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Lethbridge School Division, YMCA team up for Early Education Program
By Lethbridge Herald on September 17th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge School Division and the YMCA have partnered to provide an Early Education Program. With space becoming an issue at Coalbanks Elementary School, the Cor Van Raay YMCA facility on Lethbridge’s westside will be the site for three- and four-year-old children to begin their learning experience. “This is a partnership ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raymond man sentenced to five years for sexual assault
By Herald on September 17th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 52-year-old Raymond man convicted last year of sexually assaulting two underage cousins when he was 18 has been sent to prison for five years. Marvin Ross Harker, who can be identified after a publication ban was lifted Thursday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench, was hoping for a non-custodial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City offering residents, businesses chance to Talk Trash
By Jensen, Randy on September 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge residents, businesses and industry groups will have a chance to join virtual events where they can share their ideas on how to handle waste in the community. The Let’s Talk Trash community engagement program has been developed to ensure everyone has a voice in the creation of the City’s new Waste Management ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Future remains uncertain for Alberta’s weekly newspapers
By Jensen, Randy on September 17th, 2020
Trevor Busch and Nikki Jamieson Alberta Newspaper Group Not unlike many industries impacted by the global pandemic in 2020, weekly newspapers in southern Alberta have been struggling against adversity to maintain the vital role they play in their various communities. While Canada’s economy was walloped by COVID-19, traditional print media had already been transitioning through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fleeing from police case may end with resolution
By Shurtz, Delon on September 17th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a 26-year-old man accused of trying to flee from police in a stolen vehicle is working with the Crown prosecutor on a plan that may resolve the case without a trial. During a brief hearing this week in Lethbridge provincial court, an agent for Calgary lawyer Robin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City strengthening electrical system
By Jensen, Randy on September 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge residents may notice helicopters along the river valley and excavation around the Highway 3 bridge over the next month, but it’s actually the machinery required to help strengthen the City’s electrical system. Starting today, crews will begin to install pipes to house electrical cables under the Oldman River just south of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 can’t deter U of L enrolment
By Jensen, Randy on September 17th, 2020
University of Lethbridge maintains enrolment growth LETHBRIDGE HERALD Despite facing an era of uncertainty, students are showing they want to be a part of the University of Lethbridge experience – in whatever form that may take. The U of L’s total enrolment for the Fall 2020 semester is up 0.4 per cent from Fall 2019, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS to conduct night training
By Jensen, Randy on September 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE Lethbridge Police will be participating in night training exercises over the next few weeks at the Lethbridge Fish and Game Range and area residents may notice an increase in noise, police advise in a news release. Low light/no-light training will take place between 8 p.m. and midnight and those in the area can expect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!STORYHIVE seeks COVID hero stories
By Sulz, Dave on September 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD TELUS STORYHIVE is seeking stories about community heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. STORYHIVE has launched the new Local Heroes Documentary Edition to provide $800,000 in filmmaking grants to support the telling of stories that reflect the impacts of COVID-19 on local communities and highlight heroes who have emerged. Submissions opened Sept. 10 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Karen, Lewis and Pam open Legacy Park Amphitheatre
By Woodard, Dale on September 17th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Parents and children alike were enjoying last Saturday’s live performance at the Legacy Regional Park Amphitheatre. In fact, it was difficult to determine who was having more fun. Probably because it catered to all ages as Karen, Lewis and Pam – a tribute act to the popular Sharon, Lois and Bram ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Needle debris spreads in city
By Lethbridge Herald on September 16th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With still limited usage of the new mobile overdose prevention site by Lethbridge’s most vulnerable, Sage Clan Patrol leader Mark Brave Rock is warning local officials and residents that drug use and needle debris are now proliferating around the city in a way his group, which does community outreach and ... Read More »
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