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Man receives five month sentence for multiple property offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old man who pleaded guilty to several criminal offences has been handed a five-month jail sentence. Evan Lee Healy was sentenced Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he pleaded guilty to four counts of theft under $5,000 and three counts of mischief relating to incidents earlier this year and in 2021. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unexpected challenges highlighted in library’s community report
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Public Library recently presented its annual Report to the Community to the Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge City Council. “2021 was certainly another year of unexpected challenges and unique opportunities for Lethbridge Public Library,” said Terra Plato, CEO of Lethbridge Public Library, in a media release. The 24-page ... Read More »
1 responseLocal cheese makers win big in Montreal
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
An international food and beverage trade show has announced the winners of the 2022 International Cheese Competition. One of the cheese companies that entered the competition was Crystal Springs Cheese near Coalhurst, only ten minutes away from Lethbridge. The company was started in 1984 and pride themselves on being “Alberta made” according to their website. ... Read More »
2 responsesMulti-family properties focus of organics rollout
By Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
Al Beeber –Â LETHBRIDGE HERALD –Â abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is planning to launch its organics collection program into multi-family properties starting in the fall of 2023. A report submitted to the Civic Works Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge City Council on Thursday by Waste and Recycling general manager Mandi Parker, says the launch will be ... Read More »
7 responsesLethbridge has much to celebrate and appreciate
By Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
Editor: Good things do happen despite the constant scroll of stories as we constantly move through the news cycle. News cycle may be a poor descriptor as the stories appear to be on repeat. Day after day the pseudo-czar Putin goes about obliterating of the Ukraine. We get new, though similar, revelations about residential schools, ... Read More »
1 responseYMCA sets membership drive goal for 2022
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The YMCA of Lethbridge is celebrating their anniversary on May 7 and launching a campaign to reach a significant membership milestone throughout the month of May. Race to 10K is a campaign designed to celebrate the Cor Van Raay YMCA nearing the 10,000 member milestone with the aim of achieving that goal by ... Read More »
1 responseHurricanes caught off guard by paid parking decision
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Hurricanes say a decision by the City of Lethbridge to launch paid parking in September at the Enmax Centre wasn’t discussed with the club beforehand and has potential to harm revenues. Team governor and president Doug Paisley discussed the situation with media at the arena on Wednesday. “The biggest thing for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous students explore what CCH has to offer
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Grade 9 and 10 students from various Holy Spirit Catholic School Division schools participated in the Iikaahkikkamina (Encouragement) Gathering this week at Catholic Central High School. CCH coordinator of First Nations Metis and Inuit education, Shelley Kirkvold said the day focused on encouragement for Grade 9 and Grade 10 students who are coming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Centre calls for support ending sexual violence
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
A local charitable organization that supports children, youths, and adults who have experienced sexual abuse or assault is looking to educate the public about sexual violence. The Chinook Sexual Assault Centre is hosting events throughout May for Sexual Violence Awareness Month to increase recognition of the impact sexual violence can have. “As we can all ... Read More »
1 responseGates Cambridge scholar reaching for the stars
By Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
Alicia Anderson, who completed her Bachelor of Science with great distinction in 2020 and just recently successfully defended her master’s thesis, has now earned another honour in academia. Anderson has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which will see her study her PhD at Trinity College on the grounds of the United Kingdom’s University of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Human trafficking case set for trial in 2023
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary doctor charged in relation to a human trafficking case in Lethbridge is headed for trial, but not until next year. Lawyer James Hawkins, who appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday for the accused, Ziyaad Noor, said a three-day trial has been scheduled to begin Jan. 11, 2023. Hawkins noted that although ... Read More »
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