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Terry Fox run being planned again as a virtual event this September
By Al Beeber on July 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com For the second straight year, the annual Terry Fox Run will be a virtual affair in Lethbridge. Co-chair Bobbie Fox said Monday the 2021 edition of the fundraiser for cancer research will be staged Sept. 19. People can register in advance as individuals or in groups for the event, which was started after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Building Brains Together launches outdoor play events
By Tim Kalinowski on July 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge’s Building Brains Together program, in co-ordination with the Lethbridge Public Library, Family Centre, Lethbridge School Division and Holy Spirit School Division, kicked off its twice weekly summer Outdoor Play Event schedule at Henderson Lake on Tuesday. “We want to see children thrive, and we want to see children have ... Read More »
1 responseWalk to Breathe making strides for Lung Association support
By Dale Woodard on July 7th, 2021
With a deep breath, the Walk to Breathe campaign gets underway today. As Chris Sadleir gets ready for a 500km jaunt from Lethbridge to Edmonton this morning to raise funds for the Lung Association of Alberta and Northwest Territories, his second annual trek inspired by his father has already had plenty of life breathed into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local author’s debut novel features history of Crowsnest Pass
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2021
From a box of pictures and recollections from a grandmother, a new novel has sprung based on events that took place in the Crowsnest Pass in the early 1900s. Local author Tracey Nyland recently published her first novel called ‘The Mountain that Walks.’ The novel is based on stories passed on by her grandmother who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bear spray assault leads to month-long jail sentence
By Delon Shurtz on July 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com On a cold October day, at about 4:45 in the morning, Susan Leigh Stabs Down approached a group of people which had gathered at a gas station on 6 Avenue South downtown. Stabs Down, 45, knew one of the individuals well, and after a brief discussion with the other woman, Stabs Down attacked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province announces changes to palliative ambulance transport
By Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2021
Patients will no longer be routed through the emergency rooms before ambulances take them to palliative care facilities. The change in procedures for ambulance workers and paramedics comes in across the province, Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Tuesday morning in Medicine Hat. St. Michael’s is one of ten initial facilities that will be able to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to sexual contact with children
By Delon Shurtz on July 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 48-year-old man who admitted he inappropriately touched his two young children several times in 2018 and 2019, has been sentenced to six and a half months in jail. The father, who can’t be named to protect the identities of his son and daughter, pleaded guilty in February to two charges of sexual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Last Post Fund ensures veterans are remembered with military headstones
By Tim Kalinowski on July 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Ten local veterans who were first identified back in March as having unmarked graves by the Last Post Fund, have finally received their full military headstones. The Last Post Fund paid tribute to the veterans at a special ceremony at Mountainview Cemetery on Tuesday morning. The event also marked the 100th anniversary of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat and storms having worrying effect on local crops
By Herald on July 6th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald Local farmers and ranchers are struggling with drought as high temperatures prematurely age crops, deteriorate pastures, draw down local reservoirs, and create the potential for devastating storms. “The concern is there wasn’t a lot of soil moisture when farmers seeded this spring,” explains Lethbridge County supervisor of agriculture services Gary ... Read More »
1 responseCity council approves MDP and Westminster plan
By Tim Kalinowski on July 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council approved two sweeping documents meant to help guide development in the city going forward at last week’s council meeting. City council passed third readings of both the Municipal Development Plan, which is the master document for the City of Lethbridge, and the Westminster Area Redevelopment Plan, which will hopefully set this ... Read More »
1 responseFireworks celebration set for Friday night
By Lethbridge Herald on July 6th, 2021
The Lethbridge and District Exhibition will be lighting up the night to celebrate Alberta’s resilience and determination. The free fireworks display will be held this Friday evening in conjunction with other displays put on by Bell’s Fireworks Spectacular in Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary. The 14-minute fireworks display will occur simultaneously in all four participating ... Read More »
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