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Lethbridge ready to welcome Afghan refugees
By Al Beeber on September 18th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Arrangements are being made by Lethbridge Family Services to resettle to Lethbridge Afghan citizens who were evacuated after the recent fall of their government to the Taliban. Refugees, who were given thorough security checks before boarding flights to Canada, are presently being housed in Toronto hotels and undergoing health screenings, said LFS settlement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of attempted abduction has charges stayed
By Delon Shurtz on September 18th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com AÂ Lethbridge man accused last year of trying to abduct a young teenager is no longer facing a criminal charge. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court Crown Prosecutor Michael Fox stayed a single charge of attempted abduction against 22-year-old Heinrich Blanco. A stay of proceeding means the charge is no longer ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge Curling Club celebrates 125 years
By Dale Woodard on September 18th, 2021
The Lethbridge Curling Club is ready to rock a special event on Saturday. The club on the west side will light the candles and celebrate its 125th anniversary with a come-and-go format from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and an official cake cutting at 2 p.m. Past and current members are welcome and those looking ... Read More »
1 responseCity arenas and theatres, as well as college, to implement proof of vaccination protocols
By Dale Woodard on September 18th, 2021
Vaccination or proof of a negative test will soon be mandatory to attend ticketed Enmax Centre events The City of Lethbridge, in consultation with Enmax Centre staff and venue partners, will be implementing the Government of Alberta’s recent restriction exemption program in preparation for live events, requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test result. ... Read More »
1 responseRotary Club still looking for $10,000 Ribfest 50-50 winner
By Lethbridge Herald on September 17th, 2021
The Lethbridge Rotary Club is looking for one lucky winner. The club is searching for the holder of an unclaimed 50-50 ticket that was sold at the club’s Ribfest Aug. 13-15 at the Enmax Centre. The unclaimed ticket, sold on the Saturday, is for $10,000. The winning ticket numbers, originally posted to the club’s website ... Read More »
1 responseAccused in impaired driving case hopes to withdraw guilty plea
By Delon Shurtz on September 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who pleaded guilty in November to one count of impaired driving, and acknowledged driving over another woman, hopes a judge will allow her to withdraw her guilty plea. Jessica Lee Gearing, 33, was scheduled to have a sentencing hearing Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, but instead the judge was told ... Read More »
1 responseLibrary moving programs online due to restrictions
By Lethbridge Herald on September 17th, 2021
All in-person events and programs at the Lethbridge Public Library are moving online and will be hosted on Zoom in light of new COVID-19 restrictions announced by the Alberta government Wednesday. All outdoor and in-person events scheduled as part of this weekend’s Word On The Street Festival have also been cancelled, said the library in ... Read More »
1 responseVaccination rates key to getting handle on COVID transmission, SACPA told
By Tim Kalinowski on September 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Infectious disease expert, Jason Kindrachuk, says increasing vaccination rates are imperative to getting a handle on transmission of COVID-19 in Alberta to reduce the health-system burden. “The more we stop transmission,” Kindrachuk told attendees at this week’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs weekly YouTube livestream speaker series, “the better the chance we ... Read More »
1 responseFederal candidates stick to party lines in local forum
By Herald on September 16th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald While there was some spirited exchange on certain issues, the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce federal candidates’ forum likely did not change the minds of many voters as candidates stuck closely to their party’s positions and largely avoided any major gaffes. Incumbent Rachael Harder of the Conservative Party of Canada did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 changing the way churches connect
By Al Beeber on September 16th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com onica Loewen felt the pain of loss during the COVID-19 pandemic like so many others. Her mom died in April and Loewen has a personal connection to an event at Evangelical Free Church staged for two days last week that gave people a chance to properly pay homage to those beloved family members ... Read More »
1 responseMan fined for failing to show for sentence
By Delon Shurtz on September 16th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who could have gone to jail for failing to show up for an intermittent jail sentence last year, has received hefty fines, instead. Terry Scott Van Huizen could have been sentenced to a month or more in jail, which is a typical sentence for failing to show up for ... Read More »
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