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CCH teacher receives Catholic Education Award
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Catholic Central High School teacher has been selected as the recipient for the Council of Catholic School Superintendents of Alberta (CCSSA) Excellence in Catholic Education Award for 2021-2022. Lance Rosen has been with CCH for the past four years, as a welding and religious education teacher. “I was very completely surprised and ... Read More »
1 responseCommittee examines reconciliation focus
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Several key areas will be focused upon in 2022 in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Recommendations and Work Plan. Perry Stein, the City’s Indigenous Relations Advisor, gave an update on the plan to the Cultural and Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday. Stein told ... Read More »
1 responseBail denied to Coaldale man for breaches
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coaldale man who was released on bail a couple of days after he went on a profanity laced tirade in a Lethbridge courtroom, had been warned not to breach any of his release conditions. During the bail hearing Nov. 24, Judge John Maher warned Cody Gregory Fleming that if he breached and was arrested, he ... Read More »
1 responseCommunity care campus pitched to Cultural and Social SPC
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Cultural and Social Standing Policy committee of Lethbridge city council has filed for information a report submitted by a Lethbridge resident about potential ways to address homelessness and addictions issues. In a five-minute presentation, Dennis Bremner discussed a proposal for a community care campus that would allow for proper care and traditional ... Read More »
8 responsesTanika Charles to play Geomatic Attic
By Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2022
Tanika Charles takes centre stage at The Geomatic Attic byline: lethbridge herald Twice JUNO-nominated and two-time Polaris Prize listed Toronto soul songstress Tanika Charles plays The Geomatic Attic on Feb. 21. Charles is releasing her third studio album Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly on April 8. The album is slated to be released through Charles’ own label Unique Applause ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ULFA strike rally draws support
By Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald Now in their second week of a strike, members of the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association got a morale boost Friday during a day-long rally. Several speakers gave encouragement to the strikers during a raucous assembly near the main entrance to the university. With food, music, and placards, strikers listened ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge Historical Society hopes to add to their ranks
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2022
Are you looking to delve into Lethbridge and southern Alberta’s rich history and culture? If so, the Lethbridge Historical Society is inviting you to join them in a look back in time. The Lethbridge Historical Society is part of the Historical Society of Alberta’s membership drive that also includes Calgary, Edmonton, Peace Country Grande Prairie ... Read More »
1 responsePhillips expects UCP to balance budget
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Shannon Phillips is hoping the UCP does the right thing when it announces the provincial budget on Feb. 24. The NDP MLA for Lethbridge West says with rising oil prices, the UCP has the chance to make a positive impact on Albertans with its next budget. “The UCP is likely to balance the ... Read More »
3 responsesIndigenous students look toward future
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com For Shelley Kirkvold, Thursday’s Striving for Higher Learning gathering at Catholic Central High School will just be the first of more to come. The ‘Iisopok’ksikatkimayaa – Striving for Higher Knowledge’ event at CCHS was specifically for grade 11 and 12 First Nations, Metis and Inuit students in the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division ... Read More »
1 responseSakamoto launches new record label
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City music impresario Ron Sakamoto is making new moves in the entertainment industry. The legendary concert promoter’s company Sakamoto Agency has just launched a new record label. Called Sakamoto Music, and distributed worldwide by Warner Music Canada, the label has just signed its first artist – Canadian country singer Chris Buck. Sakamoto said ... Read More »
1 responseExplosives and trafficking nets three year sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man caught in 2020 with drugs, cash and explosives, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Shaun Ryan Hlavach was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to single charges of possession of an explosive substance and possession of a prohibited weapon, and two ... Read More »
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