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Donation set to reduce LFS counselling wait times
By Lethbridge Herald on January 29th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Family Services’ counselling service is the recipient of a very timely and needed donation from a local family to help reduce wait times for those in need. To address the need in areas of mental health and wellness for children and youth, Lethbridge Family Services has received a major ... Read More »
1 responseBeing mindful of stormwater pollution during all seasons
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com To wash or not to wash, that is the question. And it is one that many associate with summer weather, but is one that should be asked in the winter months as well. With the fluctuating temperatures we have been experiencing lately, it might be easy to forget we are in the middle ... Read More »
1 responseJudge doubles proposed sentence for mischief
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Corey Adam Shaw was a free man. All he had to do was walk away from the Lethbridge Police Station after he was released Oct. 3 of last year on an undertaking by a justice of the peace. On his way out of the police station, however, Shaw stopped at the door and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roving Gyms provide play and exercise during pandemic
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Sport Council offers parents of children newborn to five years old an opportunity to use equipment designed to get kids moving. Through their Roving Gyms program, the LSC provide a space and equipment for families to connect with their children through free play. “We try to educate families about physical literacy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP calls for release of coal policy report
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP Environment critic Marlin Schmidt and Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips are calling for Energy Minister Sonya Savage to release the Coal Policy Committee’s final reports. “There is simply no excuse for any further delay… Minister Savage has had this report for four weeks, and she must have read it by now. It’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused receives six month sentence for thefts
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Jimmy Lynn Bad Man is fortunate the car in which he had passed out, didn’t also take him to the cemetery. On Sept. 4 of last year Bad Man was found asleep in a hearse, which had been stolen from Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels. The business had notified police of the missing $100,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paula Burns resigning as Lethbridge College president
By Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald Paula Burns is leaving Lethbridge for her next leadership role. On Thursday morning, the Lethbridge College President and CEO announced she will be stepping down from her role at the end of May to take on the new challenge as President and CEO of Langara College in Vancouver. “It’s bittersweet, actually,” ... Read More »
2 responsesOnline group therapy showing proven results
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new review by University of Lethbridge researchers highlights a way to increase public access to effective psychological therapies in an online environment. “We know that psychological counselling delivered by video, phone and apps can work,” said Dr. Cheryl Currie, associate professor of Public Health at the University of Lethbridge, and lead investigator ... Read More »
1 responsePronghorns join with Big Brothers Big Sisters through mentorship program
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge’s Pronghorn Athletic Department has partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lethbridge and District to expand their reach in the community. The partnership will begin in February 2022 and will provide student athletes an opportunity to be mentors for children in the community that benefit from the programs offered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gang-style beating earns nine month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 27-year-old Lethbridge man who participated in a gang-style beating of another man 16 months ago, has received a jail sentence, but he won’t have to spend any more time behind bars. Jesse Dean Davidson pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of assault causing bodily harm, and was sentenced ... Read More »
1 responseSpeech winners awarded the trip of a lifetime
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Summer 2022 will be hard to forget for two young high school students, who are the recipients of an all expense paid trip. At a speech competition sponsored by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows that took place on January 8 high school students competed to attend their Annual Pilgrimage for Youth. According ... Read More »
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