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Military Museum unveils courtyard memorial, Liberation of Netherlands display
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Military Museum held a special unveiling ceremony on Tuesday for two distinct displays honouring local veterans, both past and present. For the first display, invited guests and local media were on hand to celebrate a new courtyard memorial made up of distinctively coloured bricks to create a mural ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!United Way accepting applications for ECSF
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD United Way of Lethbridge & South Western Alberta is accepting funding applications for the second round of the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) from Oct. 5 to Oct. 30. The fund continues to provide financial support to charities and other qualified donees adapting their frontline services to support vulnerable Canadians during the COVID-19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women Scholars’ Speaker series opens today
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Women Scholars’ Speaker Series (WSSS) will open its 19th season in the virtual space this week, continuing to give a voice to outstanding women researchers and the groundbreaking work they are doing in the research community. “We are very excited to present the Women Scholars’ Speaker Series: Virtual Edition. Through a series ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council votes against LHA change
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has decided to reject a request by the Lethbridge Housing Authority to be granted the ability to appoint its own board of directors after considering the motion at two different council meetings. Currently LHA board members are chosen by city council under an existing ministerial order by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lundbreck man charged after police standoff
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD — CROWSNEST PASS A man from Lundbreck is facing several charges following an alleged assault and standoff with police on Friday. At approximately 5:20 p.m. on Friday, the Crowsnest Pass RCMP were dispatched to an assault at a residence in Lundbreck. It was reported that a male suspect assaulted another male, fled the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe Police seeking help in locating missing man
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7th, 2020
BLOOD RESERVE The Blood Tribe Police Service is seeking public assistance in locating 46-year-old Jason Many Fingers. Many Fingers was last seen on Sept. 20 fuelling up his white 2005 GMC Sierra, AB licence plate CFN 2131, at the Fas Gas in Pincher Creek. There has been no activity on his cellphone and his safety ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Foundation offers more funding for C-19 response
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta announced on Monday that it is accepting applications to the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) as part of its COVID-19 Response and Recovery Grants program. This new funding opportunity is made possible by an additional contribution of just over $229,000 that the Community Foundation received ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poker rally brings awareness to Trigeminal Neuralgia
By Lethbridge Herald on October 7th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Some local residents are hoping to one day hold a winning hand against a so-far incurable disease. Recognizing International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day, slated for Wednesday, Jackie Anderson-Lea, her daughter Mackenzie Lea and some car poolers got an early start in the ongoing quest to build awareness for the neurological disease. ... Read More »
1 responseReleased into the wild blue yonder
By Lethbridge Herald on October 6th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Five birds took flight once again over the coulees Tuesday morning. The Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation released five rehabilitated birds back into the wild at Cottonwood Park, including two that were rescued by AltaLink employees over the last couple of years — a great horned owl and a red-tailed hawk. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sex assault trial date could be set this month
By Lethbridge Herald on October 6th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a 33-year-old Lethbridge man accused of sexually assaulting several women could set a date for trial when the accused returns to court at the end of the month. Calgary lawyer Andre Ouellette, who was only recently retained to represent Sohil Bindra, said last week in Lethbridge provincial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supportive housing funding approved
By Lethbridge Herald on October 6th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council unanimously approved nearly $6 million in funding during Monday’s regular meeting to give access to housing and other social supports needed to address the issue of homelessness in the community. About 96 per cent of the funding comes from programs introduced by the province and the federal ... Read More »
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