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EPIC show opens career horizons for area students

By Dale Woodard - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022

So what do you want to be when you grow up? Students attending EPIC 2022 perhaps didn’t have to answer that question right away, but they were given an idea or two about what their potential future looks like. EPIC 2022 hit the Exhibition Park South Pavilion Wednesday, hosting 900 students from 45 schools across southwestern Alberta ... Read More »

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NDP ag critic makes Lethbridge stop in southern Alberta tour

By Dale Woodard - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022

The province can boast a balanced budget and still put some of that into the pockets of Albertans. While some slightly un-spring-like conditions pelted southern Alberta this week, Heather Sweet, NDP Critic for Rural Economic Development, Agriculture and Forestry made the trek down from Edmonton for a tour which included stops in Medicine Hat, Fort ... Read More »

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Phillips says Bank of Canada rate hike will impact Alberta families

By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com With the Bank of Canada hiking its benchmark interest rate to one per cent on Wednesday to help stifle high inflation, Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips was wary of what this could mean for struggling families in the province. “The cost of everything is going up and today’s rate hike could make life more ... Read More »

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‘Our Sacred Home’: St. Francis Jr. High receives Blackfoot name

By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald St. Francis Junior High School has become the second Lethbridge school in the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division to receive a Blackfoot name.  The naming ceremony took place at the school gymnasium Wednesday where school officials, Elders, board members of the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division and students witnessed Elder ... Read More »

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Spotty performance at AIMCo since inception, says SACPA speaker

By Ry Clarke - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022

Southern Albertans were provided with an update last week on the investment climate in the province and how government is managing its assets. The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) welcomed Robert Ascah, a research fellow at the Parkland Institute, to its Thursday session. Talking about the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, AIMCo, and Ascah’s ... Read More »

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Adaptable Outdoors opens experience for people with disabilities

By Christina Scott - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022

Braeson Schacher peered up at the doctor from his hospital bed, faced with a life-altering question. He knew the answer he provided would change his life forever. After a moment, the 18 year old swallowed hard, steeled himself and declared: “Take them.” Although agreeing to the amputation of both his legs was immensely difficult, Braeson ... Read More »

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Food bank volunteer honoured for 5000 hours of service

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A significant milestone has been reached by an Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge volunteer who has been donating her time for over 25 years to help those in need. After retiring from a career as a pharmacist, Iris Richardson started volunteering at the Interfaith Food Bank and now has reached 5000 volunteer ... Read More »

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Drug-impaired driver fined and suspended

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 43-year-old man charged with driving while impaired by drugs has been fined and prohibited from driving for a year. Blair Allan Beazer pleaded guilty recently in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of impaired driving, and was fined $1,000. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of driving without insurance and was fined $3,000. Court ... Read More »

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U of L theft case stalled in court proceedings

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Scheduling a trial for a Lethbridge woman accused of stealing more than half a million dollars from the University of Lethbridge continues to be delayed while her case makes its way through various court proceedings. Trial dates for Donna Court were expected to be set last month, but scheduling of the trial was adjourned while ... Read More »

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Transit has long and storied history in Lethbridge

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Galt Museum and Archives hosted retired LA Transit management team member Diane Boulton, to discuss the history of public transit in Lethbridge recently as part of their Galt Present series. Boulton’s career with Lethbridge Transit started in 1978 as a school bus operator. She worked her way through the company until 2013, ... Read More »

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Chinook Arch celebrates 30 years of library service in southern Alberta

By Ry Clarke - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022

Chinook Arch Regional Library System is celebrating its 30th anniversary in the community. The service started in 1992 in April helping municipalities in southwestern Alberta come together and deliver library services across the region. To date, the organization includes 33 libraries across 41 municipalities providing sustainable cost-effective library services through intermunicipal collaboration. Library services across ... Read More »

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