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Coping with Crohn’s a work of art
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2021
The 26th annual Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada will take place virtually once again. It will be held on Sunday, June 6, at over 60 locations across Canada. There are 270,000 Canadians living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and researchers are expecting that number to rise to 400,000 by 2030. As Crohn’s and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island boy inches closer to receiving exoskeleton
By Justin Seward SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on April 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDnews@cypresscourier.com Seven-year-old Bow Islander, Reid Hintz, was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC). AMC describes a variety of conditions involving multiple joint contractors at birth. A joint contracture is a joint that lacks normal range of motion or the joints are stiff and stuck. Common AMC symptoms include clubbed feet or vertical talus, extended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local pharmacy offering scholarships to high school grads
By Dale Woodard on April 30th, 2021
A local pharmacy is aiming to give Grade 12 students from lower income families a financial shot in the arm. The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy is offering a scholarship program for students in the four Grade 12 high schools in Lethbridge School District 51, Chinook High School, LCI, Winston Churchill High School and Victoria Park High ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘EXolution’ project employing local trades
By Tim Kalinowski on April 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com To this point in the construction of its new “EXolution” conference centre and agri-food hub, the Lethbridge & District Exhibition has used largely local trades providing a direct and immediate stimulus to the local economy. Exhibition Park Chief Operating Officer Mike Warkentin told city council’s Economic Standing Policy Committee on Wednesday that of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Child pornography nets Lethbridge man jail time
By Delon Shurtz on April 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man caught with hundreds of photos of child pornography and nearly a dozen videos, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Brandon Gerardo Bran Eguizabal, 27, who pleaded guilty in February to one count of possession of child pornography, was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to two years in prison. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Neudorf presents party’s sector-based approach for economic recovery
By Tim Kalinowski on April 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf spoke to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs in his capacity as chair of the UCP’s government’s Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future during its weekly YouTube livestream speaker series on Thursday. Neudorf addressed various topics related to Alberta’s post-pandemic recovery, and offered a hopeful assessment that his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local octopus expert part of Oscar winning documentary
By Herald on April 29th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald She didn’t win the Oscar herself but Jennifer Mather can still celebrate after serving as scientific advisor on the Academy Award winning documentary “My Octopus Teacher,” now showing on Netflix. Mather is a psychology professor and octopus expert who was originally contacted by the BBC which wanted her expertise on ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge food banks preparing for Target Hunger
By Al Beeber on April 29th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An initiative to help fill food bank shelves kicks off again in June. Project Hunger, staged by The Lethbridge Food Bank Society and Interfaith Food Bank runs on June 12. After input from the public, organizers are bringing back the familiar yellow bags which will be dropped at city homes for residents to ... Read More »
1 responseTourism Lethbridge marks a year of accomplishments
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2021
Despite the challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic during 2020, Tourism Lethbridge was able to accomplish many things throughout the year. They welcomed a new CEO following the departure of their first executive director William Sanders in early 2020. After a robust search process, Jasmine Sangria became the new CEO in August 2020. Sangria believes ... Read More »
1 responseEarly case resolution discussions in attempted abduction case
By Delon Shurtz on April 29th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 21-year-old Lethbridge man who last month pleaded not guilty in relation to an attempted abduction in the city, is trying to work out a deal with the Crown. Heinrich Van Daniel Blanco pleaded not guilty on March 19 to one count of attempted abduction of a person under the age of 14, ... Read More »
1 responsePetition calls for end to LPS ‘Wanted Wednesday’ social media posts
By Tim Kalinowski on April 29th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge based novelist Paul Butler says the Lethbridge Police Service’s use of “Wanted Wednesday” posts on social media amounts to little more than the public naming and shaming of vulnerable individuals being carried out under the excuse of law enforcement. He says he was so “horrified” by the weekly feature, which he just ... Read More »
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