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‘You can’t rebuild a mountain’: fallout of open-pit mining discussed
By Lethbridge Herald on October 3rd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs welcomed Katie Morrison, conservation director with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Southern Alberta (CPAWS), to its weekly YouTube livestream speaker series on Thursday. Morrison warned the Kenney government’s plans to open up more formerly protected areas for coal mining will have serious ... Read More »
1 responseBuilding a better lacrosse stick
By Lethbridge Herald on October 3rd, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald So, how do you make an almost-unbreakable lacrosse stick? A trio of former engineering design and drafting technology students at Lethbridge College can fill you in on that. Tackling their final Capstone project at the college, Nathan McMurray, Austin Bruder and Ralph Dabao looked into improving the key piece of lacrosse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Youth One ready to reopen after closing in March due to COVID-19
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald In a trying and uncertain time, Youth One is ready to introduce a little normalcy again. The centre, located at 13 Avenue and 13 Street North, is opening its doors Sunday after being shut down for nearly seven months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Youth One is back for its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family Resource Network offers supports for rural Indigenous families
By Herald on October 2nd, 2020
Garrett Simmons FCSS COMMUNICATIONS More supports are now available for rural Indigenous families in the south region. On April 1, BEW-FCSS received funding from Children’s Services to establish a Family Resource Network (FRN) within the region. Indigenous Family Liaison Workers are a key component of the FRN and as such, those staff members are tasked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DQ fundraiser to support Alberta Children’s Hospital
By Herald on October 2nd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – COALDALE Dairy Queen fans in Coaldale can support a good cause while enjoying a tasty treat next week. From Monday until Sunday, Oct. 11, patrons of the Coaldale Dairy Queen are invited to support sick kids by ordering from their local participating Dairy Queen stores. Promotions will raise much-needed funds for Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prison sentence reduced again for man convicted in 2013 stabbing death
By Herald on October 2nd, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old man whose prison sentence was reduced following a 2019 appeal of his conviction for second-degree murder, has had his sentence reduced again. The Alberta Court of Appeal has lowered the 18-year sentence Addison Nickoles Wakefield received in 2019 to 16 years. It’s the second time his sentence has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing drug charges
By Herald on October 2nd, 2020
Lethbridge Herald A Calgary man is facing charges after Lethbridge Police Service seized significant quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine on Wednesday night. Following a short-term investigation by the Lethbridge Police Priority Crimes Unit, a search warrant was obtained and executed at a southside apartment on Wednesday in the 900 block of 15 Street South. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chamber conducting survey for local businesses
By Herald on October 2nd, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce is asking local businesses to complete a five-minute survey that will help ensure its work is aligned with business needs. “The survey focuses on business confidence, local and provincial issues, and the current business landscape that will help set the path forward for the upcoming year,” says Jared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man caught in child porn sting sentenced
By Herald on October 2nd, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man caught in a cross-border child pornography sting has been sentenced to a mandatory minimum of six months in jail. Riley Raymond Tripp, 42, was nabbed last summer following an online undercover operation in which U.S. investigator Maureen McClanahan claimed to be an 11-year-old girl on the social ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Police Service won’t support Phillips’ appeal
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Chief of Police Shahin Mehdizadeh says the Lethbridge Police Service will not be supporting Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips’ appeal to the Law Enforcement Review Board (LERB), nor her request for a public hearing, on a discipline decision made against two LPS officers who admitted to undertaking an unauthorized surveillance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City kicks off Fall Leaf Collection Program
By Herald on October 2nd, 2020
Lethbridge Herald As if residents needed another reminder of the changing season, the City of Lethbridge announced the kickoff to its Fall Leaf Collection Program on Thursday. From now until Nov. 13 residents will have an opportunity to book up to two appointments for leaf collection through the City’s 311 Call Centre. “This year you ... Read More »
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