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Building Brains Together launches outdoor play events
By Tim Kalinowski on July 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge’s Building Brains Together program, in co-ordination with the Lethbridge Public Library, Family Centre, Lethbridge School Division and Holy Spirit School Division, kicked off its twice weekly summer Outdoor Play Event schedule at Henderson Lake on Tuesday. “We want to see children thrive, and we want to see children have ... Read More »
1 responseProvince announces changes to palliative ambulance transport
By Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2021
Patients will no longer be routed through the emergency rooms before ambulances take them to palliative care facilities. The change in procedures for ambulance workers and paramedics comes in across the province, Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Tuesday morning in Medicine Hat. St. Michael’s is one of ten initial facilities that will be able to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bear spray assault leads to month-long jail sentence
By Delon Shurtz on July 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com On a cold October day, at about 4:45 in the morning, Susan Leigh Stabs Down approached a group of people which had gathered at a gas station on 6 Avenue South downtown. Stabs Down, 45, knew one of the individuals well, and after a brief discussion with the other woman, Stabs Down attacked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to sexual contact with children
By Delon Shurtz on July 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 48-year-old man who admitted he inappropriately touched his two young children several times in 2018 and 2019, has been sentenced to six and a half months in jail. The father, who can’t be named to protect the identities of his son and daughter, pleaded guilty in February to two charges of sexual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Last Post Fund ensures veterans are remembered with military headstones
By Tim Kalinowski on July 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Ten local veterans who were first identified back in March as having unmarked graves by the Last Post Fund, have finally received their full military headstones. The Last Post Fund paid tribute to the veterans at a special ceremony at Mountainview Cemetery on Tuesday morning. The event also marked the 100th anniversary of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat and storms having worrying effect on local crops
By Herald on July 6th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald Local farmers and ranchers are struggling with drought as high temperatures prematurely age crops, deteriorate pastures, draw down local reservoirs, and create the potential for devastating storms. “The concern is there wasn’t a lot of soil moisture when farmers seeded this spring,” explains Lethbridge County supervisor of agriculture services Gary ... Read More »
1 responseSampling methods and data analysis key to effective assessment in the field, says local crop insect expert
By Tim Kalinowski on July 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Crop insect guru Dan Johnson spoke about the importance of good sampling techniques at the Farming Smarter summer Field School recently. Johnson, who is a pioneer in the field of crop insect forecasting and a world respected specialist in grasshoppers and potato psyllids in particular, said the key to good assessment within a ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge man sentenced in child pornography case
By Delon Shurtz on July 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 42-year-old Lethbridge man caught last year in a province-wide child pornography sting has been sent to jail for 12 months. Sean William Giles received the sentence Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, where Judge Paul Pharo also sentenced Giles to two years of probation following his jail term, and ordered him to submit ... Read More »
1 responseCity council approves MDP and Westminster plan
By Tim Kalinowski on July 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council approved two sweeping documents meant to help guide development in the city going forward at last week’s council meeting. City council passed third readings of both the Municipal Development Plan, which is the master document for the City of Lethbridge, and the Westminster Area Redevelopment Plan, which will hopefully set this ... Read More »
1 responseNew West Theatre ready to entertain with outdoor performing arts series
By Al Beeber on July 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com After a year-and-a-half of pandemic restrictions, New West Theatre is ready to entertain audiences again. While the long-running troupe won’t be staging its two traditional summer revues at the Yates Centre – a tradition that went on hiatus last summer due to COVID – it will be staging performances in a different manner. ... Read More »
1 responseFormer Taber man appealing sex assault conviction
By Delon Shurtz on July 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 45-year-old former Taber man who was convicted in March of sexual offences against a female teenager 14 years ago, has appealed his conviction and sentence. Richard Antony Elliott, who now lives in B.C., was sentenced in May to nearly six years in a federal prison on two counts of sexual assault and ... Read More »
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