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Carjacking trial continues
By Delon Shurtz on May 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Fort Macleod RCMP officers didn’t have to wait long before the driver of a stolen vehicle sped toward them on Highway 2 south of town early in the morning of Oct. 21, 2019. But before Officer Liam Tidd could place a spike belt on the highway, the stolen 2005 Hyundai Tuscon flew past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virtual Kidney Walk supporting patient programs, research and organ donation initiatives
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2021
Every spring for the past nine years, residents of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat have put on their walking shoes for a morning of family fun to support kidney patients in their community. When the pandemic changed the world in 2020, the switch to make Kidney Walk virtual was a tremendous success and surpassed the foundation’s ... 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 responsesYear’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 »
Be the first to comment!Economic 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!Reconciling 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 responsesDowntown 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 responseMan 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 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 »
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