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Young leather maker showcases her craft at Handmade Market
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 26th, 2022
Rayne Bruised Head established The Nerdy Rodeo Girl Custom Leather small business in 2020 and had an array of products for sale at the Lethbridge Handmade Market on Saturday at Exhibition Park. Bruised Head said she does a lot of belts, caps and toques in the winter. Brushes, purses, wallets, and western wear could also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not guilty plea entered in Pincher Creek homicide
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old woman accused of killing another woman during an altercation late last year, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder. Melissa Martens-Lagasse entered the plea Monday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench, where she also pleaded not guilty to one count of causing an indignity to a human body. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rotarians back on the road to Mexico for Los Amigos
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 26th, 2022
The Los Amigos Project departed the Canadian Tire south parking lot early Sunday morning for Mazatlan, Mexico. The project has been running since 2011 when members of the Lethbridge Sunrise Rotary Club wintered down in Mexico and noted there was a need for many things for the people. “So they came home and (thought) what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Society status opens donations drive for Project Sunflower
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Project Sunflower has obtained incorporation as a not-for-profit in Alberta under the Societies Act and is now able to help Ukrainians in more ways than before. “Now that we have legal status it allows us to operate, not just to collect information from people, but we can start collecting donations, which we’re going ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International Empanada Festival a celebration of cultures
By Lethbridge Herald on April 26th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald The International Empanada Festival was back in full force Saturday – after being cancelled in 2021 – for what would have been their fifth annual event. The International Empanada Festival is a local initiative to honour one of the most famous street foods in the world, and has many versions ... Read More »
1 responseProject Sunflower assisting refugees fleeing Ukraine
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com From a rally held at Lethbridge City Hall in February to stand in solidarity with Ukraine, Project Sunflower emerged to continue helping those trying to come to Canada to escape war. Rally organizer and Project Sunflower participant, Mykhailo Pereverza has been able to take time off from work to help as many people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges withdrawn following death of accused
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Numerous charges against a 26-year-old Lethbridge man relating to criminal offences last year and earlier this year, have been withdrawn. The Crown withdrew the charges against Wesley Charles Johnson Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, after explaining the accused had recently died. Johnson was arrested March 9 after police, including members of the tactical unit, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Volunteers scour coulees for trash on Earth Day
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
The annual Coulee Clean-Up project kicked off on Friday, which also was Earth Day, in parks all over the city. The conservation project began in Lethbridge in 2008 and encourages people of all abilities to gather at the coulees city-wide to clean up garbage and help make the river valley a cleaner place. “This is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta farmers on the fence about carbon credits
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The School of Public Policy of the University of Calgary has released a report on why Alberta farmers are reluctant to use carbon credits that can potentially help lower emissions. Report authors Nimanthika Lokuge and Sven Anders provide a comprehensive review highlighting the gaps in existing knowledge related to agricultural carbon credits and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man receives three year sentence for multiple convictions
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Kainai man who assaulted a former girlfriend and threatened to shoot her with a rifle, has received a lengthy jail sentence. Nelson Lambert Gros Ventre Boy was sentenced Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to three years and 45 days in custody on several weapon-related offences in 2020. However, Judge Sylvia Oishi, who ... Read More »
1 responseFreedom Convoy post-mortem examined through libertarian lens
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com An online presentation provided by the University of Lethbridge Retired Academic Staff Association offered an insight into what Libertarianism is and how it has emerged recently in Canada. Sociologist Trevor Harrison presented Cry Freedom: The Rise of Libertarian Ideology where he discussed its recent emergence in Canada as witnessed by the Freedom Convoy ... Read More »
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