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Pottery sale remembers founding guild member
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
A local pottery group opens its doors for a spring sale on pottery and ceramics this weekend. The Oldman River Potters Guild is having a spring sale until April 30, showcasing local talent and a memorial and tribute to one of the guild’s long-time members. According to guild member Donna Schenher they have been able ... Read More »
1 responseGalt Museum & Archives given Blackfoot name
By Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
The Galt Museum & Archives has announced that it has been given a Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) name: Akaisamitohkanao’pa. The Galt has been working with Niitsitapi elders Bruce Wolf Child (Makoyiippookaa, Wolf Child) and Mary Fox (Mia’nistitsiiksiinaakii, Many Different Snake Woman) to find a Blackfoot name for the organization that recognizes its place within the history, culture ... Read More »
1 responseHoly Spirit school division selects Edwin Parr nominee for 2022
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com First-year teacher Sophia Larney was thrilled to be named the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division’s nominee for the Edwin Parr Award. The award recognizes excellence in teachers starting their professional careers. Larney, a Lethbridge native, teaches a combined Grade 1-2 class at St. Paul School on the northside. After earning a degree in ... Read More »
1 responseAction plan report provides snapshot of City progress
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The first quarterly report of the Gateway to Opportunity 2022 Action Plan was unanimously accepted by city council on Tuesday. That report discusses the status of all the initiatives that city council has determined as priorities in its term. The plan was created using the Municipal Development Plan as a guide. Initiatives are ... Read More »
1 responseRestaurant service with a robotic smile
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2022
Diners at a local restaurant have witnessed a different look to its serving staff in the form of a Greenco Robot, or more precisely a BellaBot. El Greco Cuisine has had the cat-faced four-wheeled robot for a few weeks now that loads plates after meals, takes the table number and brings meals to the table ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Day of Mourning honours fallen workers
By Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents and dignitaries gathered around the Workers Memorial Site at the Mountain View Cemetery Thursday to honour those who lost their lives to workplace injuries. The National Day of Mourning is a day for those who lost a loved one, a friend or a coworker due to workplace injury ... Read More »
1 responseUCP need to reinstate auto insurance cap, says MLA Phillips
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Recent claims from the UCP that auto insurance rates might soon be relaxed don’t align with the government’s own budget projections, says NDP finance critic and Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips. “The UCP’s own budget projections show that over the next three years, your car insurance premiums are expected to increase by 14 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local sellers celebrating Independent Bookstore Day
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2022
Local independent bookstores are celebrating Canadian Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday. The celebration taking place April 30 will include stops at the local stores Analog Books, Echo Used Books and Big John’s Books. The Canadian Independent Bookstore Day has been hosted by the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association for the past three years with close to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More doctors in Lethbridge by fall 2022, committee told
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Three international physician graduates have signed letters of offer and seven others are pending, the Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council was told Wednesday. Dr. Michael Auld, Associate Zone Medical Director of Chinook Regional Hospital, gave the SPC an update about efforts to recruit and retain physicians here. Auld ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Streets Alive ringing in the Roaring ’20s for annual benefit
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2022
The annual benefit dinner for a local organization is going back in time. The Golden Sapphire Benefit Dinner for Streets Alive Mission on April 29 will include a 1920’s themed dinner and music, silent auction and raffles. Those in attendance are encouraged to dress up for the occasion in “glad rags” according to the promotional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder suspect retains new lawyer
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man charged with second-degree murder has hired a new lawyer and is expected to set a date for a preliminary hearing when his matter returns to court next month. Jade Levi Trotter was expected to announce during a court appearance earlier in the month that he had retained Calgary lawyer Andrea ... Read More »
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