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Lethbridge Chamber announces business of the year award finalists
By Tim Kalinowski on October 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual Business of the Year Awards next Thursday at the Coast Lethbridge Hotel and Conference Centre. “We are looking forward to celebrating the success of Lethbridge business,” says Cyndi Vos, CEO for the Chamber. “We will be recognizing 12 businesses this year.” The list ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highway 3 Twinning Development Assoc. eager to keep advancing forward
By Tim Kalinowski on October 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Highway 3 Twinning Development Association is wanting to keep its recent momentum going and continue its lobbying efforts toward making small advances each year on the twinning as a whole. The organization is hoping the province will make a yearly funding commitment of some amount toward getting the work done a bit ... Read More »
1 responseCentral Alberta small business owner on ballot for candidate for Canadian Senate
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 14th, 2021
Small business owner from central Alberta, Pam Davidson, is running for the Canadian Senate as she believes Alberta needs representation from someone who will stand for our constitution and for Albertans. “I believe that we in Alberta need to have a senator that believes in both conservative representation in Ottawa and that is democratically accountable ... Read More »
1 responseHockey referee assault case to return to court next month
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 14th, 2021
A man accused of attacking a referee at a hockey tournament in 2019 will return to court on Nov. 3 for further instructions to take the next steps in his case. Robert Farrell Creighton, who was co-accused with Todd William Cross Child in the case, had originally pleaded guilty to charges he attacked a referee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff RCMP looking for missing Cypress County councillor
By SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on October 14th, 2021
Redcliff RCMP are looking for Alfred “Alf” Belyea, the Cypress County councillor for Suffield-Jenner area, after he was last seen on Oct. 8. The report of the missing persons investigation was announced late Tuesday night, and authorities are looking for any information about the whereabouts of the Suffield area resident. He is 72-years-old, with white ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coffee with a Cop program a chance for citizens to engage with police
By Herald on October 13th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald For the seniors and the police officers, a Lethbridge Police Service program called Coffee with a Cop is a chance to engage each other about issues in the community that residents feel are important. Community Diversity Liaison Constable Jamie Kenyon and his partner Constable Shawn Davis on Wednesday met with ... Read More »
1 responseChinook Sexual Assault Centre raising awareness over child abuse
By Tim Kalinowski on October 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Chinook Sexual Assault Centre is hoping to raise awareness about the prevalence of child abuse, and specifically child sexual abuse, in Alberta throughout the month of October. “We notice the rate for child abuse in the province is quite high just like it is in most provinces,” says Chinook Sexual Assault Centre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adjournment in impaired driving causing death case
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 13th, 2021
A woman accused of impaired driving causing the death of a pedestrian in August has had her case adjourned once again. Counsel for the accused, Shannon Good Striker, appeared in Lethbridge provincial court on Tuesday to ask for an adjournment of the case to Nov. 2 to review disclosure from the Crown. A woman died ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge County voter information
By Lethbridge County on October 13th, 2021
The municipal election is right around the corner and Lethbridge County would like to remind voters of some important information as general election and advance voting days approach. Voter Eligibility You are eligible to vote if you meet the following requirements: – You are at least 18 years old; – You are a Canadian citizen; ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Big Chef, Little Chef’ serves up knowledge and nutrition
By Al Beeber on October 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An interactive cooking program for children at the northside Family Centre is one of several initiatives aimed at introducing people of all ages to food and nutrition. Big Chef, Little Chef, operating out of the Family Centre space in the Interfaith Food Bank, is a program for kids aged three to six and ... Read More »
1 responseSolar flare colours the night sky with northern lights
By Herald on October 12th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald A geomagnetic storm triggered by a solar flare (more formally known as a Coronal Mass Ejection) lit up the Earth’s northern hemisphere with a magnificent northern lights display on Monday. Locke Spencer, an associate professor and Canada Research Chair, Tier 2, in Astrophysics at the University of Lethbridge, explains how ... Read More »
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