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Resilient YQL program offers purposeful fun on the water
By Dale Woodard on August 31st, 2021
For over a year, Resilient YQL founder Tannis Chartier has been offering a variety of programs for Lethbridge’s homeless population, running out of the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen. On Saturday afternoon at Henderson Lake, Chartier and Resilient YQL’s latest outing made a big splash as a group grabbed some paddles and took a course in kayaking, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge’s Shaela Miller Top 12 in Project Wild
By Al Beeber on August 31st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge musician Shaela Miller is among the Top 12 in the 2021 edition of the Project Wild musician development program. Miller also made the Top 12 in 2018. Cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Project Wild is back giving country and roots musicians a chance to earn a $100,953 top prize. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man granted bail while seeking to apply for drug treatment court
By Tim Kalinowski on August 31st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A man with a history of not complying with his release conditions has been given one last chance to obtain his freedom while his matters wind through the courts. Jyi Mickell Trotter, who faces numerous charges, was granted cash bail for $4,000 with several conditions in Lethbridge provincial court on Monday. Trotter, 41, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hargreaves says the Liberal Party has Canadian’s backs
By Tim Kalinowski on August 31st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge federal Liberal Party candidate Devon Hargreaves says his party is the only party that has proven time and again it has Canadians’ backs, and particularly through the last 17 months of the pandemic. Hargreaves says all Lethbridge residents have to do is look at the actions of the current United Conservative Party ... Read More »
1 responseCity closure to mark Truth and Reconciliation as day of reflection
By Al Beeber on August 31st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge will mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 by closing city facilities that day. Mayor Chris Spearman made the announcement at City Hall Monday where he talked to media along with Indigenous Relations Advisor Perry Stein and Amanda Scout, a member of the Reconciliation Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New cityLINK transit system off to a good start
By Al Beeber on August 31st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The new cityLINK transit system is on a roll with few bumps in the road so far. Nearly a week after virtually every rider was affected by changes to busing here, Lethbridge Transit general manager Tim Sanderson said Monday cityLINK “has been better received than we anticipated.” Starting Aug. 25, city bus service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Neudorf taking fire over COVID-19 comments
By Herald on August 30th, 2021
Trevor Busch – Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf has attempted to clarify comments he made to local media last week which suggested the province might benefit from a spike in COVID-19 infections among unvaccinated Albertans. Citing trends from the U.K.’s COVID response, on Friday Neudorf told Bridge City News he was “hopeful” that rising ... Read More »
5 responsesDriver attacked with knife following collision with cyclist
By Lethbridge Herald on August 30th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald Police are confirming charges have been laid in an incident where a cyclist allegedly used a knife to slash the face of a 28-year-old Thermax Refrigeration and Heating technician from Coaldale following an altercation earlier this month. The Lethbridge Police Service confirmed charges had been laid against a 46-year-old cyclist, Peter Ajang, ... Read More »
3 responsesWeekend pedestrian-vehicle collision claims life of 87-year-old woman
By Herald on August 30th, 2021
Lethbridge Police Service – The Lethbridge Police Service has been informed that the pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Saturday, August 28, 2021, has unfortunately passed away as a result of injuries suffered in the incident. The Police Service would like to extend our condolences to her family and friends. The collision occurred at about ... Read More »
1 responseCelebrating 100 years with a lifetime of memories
By Al Beeber on August 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com He watched an Air Force colleague die in a crash and nearly lost his freedom after taking photos in a restricted zone in Romania while travelling Europe. And Dan Rohovie is still making memories as he approaches his 100th birthday on Sept. 11. Rohovie, a long-time Canadian Pacific Railway engineer who grew up ... Read More »
1 responseRoyal Canadian Legion offering help for Afghan vets
By Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2021
The Legion’s Dominion President Bruce Julian issued a public statement on Friday offering help for Canadian veterans during the current crisis in Afghanistan. “The Royal Canadian Legion stands ready to support our veterans impacted by the ongoing tragic events unfolding in Afghanistan. We know there is great distress right now and we are here to ... Read More »
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