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Family comes up with new ways to celebrate Ida’s 100th birthday
By Woodard, Dale on July 10th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Ida May Ngor (Yuen) Lee saw a parade coming up the block. It was for her, and with good reason. With an abundance of family and friends – and more family from around the world keeping tabs online – Ngor celebrated her 100th birthday July 2. In keeping with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donation benefits Rehoboth
By Sulz, Dave on July 10th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD CV Benefits and A-Win Insurance recently donated $2,500 to Rehoboth Christian Ministries, based in Coaldale. Mutual Fire of B.C. invites brokers from their broker network to make recommendations to them about charities in their local communities, and CV Benefits and A-Win Insurance recommended Rehoboth Christian Ministries because of the work Rehoboth does in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Winnipeg plant could have indirect benefits for local growers
By Jensen, Randy on July 10th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A new production plant being set up in Winnipeg to turn peas and canola into protein powder is of interest to Alberta growers, but is considered more of a long-term prospect rather than of immediate benefit to most producers. Canola exporters have been seeking new markets for Canadian crops after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province providing $20M for U of L heating upgrade
By Jensen, Randy on July 10th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Alberta government is providing $20 million to upgrade the University of Lethbridge’s district heating and cooling centre, which will create about 112 jobs in the Lethbridge area. The district heating and cooling centre is located in the original University Hall building, which first opened in 1971. An upgraded district heating and cooling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second-degree murder case faces another adjournment
By Shurtz, Delon on July 10th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The case against two men charged with second-degree murder earlier this year continues to be adjourned with little progress while lawyers wait to receive disclosure from the Crown’s office. Justin Robert White Cow and Jason James Crane Chief appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, but after a brief discussion their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Chief ready for challenges
By Lethbridge Herald on July 9th, 2020
Tim KalinowskiLethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.comThe city’s newly appointed Chief of Police Shahin Mehdizadeh visited Lethbridge on Friday to begin to get a sense for what he is in for over the course of the next few years.Good natured, quiet-spoken and thoughtful, Mehdizadeh answered questions about the Lethbridge Police Service’s recent turbulence in the wake of the departure of Chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspected COVID food licker a no-show in court
By Shurtz, Delon on July 9th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Taber man accused of licking food at a local store in April as part of a Tik Tok COVID challenge never showed up for his first court appearance in Lethbridge this week. Pancho Klassen Teichroeb was scheduled to be in court Tuesday, but when he never appeared, the judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report paints adverse picture of ARCHES
By Kalinowski, Tim on July 9th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A copy of an internal report on ARCHES from local consultant Collaborative Strategies Business Consulting and Empowerment Solutions, and obtained on Wednesday by The Herald, in wake of a provincial government audit of the organization announced earlier this year, paints a picture of a dysfunctional workplace setting, with multiple employees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man guilty of impaired driving causing bodily harm
By Shurtz, Delon on July 9th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who struck and injured two people in another vehicle while he was drunk driving on a highway north of Raymond two years ago, is set to be sentenced later this fall. Ryan Christopher Hartwick pleaded guilty this week in Lethbridge provincial court to two counts of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New westside fire hall is on schedule and on budget
By Kalinowski, Tim on July 9th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge’s new westside Fire Station No. 5 is on schedule and on budget to be fully built by next January and be ready for service by June. “Last time we did an update was pre-COVID,” explained project manager Jace Adams at a press conference and site tour of the structure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In-person Shakespeare in the Park performance scheduled
By Jensen, Randy on July 9th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com For almost a decade, every July and August, the Lethbridge Shakespeare Society has put on a weekly production of Shakespeare in the Park, and with COVID-19 reopening plans relaxing, the Shakespeare Society will be back for its first in-person performance. Since January, the crew has been working to produce a ... Read More »
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