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Red Dress Day remembers missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people
By Herald on May 5th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge marked Red Dress Day in memory of murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people by hanging two bright red dresses among the green leaves of a weeping willow in front of city hall on Wednesday. “Today is an important day,” stated Mayor Chris Spearman. ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge-based nuclear engineer hopeful province will consider nuclear energy production
By Tim Kalinowski on May 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge-based retired nuclear engineer Cosmos Voutsinos says Albertans should be excited about the potential of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), and he is hopeful the provincial government will seriously consider this form of nuclear energy production in its longer term investment strategy going forward. Voutsinos says SMR technology not only provides an abundant source ... Read More »
5 responsesNominations open for Allied Arts Council awards
By Al Beeber on May 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Allied Arts Council is seeking nominations for the annual awards recognizing contributions to the city arts community. Nominations are open until June 1 with recipients to be honoured in September. The ceremony this year will be a virtual one. The awards were started in the mid-2000s when the late Joan Waterfield was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Property taxes set to increase in 2021
By Tim Kalinowski on May 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Despite city council’s best efforts, taxpayers in Lethbridge are in for a property tax increase in 2021. City council set its tax rates for 2021 at Tuesday’s meeting, and, as expected, the Municipal Tax rate will see a zero per cent increase this year. However, both the Education portion of the tax bill, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trials set for man facing sexual assault charges
By Delon Shurtz on May 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Three separate criminal trials have been set for a 33-year-old man facing numerous sex-related charges against six women. Sohil Bindra is set to stand trial Nov. 8-19 on charges of sexual assault, housebreaking and commit sexual assault, and administering a noxious substance in relation to four women. The two-week trial was set March 18 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers seeking resolution in stolen property case
By Delon Shurtz on May 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Lawyers continue to discuss a massive stolen property case in hopes of avoiding a lengthy criminal trial. Lethbridge lawyer Scott Hadford told a judge Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, he and the Crown prosecutor are working on resolving the case against 53-year-old Gerald David Thurber, who faces one charge of drug possession and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residents reminded to prepare for emergencies
By Tim Kalinowski on May 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced more people to re-align themselves toward being prepared for emergencies, concedes Luke Palmer, City of Lethbridge Emergency Preparedness Manager, he would like to see more people in the city putting time and effort into constructing their own household emergency response plans and 72-hour kits. “It’s definitely hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Casson’s Crew has helped raise more than a quarter million dollars in annual MS Walk
By Dale Woodard on May 5th, 2021
For the past 14 years, Casson’s Crew has been pounding the pavement for a good cause. This year, the local team will be out and about again – albeit virtually – and putting on the miles once again with the Jayman Built MS Walk as part of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. “It’s our family’s passion,” ... Read More »
1 responseImpersonating a police officer and causing a disturbance earns man jail time
By Delon Shurtz on May 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Nwar Elias Magzoub didn’t fool anyone when he pulled out a badge and claimed to be a police officer. Magzoub, 30, was at an automotive shop in Fort Macleod on March 24 when he got into a “heated exchange” with an employee and began yelling. Then he pulled out a cheap looking silver ... Read More »
1 responseSisters spend the past year walking away the COVID blues
By Al Beeber on May 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com When Trish Provost was feeling COVID anxiety last year, her sister Kristylee stepped and came up with a solution to beat the pandemic blues – a walking regimen. The two sisters from the Piikani First Nations then embarked on a journey that over the course of a year has seen them walk 10,000 ... Read More »
1 responseGalt museum looking to reflect community in mosaic
By Al Beeber on May 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The image visitors to the Galt Museum & Archives see in the huge west-facing window will soon be no more. In place of the 1950s-era photo of shoppers, the museum hopes to create a mosaic of 400 portraits representing the diverse population of Lethbridge and southern Alberta. Until the end of May, the ... Read More »
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