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Green Shirt Day assembly shares message of Logan Boulet’s inspiration
By Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald Dr. Gerald Probe Elementary School hosted a Green Shirt Day assembly organized by grade 2 students where Bernadine Boulet talked about the importance of organ donation, inspired by her son Logan who died in the Humboldt bus tragedy. As the 4th annual Green Shirt Day approaches on April 7, Bernadine ... Read More »
1 responseGalt Museum grants free admission for Indigenous
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Anyone who identifies as Indigenous is being granted free admission to the Galt Museum & Archives in Lethbridge. The Galt’s board of directors on March 17 unanimously passed a motion on the matter. The policy came into effect immediately and there is no expiration date, says the Galt in a press release. In ... Read More »
5 responsesFestival Square construction begins today
By Ry Clarke - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
Construction will begin today along 3 Ave stretching from 4 Street to 8 Street as construction crews work to complete the final phase for Lethbridge’s Downtown Festival Square Market Plaza. During construction 6 Street will be closed to traffic while crews work on the intersection, and motorists are advised to drive with caution and follow ... Read More »
2 responsesSome pandemic requirements still in place for border travel, warns CBSA
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Canada Boarder Services Agency is reminding travellers that not all requirements changed on April 1 for those arriving in Canada. CBSA director of operations, Lisa White said they want to make sure there is no confusion between what is no longer required and what remains in place. Requirements for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated ... Read More »
1 responseBig fines for net fishing on Cross Coulee Reservoir
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Using nets to illegally catch fish has netted four Calgary men hefty fines. Li Hua Guo, Hong Xia Kuang, Wei Yong Situ and Xu Wen Situ, pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of unlawful possession of 28 lake white fish, for which they were fined $1,000 each. All but Guo ... Read More »
3 responsesExtortion case to be resolved without trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge man who extorted money from a woman and was expected to either stand trial or resolve his matters without a trial, has chosen the latter. During a brief hearing last week in Lethbridge provincial court, an agent for Oluwaseye Adekunle Morawo’s lawyer said Morawo has decided to resolve his charges of ... Read More »
2 responsesLocal car community rallies to remember one of their own
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com He died suddenly recently at the age of 29, leaving a wife and young child without a husband and father. Grayson Mutter, a popular and well-known staff member at Subaru of Lethbridge, also left behind friends he may not have known he even had. And they showed up in force on Saturday night ... Read More »
1 responseBILD Lethbridge crowns BILDer grand champion
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
BILD Lethbridge crowned Keegan Fleming and Joel Spanos as BILDer Grand Champion of the inaugural “WHO BILDs it Best” building competition at the Southern Alberta Home and Garden Show on the weekend at Exhibition Park. The winning design was a wooden cooler made out of pallets and a stencil logo painted on the lid from ... Read More »
1 responseIndigenous Awareness Week underway at U of L
By Ry Clarke - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
The Iikaisskini Indigenous Student Centre at the University of Lethbridge hosted an opening ceremony Monday with a smudging and prayer, starting off its Indigenous Awareness Week which runs from April 4 – 7. The ceremony was held in the Iikaisskini Indigenous Gathering Place at the University, opening back in November. Leading the smudging ceremony was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Street sweeping underway this month
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The city street sweeping program starts on April 12 and residents can expect $25 tickets if they don’t move vehicles out of the way. The annual program will begin in areas that were missed last year including Tudor Estates, Chinook Heights, Park Royal and Scenic Heights, transportation operations manager Julieane Ruck said Monday. ... Read More »
1 responseNew music festival experience for students at the Owl
By Ry Clarke - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
Lethbridge and District Music and Speech Arts Festival concluded its first week of competition, showcasing artists in musical theatre, choral, guitar, speech, and piano. Thursday night residents were treated to a free event at the Owl Acoustic Lounge singing contemporary pieces with a live band, a first for the festival. During the festival performers from ... Read More »
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