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Last Chance Cat Ranch attempts to set record straight
By Tim Kalinowski on May 29th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The dozens of volunteers, and numerous other monetary supporters, of the Last Chance Cat Ranch are setting the record straight about what they do in the community after recent insults leveled against them at the Community Safety Standing Policy Committee meeting of city council earlier this week. “All our volunteers are very upset,” ... Read More »
3 responsesLethbridge man awaits sentencing for possession of child pornography
By Delon Shurtz on May 29th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man caught last year in a province-wide child pornography sting is set to be sentenced when he returns to court next month. Sean William Giles, who was charged with possession of child pornography, accessing child pornography and distributing child pornography, pleaded guilty in April to possession of child pornography. He is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heart of Our City launches Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant
By Tim Kalinowski on May 29th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Heart of Our City Committee will be providing $150,000 in grant money to community applicants who can come up with ways to activate vacant or under-utilized spaces in the downtown this summer. The Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant aims to support businesses, entrepreneurs, organizations and community-minded individuals in implementing initiatives, events, and programs. ... Read More »
1 responseRetired physiotherapist honoured for a lifetime of helping others
By Dale Woodard on May 29th, 2021
David Giles’ career has been a hands-on experience. For that, the now-retired physiotherapist received a prestigious award. Giles, who originally hails from England, was recently granted the medal of distinction from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, celebrating his physiotherapy career that started in his native England back in 1951. The medal recognizes over 100 individuals who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sage Clan looks to help move drug activity out of Galt Gardens
By Herald on May 28th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald The Sage Clan, in partnership with the Kindness to Others Renewal and Healing Centre and Blackfoot Lodge, is seeking to get those using drugs and alcohol in Galt Gardens to take these activities elsewhere. “The atmosphere is not good in that it causes problems between people,” says Sage Clan founder ... Read More »
6 responsesCommission asks LPS to examine concerns over ‘Wanted Wednesday’ posts
By Tim Kalinowski on May 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Commission is instructing the Lethbridge Police Service to examine the concerns of citizens after a petition to ban ‘Wanted Wednesday’ posts signed by 545 petitioners was formally presented to commissioners during this week’s public meeting. Chief of Police Shahin Mehdizadeh addressed the petition, and acknowledged the concerns expressed by those ... Read More »
4 responsesPolice launch initiatives toward accountability, social responsiveness
By Tim Kalinowski on May 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service has launched various initiatives to make the service more accountable and more responsive to the diverse social needs of the community. During Wednesday’s Lethbridge Police Commission meeting, the LPS brought commissioners up to date on some of those initiatives. Chief of Police Shahin Mehdizadeh informed commissioners one small, but ... Read More »
1 responseOnline session explores strategies to combat ‘sextortion’
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2021
Chinook Sexual Assault Centre offered a Lunch and Learn session on Wednesday to provide information about sextortion obtained from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. According to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (CCCP), sextortion is blackmail, and is defined as when an individual threatens to send a sexual image or video of you to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family living with diabetes reaching out with encouragement
By Dale Woodard on May 28th, 2021
A family with two children diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes is reaching out to other families to let them know they’re not alone. For Melissa and Kyle Zimmermann – whose sons Carter, 12 and Tucker, 11 – both live with Type 1 diabetes, the message is life can go on normally. “If you get a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty in relation to 2020 beating death
By Delon Shurtz on May 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Mark Joel Moore faced many challenges and difficulties in his life, but he liked people, often befriended them, and would give the shirt off his back to someone in need. He would even allow his friends to party in his apartment on 4 Avenue South, but it was during one of those parties ... Read More »
1 responseChamber CEO says post-secondary cuts impact Lethbridge economy
By Herald on May 27th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald The business of education has a huge impact on the provincial and city economy and the cut culture needs to end, the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) was told Thursday in its weekly online YouTube session. Cyndi Vos, CEO of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce, addressed the financial ... Read More »
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