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Repeat offender receives six month sentence for driving offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Driving while prohibited on two occasions, and nearly striking a pedestrian on one of those occasions, has earned a 26-year-old man six months in jail. Dylan Sokol was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, after pleading guilty to two charges of driving while prohibited and single charges of breach of an undertaking and ... Read More »
1 responseLaw Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge rescheduled for Feb. 25
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Polar Plunge is going virtual once again, after being originally scheduled to be live at Henderson Lake Park. The plunge, which was scheduled to take place on Feb. 5, has been rescheduled to Feb. 25, when Lethbridge Police Const. Braylon Hyggen, who is Chair for LETR Alberta, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Student petition demands online learning at U of L
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A petition to commit to online learning for the remainder of the spring of 2022 has been started by a University of Lethbridge student. The online petition, which at the moment of this article has gathered 2,101 signatures, reads in part, “It would be best for students if the spring term was formally ... Read More »
1 responseMan sentenced for property-related offencest
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly a year in jail for several criminal offences last year, including a break-in at the Lethbridge police storage compound. Timothy Corey Scout was sentenced to 11 months in jail after pleading guilty last week in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of shopbreaking, attempted shopbreaking, shoplifting, ... Read More »
1 responseSongwriting camp plays notes of inspiration
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2022
A chord was struck as the Lethbridge Youth Songwriting Camp took place this past weekend at the Owl Acoustic Lounge. As young, aspiring musicians received some songwriting tips from Shaela Miller and a host of local musicians, it was clear everyone was tuned in to the weekend’s musical lessons. With the COVID-19 pandemic knocking the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Candlelight vigil illuminates ongoing opioid crisis
By Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2022
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald More supports and more awareness are being called for as the city continues its battle with opioids. A candlelight vigil, led by Alvin Mills of the Kii Mah Pii Pii Tsin (Kindness to Others) Healing Centre, was held Saturday night at Galt Gardens for those who have lost their lives ... Read More »
2 responsesComposting facility gets major funding injection
By Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2022
The Alberta government in partnership with the federal government is investing over $5.8 million to support municipal infrastructure improvements in Lethbridge. This money will go towards completing various municipal projects through the Canada Community Building Fund. This is a federal funding stream administered by the Alberta government that provides capital funding for municipalities to help ... Read More »
2 responsesSentencing hearing postponed for sexual assault
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A sentencing hearing for a woman who sexually assaulted her common-law spouse’s four-year-old daughter, has been delayed for a month and won’t be held in March as intended. The case was brought forward Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, and adjourned to April 7 to allow more time for the completion of a pre-sentence ... Read More »
1 responseSongwriting camp to assist aspiring young musicians
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Shaela Miller and some of her music compatriots are giving a boost to the Lethbridge Girls Rock Camp with a fundraising weekend songwriting camp. The camp, which runs today and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Owl Acoustic Lounge is for aspiring songwriters between the ages of 12-18. Because of ... Read More »
1 responseWater management critically important for southern Alberta
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2022
Water competition and conflict was the topic the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs dove into during its online session Thursday. Heading up the discussion was Dr. Dena McMartin, an environmental and agricultural engineer, faculty member and vice-president (research) at the University of Lethbridge, discussing the challenges, constraints and competing interests that are making water management ... Read More »
2 responsesPROBUS lecture sheds light on Ukraine-Russia crisis
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com As tensions rise over the current situation surrounding Russia and Ukraine, the PROBUS Lethbridge club invited University of Lethbridge professor Chris Burton to their Wednesday meeting to talk about current events in Eastern Europe. Burton worked in the Soviet Union during its last years, then studied with Sheila Fitzpatrick in the 1990s at ... Read More »
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