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Project Sunflower assisting refugees fleeing Ukraine
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com From a rally held at Lethbridge City Hall in February to stand in solidarity with Ukraine, Project Sunflower emerged to continue helping those trying to come to Canada to escape war. Rally organizer and Project Sunflower participant, Mykhailo Pereverza has been able to take time off from work to help as many people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges withdrawn following death of accused
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Numerous charges against a 26-year-old Lethbridge man relating to criminal offences last year and earlier this year, have been withdrawn. The Crown withdrew the charges against Wesley Charles Johnson Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, after explaining the accused had recently died. Johnson was arrested March 9 after police, including members of the tactical unit, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man receives three year sentence for multiple convictions
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Kainai man who assaulted a former girlfriend and threatened to shoot her with a rifle, has received a lengthy jail sentence. Nelson Lambert Gros Ventre Boy was sentenced Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to three years and 45 days in custody on several weapon-related offences in 2020. However, Judge Sylvia Oishi, who ... Read More »
1 responseFreedom Convoy post-mortem examined through libertarian lens
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com An online presentation provided by the University of Lethbridge Retired Academic Staff Association offered an insight into what Libertarianism is and how it has emerged recently in Canada. Sociologist Trevor Harrison presented Cry Freedom: The Rise of Libertarian Ideology where he discussed its recent emergence in Canada as witnessed by the Freedom Convoy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School board trustee remembered for decades of service
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Longtime Lethbridge school trustee Janice Foster has died at the age of 81. Foster, who just last fall chose not to run again for the Lethbridge School District board, died at home Tuesday. Foster was a long-time advocate for the under-privileged, at-risk children and children with special needs. She fostered more than 60 ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta farmers on the fence about carbon credits
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The School of Public Policy of the University of Calgary has released a report on why Alberta farmers are reluctant to use carbon credits that can potentially help lower emissions. Report authors Nimanthika Lokuge and Sven Anders provide a comprehensive review highlighting the gaps in existing knowledge related to agricultural carbon credits and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman to serve jail sentence for fraud and stolen property
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman who defrauded a man with dementia out of $600, and was caught several months later driving a stolen vehicle, was sentenced to 25 days in jail. Jeanine Joy Blood was sentenced Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, where she appeared by CCTV from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre and pleaded guilty to charges of possession ... Read More »
1 responseHuman trafficking a growing problem in Alberta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Human trafficking won’t end until everyone works together to solve the problem, the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs was told on Thursday. “We’re not going to defeat this crime, we’re not going to overcome this crime unless we work together,” said Jessica Brandon, director of programs for the Action Coalition on Human ... Read More »
1 responsePatio season success promotes downtown businesses
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com When the weather co-operates, Lethbridge residents will soon be able to enjoy a meal and drink on patios – with or without lanterns – thanks to the continuation of a City of Lethbridge program. And maybe Kim Mitchell’s classic ode to summertime may serenade people as they enjoy the ambience of outdoors downtown ... Read More »
2 responsesGalt Museum clarifies motivation for free Indigenous admission
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Galt Museum and Archives is clarifying the reasons behind free admission for those who identify as Indigenous and why they decided not to ask for proof. “This policy related to free admissions for those of indigenous descent has been something that as an organization we’ve been talking about for the last number ... Read More »
9 responsesProfane outburst in court after hearing postponed
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man will remain in custody for at least a couple more days following his profanity-laced tirade in court Thursday. Stephen Rene Geworsky, who appeared in court by CCTV from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, said he hoped to have a bail hearing and get released Thursday so he could go to the ... Read More »
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