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Man pleads guilty in 2019 referee assault
By Delon Shurtz on June 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coalhurst man admits his anger clouded his judgment when he assaulted a referee during a hockey tournament in Lethbridge in September 2019. “I let my anger get away from me,” Todd William Cross Child admitted Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he attended by telephone and pleaded guilty to one count of ... Read More »
1 responsePride Week activities set for Lethbridge starting Monday
By Laura Balanko-Dickson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on June 12th, 2021
While Pride is usually a time filled with bright colours and parades, this year things will look a bit different. With only two in-person events, a focus on social distancing and PPE, and no Pride parade, this year’s Pride events in Lethbridge probably won’t rival the Pride events of the past. However, people are still ... Read More »
1 responseWoman pleads guilty for rendezvous robbery
By Delon Shurtz on June 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Chelsey Marie Beringer had her victim all picked out. It was a man she met when she previously worked at a Coaldale liquor store, and with whom she became friends on Facebook. On the morning of May 7, 2020, the 23-year-old woman called the man and asked him to come to Coaldale, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCain donating 300,000 meals to Second Harvest
By Tim Kalinowski on June 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com In an effort to meet its goal of having zero per cent of its raw or processed products ending up in landfills, and to help achieve its corporate target to donate 17,000,000 meals throughout North America by 2022, McCain Food Canada recently announced it will be donating the equivalent of 300,000 meals to ... Read More »
1 responseBlood Tribe Department of Health responds to allegations
By Tim Kalinowski on June 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Blood Tribe Department of Health is addressing criticisms made by community members at a rally in Standoff held earlier this week over its handling of the opioid crisis, and is denying specific allegations of drug dealing going on at Bringing the Spirit Home Detox Centre. “The Blood Tribe Department of Health has ... Read More »
9 responsesFilm festival a way to continue storytelling
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2021
The Lethbridge Living Film Festival is underway. The online festival follows up the city magazine of the same name, which recently ceased publication due to the pandemic. Lethbridge Living owner Dana Inkster says she was not done telling stories and with a background in filmmaking decided to explore other options. “A film festival seemed like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weed-eating goats are back in city parks
By Herald on June 11th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald Invasive weeds got your goat? No problem, the City of Lethbridge, in partnership with Magrath-based Creekside Goat Company have the goats that can go get them. And they’re not kidding. After successfully grazing invasive weeds for the past three summers, the City is bringing in another herd of experienced, weed ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge College students recognized for asphalt project
By Tim Kalinowski on June 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College civil engineering technology program graduates Amy Gregorchuk, Liudmyla Wagner and Daniel Mitchell have been named finalists for the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta’s (ASET) Capstone Project of the Year Award for their research on green alternatives to asphalt. “We wanted to find a way we could integrate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Target Hunger pick up set for Saturday
By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2021
Our local food banks would like to remind citizens to place their Target Hunger donations outside at the front door for pickup tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Target Hunger is a city-wide food drive that will help to restock the shelves at both the Interfaith Food Bank and the LethbridgeFood Bank. Simply gather your yellow bags with ... Read More »
1 responseViolent offender ordered to spend more time in custody
By Delon Shurtz on June 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 23-year-old violent offender who walked away from a residential treatment centre last summer, has been ordered to spend another three and a half months in custody, followed by eight and a half months under community supervision. The offender, who can’t be named because he was only 17 when he sexually assaulted a ... Read More »
1 responseRenovations to upgrade SAAG and invigorate Galt Gardens
By Herald on June 10th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald A multi-million renovation project at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery will allow it to facilitate different events and help invigorate Galt Gardens, said board co-chair Melissa Arseniuk Thursday. The $5.78 million project was approved recently as part of the city’s Capital Improvement program. Renovations will included needs-based improvements to the ... Read More »
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