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Identifying with cultural values: Belonging
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Second of three parts Jacob M. Van Zyl In addition to its social aspect, belonging can be connected to values, culture, places and belief systems. It has been said that a person can leave his/her country, but it is hard to get that country out of the person. Ancient Israel was glad to get out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gymnastics Academy seeking support to overturn City parking policy
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy says it is running into a roadblock from the City of Lethbridge in its attempt to expand its 1,600-square-foot facility into the two bays next to its business located at 3287 32 St. N. The Academy says the City’s parking policies are preventing them from expanding. “The capacity of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L grad Invest Alberta CEO
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD — CALGARY A University of Lethbridge graduate has been named the first chief executive officer of the Invest Alberta Corporation. Invest Alberta’s board of directors announced that David Legg had been selected to lead the corporation’s “aggressive global campaign to attract high-value and high-impact investments to Alberta.” Legg’s career spans more than 20 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exhibitions open at SAAG
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Southern Alberta Art Gallery has announced its presentation of two exhibitions this fall, including “Xenogenesis” by The Otolith Group and “Tsima Kohtotsitapiihpa Where Are You From” by Lauren Crazybull. The exhibitions will be on view from today through Nov. 15. Guests are encouraged to book their gallery visit in advance at saag.ca/visit. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge school divisions select transportation provider
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge School Division and Holy Spirit Catholic School Division have selected Southland Transportation Ltd. as the transportation services provider for school bus and specialized transportation services for the 2021-22 school year. “We are very pleased that Southland will be awarded this contract,” said Holy Spirit board chair Judy Lane in a news release. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man fined for driving with undue care and attention
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Man fined for driving with undue care and attention Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man originally charged with impaired driving and dangerous driving under the Criminal Code was fined Friday in Lethbridge court after pleading guilty to a lesser charge under the Traffic Safety act of driving with undue care and attention. Court was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second-degree murder case delayed again
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A preliminary hearing for two men charged with second-degree murder continues to be put off while their lawyers and the Crown’s office wait for a report from the medical examiner. The lawyers had hoped to set a date for the hearing earlier this week in Lethbridge provincial court, but the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man given conditional sentence for uttering threats
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Moving from his home in Kenya and leaving family so he could attend college in Lethbridge may have been too much of a culture shock for a 20-year-old man who threatened to kill a woman and the unborn child he thought she was carrying. Emmanuel Kimaru Songol had gotten into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta senator doing virtual tour of the province
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Alberta Senator Doug Black is taking a cross-Alberta tour. He’s just staying in the same spot. With the COVID-19 pandemic playing havoc with social distancing and travel plans, Black moved his cross-Alberta tour online with virtual visits starting in Lethbridge earlier this week before moving on to Medicine Hat, Red Deer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canyon looking to lift spirits with Big Screen Harvest Party tour
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Canadian country music great George Canyon and his buddy Aaron Pritchett are coming to the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge on Oct. 1 to play two drive-in shows in support of local charities. Pritchett and Canyon are co-headliners for the Big Screen Harvest Party tour which will make four stops, starting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Explosives, drugs found during police search warrant at southside home
By Herald on September 25th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald More details are being released on a Lethbridge police search warrant conducted Thursday at a southside home that required the assistance of the Explosives Disposal Unit. The Lethbridge Police Service Crime Suppression Team was on scene for the warrant at the home on the 800 block of 16 Street South when what was ... Read More »
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