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Mayor disappointed as ombudsman decline to investigate EMS dispatch consolidation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Ombudsman will not do an investigation into Alberta Health Services’ amalgamation of ambulance emergency dispatch services and Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen isn’t happy about it. Marianne Ryan on Friday announced in a press release on the Alberta government website that “my office thoroughly analyzed the complaint and confirmed that the decision ... Read More »
1 responseFundraiser gets a kick out of helping deliver toys for Christmas
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Children in needy Lethbridge families are going to get a kick out of a fundraiser that will put toys under many Christmas trees. Champion Taekwon-Do recently staged its annual kick-a-thon fundraiser, teaming up this time with the Toys for Tots campaign run by the Salvation Army as part of the city’s Christmas Hope ... Read More »
1 responseFCSS, Chinook Sexual Assault Centre expand services to rural areas
By Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
Barons Eureka Warner Family and Community Support Services (BEW FCSS) and the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre (CSAC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to expand services to rural areas of southwestern Alberta. In a press release, executive director Zakk Morrison of BEW FCSS said November 25 marked the start of 16 days of activism ... Read More »
1 responsePiikani Child and Family Services opens new space in downtown Lethbridge
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Piikani Child and Family Services has opened a space for youth in care in the heart of downtown Lethbridge and received their Blackfoot name on Wednesday. The office, located in the Paramount building (719 4 Avenue S.), has been open for a year but on Wednesday they had the official ribbon cutting ceremony. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Napi’s Gift helping to bring awareness to the vulnerable
By Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald To mark the beginning of an 18 day event called Napi’s Gift hosted by We Will Recover, a teepee was raised at Park Place mall on Wednesday. We Will Recover is a newly established not-for-profit addiction support services agency that focuses on helping individuals, families and communities recover from the ... Read More »
1 responsePhillips says Albertans still feeling financial strain
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com While the UCP government was promoting the numbers in the mid-year fiscal update on Tuesday, Lethbridge-West MLA and NDP finance critic Shannon Phillips said these figures tell a different story of tax increases and financial strain on Alberta families. Drilling activity and oil production have increased while higher prices have translated into a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Neudorf focusing on infrastructure and trails acts
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Nathan Neudorf is looking forward to a couple of bills being passed in the fall session of the Alberta Legislature. Neudorf, the MLA for Lethbridge East, said recently legislation the UCP government is working on will have an impact for Albertans. “There’s a couple really good pieces of legislation, things I’m passionate about,” ... Read More »
2 responsesAccused in pedestrian death expected to resolve charges without trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old woman accused of striking and killing a pedestrian with her vehicle during the summer is expected to resolve her charges without a trial. The matter was in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, where Shannon Goodstriker’s lawyer said the case is headed for resolution but he still needs time to “hammer out an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge police officers demoted in ‘MemeGate’ scandal
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The sentence for two Lethbridge police officers who previously pleaded guilty to professional misconduct charges under the Police Act and Police Service Regulation, has been determined. Const. David Easter and Const. Matt Rilkoff of the Lethbridge Police Service have been demoted within rank for one year effective Dec. 1. Tuesday’s sentencing hearing was ... Read More »
1 responseCollege seeks polytechnic designation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College has applied to the Ministry of Advanced Education to be recertified as a polytechnic institute. If approval is granted, it would be the first such institution given that designation south of Calgary. Mike Marcotte, chair of the college Board of Governors, said Monday that discussions have been going on for months ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta Art Gallery opens three new exhibits
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is offering three new exhibitions that will be on display until February 6 which highlights the works of one Swedish and two southern Alberta artists. The exhibits can be found in three different areas of the gallery. Under the Vast Sky by Swedish artist Britta Marakatt-Labba is in ... Read More »
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