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Woman found guilty of assaulting neighbour with baton
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who attacked another woman last summer and repeatedly struck her with a baton, won’t be sentenced until later this summer. Justice Sylvia Oishi found Tayler Shae Knapp-Johnson guilty of assault with a weapon during a hearing this week in Lethbridge court of justice. However, Oishi adjourned sentencing until Sept. 11 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two SPC on tap this week
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Two Standing Policy Committee meetings of Lethbridge city council will be staged this week in council chambers. The Audit SPC meets today at 1:30 p.m. while Safety and Social meets Thursday at the same time. The Audit SPC consists of councillors Rajko Dodic, Belinda Crowson and Nick Paladino along with deputy mayor Jeff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City launches summer edition of Mighty Neighbour program
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge has launched its summer version of the Mighty Neighbour initiative called Mighty Neighbour: Super Summer Edition and they are asking residents to take part by sharing stories with them. Heather Gowland, Transportation Community coordinator with the City of Lethbridge, says the initiative was so successful during the winter edition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province expands early grade assessments, upsetting teachers
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com The Government of Alberta has announced an expansion of its early grade proficiency assessments, though not everyone is happily welcoming the changes. In 2022, the province launched proficiency assessments for students between grades one and three. Last week, the Alberta minister of education, Demetrios Nicolaides, announced the government would be broadening this initiative ... Read More »
1 responseVarious issues causing headache for child intervention practitioners in Alberta
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com For two years, child intervention practitioners have been facing an uphill battle, according to union representatives. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), says “an Alberta government hiring practice has created a crisis in care that is putting vulnerable children at risk.” Curtis Jackson, vice president of AUPE, says the children who are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat warning issued with hotter weather on the way
By Lethbridge Herald on July 16th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Lethbridge and area. The agency says daytime highs for the next eight to 10 days will range between 28 and 36C with overnight lows only reaching 12 to 20C. The government agency says the warning is expected to be expanded. Heat warnings ... Read More »
1 responseEnvironment Lethbridge pleased with climate plan
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge recently approved a climate adaptation strategy and action plan and Environment Lethbridge spoke about their involvement and what it means to the community. Kathleen Sheppard, executive director with Environment Lethbridge, said that the plan gives the City a set of tools to better prepared for things like drought and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man’s sexual assault case adjourned while lawyer recovers from accident
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coaldale man accused of sexually assaulting two woman and two young girls at a grocery store is scheduled to return to court next month. The matter for Abraham Feher Neudorf was in Lethbridge court of justice Monday, but adjourned without taking any steps after an agent for the accused’s lawyer told the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackfoot women had key roles in pre-colonial society
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 16th, 2024
Before colonialism, Blackfoot women were respected and considered as equal to men. Mary Fox (Mia’nistsitsiiksiinaaki) made a presentation on Blackfoot women last week at Fort Whoop-Up. Fox currently is a professor in the Indigenous Studies department at the University of Lethbridge. In the presentation Fox spoke about how women played significant roles in both domestic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mom reports son for breaching conditions
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was released on bail only a few weeks ago, has already breached his release conditions, his mother says. Cole Randall Martin was released on bail following a hearing last month in Lethbridge court of justice, and he was ordered to live with his mother in Rimbey, Alta. However, during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drag racing a family affair
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Street Machine Weekend not only attracted fans of cars and trucks to watch them cruise through the city, admire them at a show and shine or race in front of spectators for 100 feet. At least a couple of people who came to the city are bonafide drag racers who spend their summer ... Read More »
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