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Saturday booked for Word on the Street Festival
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 13th, 2022
The Word on the Street Book and Magazine Festival is back in person this year going on September 17 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Lethbridge Public Library Main Branch downtown. This year is the library’s twelfth year hosting the event, bringing lineups of authors, panels, workshops, live music, and activities around the ... Read More »
1 responseSakamoto Agency hauls in hardware at CCMAs
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 13th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com After winning the talent buyer/promoter of the year award 17 straight times, Ron Sakamoto was asked years ago by the Canadian Country Music Association if it could rename that prize in his honour. Sakamoto graciously agreed and took himself out of the running for it. If he hadn’t been on tour with country ... Read More »
1 responsePhillips back on the ballot for Lethbridge-West
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 13th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com NDP MLA for Lethbridge West Shannon Phillips has secured her party’s nomination to run in next year’s provincial election. Phillips first was elected to serve the riding in 2015 and was Minister for the Environment and Parks and Minister Responsible for Climate Change in Rachel Notley’s government which lost power after the 2019 ... Read More »
2 responsesUnited Way reaches out in fundraising launch
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on September 13th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The United Way of Lethbridge and South Western Alberta kicked off their 2022 community fundraising campaign and raised their flag Monday morning at City Hall. The need for United Way community fund support outweighed their capacity to provide in 2021, said executive director Jaci Zalesak. “We need our community’s help to meet our ... Read More »
1 responseKnapping club showcase skills at Rendezvous
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on September 13th, 2022
Members of the Alberta Knappers and Puget Sound Knappers attended the recent Fort Whoop-Up Black Powder Club Rendezvous to practice knapping basics and skills. Knapping is replicating Indigenous tools, arrowheads, knives and spear points, to name a few. “Our organization started seven years ago, just a few people, and then we had people from all ... Read More »
1 responseWoman fined for using stolen debit card
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 13th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who was caught using a stolen debit card and consequently fined, was warned she may not get off so easily next time if she continues committing similar criminal offences. Alexandria Francis Eldridge was fined $500 Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, where she pleaded guilty to one count of possession of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Electrical infrastructure, rezoning issues top agenda for today’s council meeting
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 13th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The summer break is over for Lethbridge city council and today it will have a lengthy agenda to deal with at the first meeting of September. Among the items council will address is a recommendation from the Civic Works Standing Policy Committee that council approve one-time funding of $500,000 from the Electric Reserve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspended sentence for breaching contact order
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 13th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Even sitting in jail couldn’t dissuade a former Lethbridge man from breaking the law and disobeying a court order prohibiting him from trying to contact his ex-spouse. Dustin James Ginter, under a civil restraining order issued March 13, 2018 by a Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench judge, was prohibited from watching, harassing, following, phoning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Client intakes steady for new recovery camp
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 13th, 2022
The Kii Maa Pii Pii Tsin (Kindness to Others) Healing and Recovery Camp operated by Alvin Mills and administered by the City of Lethbridge has been up and running for a month, seeing a large growth in recovering addicts coming to the camp to seek healing. To honour the work being done on Blackfoot territory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City officials get first-hand experience with firefighting
By Lethbridge Herald on September 12th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Members of city council and City administration got a hands-on look Monday at the challenges faced by Lethbridge fire and rescue crews on their daily duties. Lethbridge Firefighters IAAFF Local 237 along with Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services gave several civic officials an opportunity to experience fire rescue, extrication and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Education critic hosts open house in city
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on September 10th, 2022
Sarah Hoffman, opposition deputy leader and education critic, hosted an open house to answer questions from concerned parents and teachers at the Galt Museum on Thursday night. Lethbridge School Division board chair Allison Purcell was in attendance as a member of the public but fielded a question from Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips about how the ... Read More »
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