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Family Centre looking for community support with fundraiser bottle drive
By Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2021
Lethbridge’s Family Centre has partnered with GPS Container Depots to run another large bottle drive as a safe fundraising initiative. With the support of the community, last year’s bottle drive was a huge success and the plan is to have another successful event this year, they say. “The pandemic has hit our organization financially, unable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Holy Spirit Catholic School Division announces new Director of Religious Education
By Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2021
Aaron Skretting has been appointed as the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division’s new Director of Religious Education, for the 2021/2022 school year. The division states in a press release that Skretting holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Bachelor of Education Degree, both with Great Distinction, from the University of Lethbridge. He received his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman guilty of defrauding employer of nearly $47,000 awaiting sentence later this summer
By Delon Shurtz on May 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge woman who stole nearly $47,000 in cash and merchandise from her long-time employer, won’t know until later this summer whether she’ll go to jail or serve her sentence under house arrest. Melanie Dawn Vaillancourt was scheduled to be sentenced Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, but it was adjourned to Aug. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local folk scene pays tribute on Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday
By Tim Kalinowski on May 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Musical icon and prominent cultural figure Bob Dylan, born Robert Zimmerman, turned 80 on Monday. As accolades for the Nobel Prize winner and master songwriter poured in from across the globe, the local Lethbridge music scene was also paying its own quiet tribute to an artist who helped redefine American culture and music ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overdose crisis resolution to be brought before council committee
By Tim Kalinowski on May 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Community Safety Standing Policy Committee of city council will be considering a resolution brought forward by national harm reduction advocacy group Moms Stop The Harm during Wednesday’s public meeting. In broad strokes the resolution asks for city council’s support in advocating to the federal government that a state of national emergency be ... Read More »
15 responsesFederal funding announced for reconstruction of Waterton’s Crandell Mountain Campground
By Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2021
Waterton Lakes National Park’s reconstruction of Crandell Mountain Campground is set to begin this spring and the Townsite Campground is already open for the season. Parks Canada administers one of the most extensive systems of natural and cultural heritage places in the world. With access to outdoor spaces more important than ever before, camping is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Rally For Palestine as ceasefire holds in conflict with Israel
By Herald on May 24th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald A group of motorists took to the street for a peaceful demonstration in response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. More than 70 people gathered in the parking lot of the Lethbridge Islamic Centre for the Car Rally For Palestine in support of family and friends affected in ... Read More »
1 responseJail time for man guilty of sexual assault at homeless shelter
By Delon Shurtz on May 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 32-year-old man will spend several weeks in custody for sexually assaulting a woman at the city’s homeless shelter earlier this year. Matthew Todd Shouting pleaded guilty last week in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of sexual assault and was sentenced to two months in jail. Court was told Shouting went to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coutts man sentenced to nine years for having sex with teenage daughter
By Delon Shurtz on May 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 42-year old Coutts man who had sex with his 16-year-old daughter more than 50 times between 2016 and 2017, has been sent to a federal penitentiary for nine years. The man, who can’t be named to protect the identity of his daughter, wiped tears from his eyes as Madam Justice Bernette Ho ... Read More »
1 responseToxicologist talks coal mining regulatory process
By Dale Woodard on May 22nd, 2021
Mandy Olsgard, the owner and Senior Toxicologist at Integrated Toxicology Solutions, was the guest speaker at the weekly Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs Zoom conference Thursday. The Grassy Mountain Open-Pit Coal Mine proposed by Benga Mining Ltd., (Riversdale) in the Crowsnest Pass has raised questions and concerns about the regulatory process in Alberta, such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CCH valedictorians celebrate working through tough year
By Herald on May 21st, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald Through a tough past year, the students of Catholic Central worked together. So it’s fitting that Janelle Wipf, Isabella Umeris, Joshua Kroker and Alyssa D’Agnone will work alongside each other one more time, this time as class valedictorians. The four students were announced as this year’s graduating class valedictorians at ... Read More »
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