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Mauro walks away from Economic Standing Policy Committee meetings
By Tim Kalinowski on May 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com On Day Three of Economic Standing Policy Committee Capital Improvement Program deliberations Coun. Joe Mauro decided to withdraw his participation from the meetings for the rest of the week. Mauro said 20 years of frustration with the process is behind his decision to refuse to perform this duty of an elected council member ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge College launches new dual credit courses for area high school students
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2021
High school students can now get a head start on their post-secondary journey thanks to Lethbridge College’s new dual credit courses. Beginning in the fall, students from seven area school divisions can enrol in one of six college-level classes, earning credit at both their high school and at Lethbridge College while exploring the college’s innovative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peenaquim disc golf course will work as part of multi-use park, says City parks manager
By Al Beeber on May 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Users at Peenaquim Park in north Lethbridge should be able to co-habitate after the construction of a planned disc golf course, city parks manager Dave Ellis said Thursday. The 18-hole course is scheduled for construction at Peenaquim Park which is home to a city dog run, the Fish and Game Shooting Range, Softball ... Read More »
1 responsePolice shut down drug house on city’s northside
By Herald on May 12th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald Relief — at least temporarily — has come to neighbours of an northside drug house. The Alberta Sheriff’s Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit obtained a court order and has shuttered the home along the 100-block of 19 St. N. for a period of 90 days. Mike Letourneau, manager of ... Read More »
2 responsesReconciling injustices against Indigenous peoples this week’s SACPA topic
By Lethbridge Herald on May 12th, 2021
This week’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs online speaker series will feature Don McIntyre discussing how to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action, and should the truth of Canada’s shameful treatment of Indigenous peoples be told as part of the K-12 school and post-secondary curriculum? The speaker will also address Canada’s ... Read More »
3 responsesEconomic SPC recommends funding for green bin program
By Tim Kalinowski on May 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council narrowly approved about $3.5 million a year over the next four years as a capital investment in a curbside organics “green bin” program in the 2022-2031 Capital Improvement Program cycle. The motion, sponsored by Coun. Jeffrey Carlson, passed by a vote of 5-4 after Coun. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Target Hunger still looking for volunteers
By Dale Woodard on May 12th, 2021
As they aim for their goal of bringing in 50,000 pounds of food, the Lethbridge Food Bank is still looking for volunteers to help haul that in. The Lethbridge Food Bank Society and Interfaith Food Bank’s Target Hunger hits the streets June 12 and last week the Lethbridge Foodbank went online to bring in volunteers. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown BRZ director terminated only months into job
By Al Beeber on May 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Tulene Steiestol has been terminated from her position as executive director of the Downtown Business Revitalization Zone. Steiestol was hired in November to replace Ted Stilson after he retired at the end of 2020. The BRZ on Tuesday afternoon released a statement to its members reading “On behalf of the Downtown BRZ board ... Read More »
1 responseU of L art department annual exhibitions and student awards go virtual
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on May 12th, 2021
With the continued closure of art galleries across Alberta, the 2021 University of Lethbridge Department of Art annual exhibitions and student awards have gone virtual for a second year. Facing a second year without an in-person exhibition, faculty and students worked together to create online solutions to share their work and celebrate creativity and academic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who bragged about impaired driving sentenced to jail
By Delon Shurtz on May 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who bragged to police he’s a great drunk driver, will spend the next several weeks behind bars. Richard Wayne Daye pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of impaired driving, and was sentenced to three months in jail. Court was told the man’s blood-alcohol readings were more than ... Read More »
1 responseYear’s first murder case adjourned until next month
By Delon Shurtz on May 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The city’s first murder case of 2021 was addressed briefly Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, but only long enough to adjourn the matter for a month. Calgary lawyer Gloria Froese told court she needs more time to review disclosure, and the case was adjourned to June 22. Jade Levi Trotter, who remains in ... Read More »
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