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Doctor shortage a community crisis, committee told
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge needs between 20 and 30 doctors, the Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council was told Wednesday afternoon. Five health care professionals from Alberta Health Services and the Chinook Primary Care Network talked virtually to the committee meeting at City Hall about the challenges here. Lethbridge is in a ... Read More »
1 responsePiikani Child and Family Services opens new space in downtown Lethbridge
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Piikani Child and Family Services has opened a space for youth in care in the heart of downtown Lethbridge and received their Blackfoot name on Wednesday. The office, located in the Paramount building (719 4 Avenue S.), has been open for a year but on Wednesday they had the official ribbon cutting ceremony. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Napi’s Gift helping to bring awareness to the vulnerable
By Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald To mark the beginning of an 18 day event called Napi’s Gift hosted by We Will Recover, a teepee was raised at Park Place mall on Wednesday. We Will Recover is a newly established not-for-profit addiction support services agency that focuses on helping individuals, families and communities recover from the ... Read More »
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By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College has applied to the Ministry of Advanced Education to be recertified as a polytechnic institute. If approval is granted, it would be the first such institution given that designation south of Calgary. Mike Marcotte, chair of the college Board of Governors, said Monday that discussions have been going on for months ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council amends bylaws in truncated meeting
By Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
Lethbridge City Council on Tuesday gave second and third readings to five bylaws in a meeting that barely lasted an hour. The purpose of Bylaw 6320 repealing bylaws 5712, 5847 and 6078 was to repeal borrowing bylaws that are no longer required because they have been identified as redundant or will be replaced by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge police officers demoted in ‘MemeGate’ scandal
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The sentence for two Lethbridge police officers who previously pleaded guilty to professional misconduct charges under the Police Act and Police Service Regulation, has been determined. Const. David Easter and Const. Matt Rilkoff of the Lethbridge Police Service have been demoted within rank for one year effective Dec. 1. Tuesday’s sentencing hearing was ... Read More »
1 responsePhillips says Albertans still feeling financial strain
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com While the UCP government was promoting the numbers in the mid-year fiscal update on Tuesday, Lethbridge-West MLA and NDP finance critic Shannon Phillips said these figures tell a different story of tax increases and financial strain on Alberta families. Drilling activity and oil production have increased while higher prices have translated into a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in pedestrian death expected to resolve charges without trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old woman accused of striking and killing a pedestrian with her vehicle during the summer is expected to resolve her charges without a trial. The matter was in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, where Shannon Goodstriker’s lawyer said the case is headed for resolution but he still needs time to “hammer out an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta Art Gallery opens three new exhibits
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is offering three new exhibitions that will be on display until February 6 which highlights the works of one Swedish and two southern Alberta artists. The exhibits can be found in three different areas of the gallery. Under the Vast Sky by Swedish artist Britta Marakatt-Labba is in ... Read More »
1 responseWoman given suspended sentence in gang-style attack on teenage boy
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge woman charged with aggravated assault following a gang-style attack on a teenage boy two years ago, has been given a suspended sentence after being found guilty of a less serious charge of common assault. Trinity Savard, who now lives in B.C., was also placed on probation for 18 months following ... Read More »
2 responsesOntario media studio sets up shop in Lethbridge
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com An international award-winning Toronto based media studio has recently expanded to Lethbridge. Winged Whale Media has recently moved across the country from Toronto to Lethbridge, in hopes of creating local connections as well as with other communities in western Canada. “I didn’t want to just compete against local, I wanted to be a ... Read More »
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