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Public library celebrates a special day
By LETHBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY on February 13th, 2021
Jenny Cofell, Children’s Services Librarian, Lethbridge Public Library Hey kids, do you love to read? Do you enjoy colouring and drawing? If you answered “YES” to both then we have some ideas for you! Lethbridge Public Library is celebrating the 2nd annual “I Read Canadian Day,” on February 17. “I Read Canadian Day” is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taber Lost Paws build is finished
By Stan Ashbee on February 13th, 2021
An official “Operation Day” for the new Taber Lost Paws Society animal shelter is slated for mid-February. The new building is located in north Taber, just east of Safe Haven. “That’s huge news for us. We’ve been fundraising for two years now. We’ve actually got to the point where our building is just on its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family raising awareness for rare disorder
By Dale Woodard on February 13th, 2021
Lethbridge Herald A family dealing with a rare disorder is doing their part to raise awareness for the condition. Monday is Angelman Syndrome Awareness Day, a rare disorder that statistically occurs in one of every 20,000 births worldwide. For Bella Duce and her husband, Ben, the day takes on a personal importance. Their son Rhett, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City organizations get mental health grants
By Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government has announced two grants for Lethbridge organizations to help those in the community struggling with their mental health due COVID-19. The Opokaa’sin Early Intervention Society received $105,000 grant to conduct a needs assessment of urban Indigenous mental health supports in Lethbridge, and to arrange counselling with Elders ... Read More »
1 responseMP Shields defends ag industry in House of Commons debate
By Cole Parkinson on February 12th, 2021
As the agriculture industry in Canada continues to face challenges regarding the carbon tax, Bow River MP Martin Shields is hoping to raise awareness of their current hardships. In the Jan. 27 debates at the House of Commons, Shields spoke about what repercussions could be seen with the rise in the carbon tax which will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges in syringe case to be resolved next week
By Delon Shurtz on February 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 29-year-old man accused of spraying a security guard in the face with a loaded syringe nearly a year ago, is expected to resolve his case next week. Lethbridge lawyer Ingrid Hess had hoped her client, Wade Allan Cross Child, would resolve his charges and be sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court. He didn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Area care home residents getting COVID vaccines
By Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2021
By Stan Ashbee and Cole Parkinson Southern Alberta Newspapers According to Green Acres Foundation Housing for Seniors CAO Dawna Coslovi, residents at Piyami Lodge/Piyami Place in Picture Butte and Sunny South Lodge in Coaldale have received COVID-19 vaccinations. Coslovi said it’s very fortunate residents at both sites have received their first roll-out of vaccines, if ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assessment of city man facing charges extended
By Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2021
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 32-year-old man ordered last month to have a psychiatric assessment, will have to remain at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre in Calgary for a while longer. The assessment for Bradley Peter Badura had been ordered Jan. 12 during a hearing in Lethbridge provincial court. The matter was then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watershed coal mining focus of SACPA talk
By Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The long-term impacts on coal mining in the Oldman River Watershed was the topic as the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs met Thursday morning. Onhand as this week’s guest speaker was Shannon Frank, executive director of the Oldman Watershed Council, who delved into what’s is currently happening in the Oldman Watershed with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motion made to not extend mask bylaw
By Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Community Safety Standing Policy Committee voted Thursday to recommend to city council that the City’s own Temporary Mandatory Face Covering Bylaw not be extended after the next full sitting of city council on Feb. 23. The committee, made up of Councillors Blaine Hyggen, Ryan Parker, Joe Mauro and Mark Campbell, first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder charge laid
By Lethbridge Herald on February 11th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service has charged a 35-year-old man with second degree murder after police discovered the body of a 65-year-old, identified as Glenn Lofthouse, dead in his apartment on Monday. Jade Trotter of Lethbridge, who is “very well known” to police, was arrested and charged on Tuesday after police ... Read More »
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