didn’t fill out ... Read More »
1 responseYoga studio supporting Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Canadian Yoga Institute is partnering up with the Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre throughout the month of December, to help them raise funds for the construction of their centre. “Eighty-five per cent of the proceeds of the sales, of yoga passes through the month of December will be donated to them,” ... Read More »
2 responsesShelter assault and threats result in probation
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 11th, 2021
Delon Shurtz – LETHBRIDGE HERALD A 21-year-old man who repeatedly assaulted and threatened emergency shelter employees has been placed on probation for six months and ordered to take treatment and counselling. On June 8 of last year Leland Bastien became involved in an altercation with a another man at the shelter, and in an effort ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johnny Reid adds third Lethbridge show
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Fans who missed out on getting a ticket for either of Johnny Reid’s two upcoming April shows are getting another chance. A third Lethbridge show was just added to Reid’s cross-country tour, one of the longest in Canadian history. Reid will perform again at the Yates on April 18. Tickets go on sale ... Read More »
1 responseTeen’s Christmas sewing project inspires help for homeless
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A local teen wants to share some Christmas cheer with the homeless population by sewing, filling and distributing stockings. Fourteen-year-old Madison Elford received a sewing machine and a $30 fabric budget for Christmas last year, and it took her the whole year to figure out what to do with them. But about six ... Read More »
1 response‘Blessing bags’ filled with kindness for those in need
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Indigenous Recovery Coaching Program has partnered with students from the Catholic Central High School Interact Club to spread kindness this holiday season to those in need. “During our outreach hours, we were noticing an increase in our participants experiencing holiday blues, from living at the shelter or addiction,” said Cherie Shot Both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman guilty of drug possession to return to court next month
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who was released from custody Thursday after being fined for possessing nearly 10 grams of methamphetamine, will return to court in the new year to deal with additional drug-related charges. Kayla Mae Robertson was fined $650, including a $150 victim fine surcharge, after she pleaded guilty to one count of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A life of experience has Mills helping others amid struggles
By Lethbridge Herald on December 11th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald The opioid crisis in Lethbridge is the worst it’s ever been and everyone needs to play a role in solving it, speaker Alvin Mills told the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs Thursday. Mills gave his perspective on the drug crisis and homelessness to SACPA, speaking about his own struggles ... Read More »
2 responsesOde to Joy! continues New West’s tradition of comedy-music revues
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on December 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com The New West Theatre ensemble is returning to the indoor stage next week with their upcoming music-comedy revue Ode to Joy! performed at the Yates Memorial Theatre. Ode to Joy! opens on Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Yates. On Thursday, media were invited for a sneak peek where the cast of ... Read More »
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