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LCI grads ready to meet challenges of the future
By Herald on June 2nd, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Collegiate Institute’s graduating class of 2021 is ready to meet the challenges of the future, says valedictorian Isaac Fletcher, and can be proud of the way it has overcome the challenges of this year. “It has definitely been a brutal journey,” says Fletcher referring to the 2020-2021 school year, ... Read More »
1 responseMan hoping for conditional discharge for road rage incident
By Delon Shurtz on June 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who hopes he’ll receive only a conditional discharge for headbutting another man during a road rage incident more than two years ago, will have to wait a few more weeks to see if a judge grants his wish. Colton Hunter Hemmaway, who pleaded guilty in January to one count of assault, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weekend COVID-19 vaccination clinic offered to vulnerable population
By Dale Woodard on June 2nd, 2021
Those with struggles to access vaccinations were given a walk-up chance to do so last weekend. Partnering with the Sage Clan Patrol, Alberta Health Services set up at Galt Gardens for a two-day clinic Friday and Saturday to provide crucial shots in the arm to the vulnerable population. “Typically, when there’s immunization access at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Councillors make case for new arts centre
By Al Beeber on June 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Two city council members with decades of experience on stage say a new performing arts centre is needed for Lethbridge. Mark Campbell and Jeff Carlson are well known to audiences for their work in a wide range of roles over the years and both believe it’s time Lethbridge moved forward with an arts ... Read More »
3 responsesCity council passes Capital Improvement Program
By Tim Kalinowski on June 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council passed its 2022-2031 capital improvement program, which includes funding for a green bin program and new electric buses over the next five years as two of the highlights, with surprisingly little debate during Tuesday’s meeting. The vote comes two weeks after Coun. Blaine Hyggen asked his council colleagues for a two-week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing waits in shooting case
By Delon Shurtz on June 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man who was scheduled to have a sentencing hearing this week for shooting his ex-spouse’s lover in the head just weeks before Christmas, now won’t be sentenced until later this summer. Kyle Lewis Crow Chief was to have the hearing Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, on charges of break and enter to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police chief addresses Madu’s response during Lethbridge Chamber town hall
By Dale Woodard on June 2nd, 2021
After receiving a letter from Alberta Minister of Justice Kaycee Madu earlier this month in regards to ongoing reform with the Lethbridge Police Service, police chief Shahin Mehdizadeh is asking for patience in the process. Mehdizadeh was the guest speaker at the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce Virtual Town Hall session Tuesday morning. Speaking at the ... Read More »
1 responseWireworm a threat to local cereal crops
By Tim Kalinowski on June 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Local insect scientists with the Agriculture and Agri-Food Lethbridge Research and Development Centre are searching for ways to help local cereal farmers assess their wireworm problems and make management decisions on what costs to invest in treatment of these problems. AAFC entomology researcher Haley Catton is leading a research study of 12 local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City hall to be lit orange in recognition of unmarked graves
By Herald on June 1st, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald City council held 215 seconds of silence at the start of Tuesday’s meeting to remember the 215 Indigenous children discovered in unmarked graves on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. City hall, Mayor Chris Spearman also confirmed, will be lit orange this week in solidarity with the ... Read More »
1 responseImmanuel Christian gets set to celebrate graduation
By Tim Kalinowski on June 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com As the graduating class of 2021 at Immanuel Christian Secondary School gets set to move forward in their lives and academic careers, school valedictorian Caleb Nieuwenhuis says his message for his classmates is a simple one. “I really do hope the best for them in their lives, whichever way they may go,” he ... Read More »
1 responseMan awaits sentencing for defrauding former employer
By Delon Shurtz on June 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man hopes a judge doesn’t send him to jail for defrauding his former employer of more than $40,000. “I’ve learned my lesson,” Mark David Robinson told Judge Kristin Ailsby during a sentencing hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court. The Crown is recommending Robinson, 39, be sent to jail for a year, while Calgary ... Read More »
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