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Mystery of the fallen rail
By Lethbridge Herald on July 21st, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Madeleine Kurtz and Chelsea Phinney had to venture off the track to find what they were looking for. Thanks to a little hiking tenacity — and right before a downpour no less — the grandmother and granddaughter found some history that fell from the train tracks on the High Level ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coalhurst man facing charges after Coaldale RCMP recover more than $100,000 of stolen property
By Herald on July 21st, 2020
A Coalhurst man is facing charges after Coaldale RCMP say they recovered more than $100,000 of stolen property in a Coaldale storage unit. At the end of June 2020, Coaldale RCMP, following up on information from a local business, executed a criminal code search warrant at a Coaldale storage unit. Recovered incident to the search warrant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nobleford woman victim of fatal collision Friday east of Taber
By Herald on July 20th, 2020
RCMP news release: On July 17, 2020 at approximately 6:50 a.m., Taber RCMP responded to a collision on Highway 3 east of Taber. A car was travelling westbound on Highway 3 when a head on collision occurred with an eastbound car. The 17-year-old male driver of the westbound car suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. He was transported via EMS to a local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Volunteer Lethbridge column of opportunities
By Herald on July 20th, 2020
Volunteer Lethbridge looks to help with its weekly column of opportunities – visit http://www.volunteerlethbridge.com or call 403-332-4320 LETHBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY – READ ON ADULT LEARNING AND ESL PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS The Lethbridge Public Library’s (LPL) Read On Program relies on adult volunteers to tutor adult students one-on-one or in small groups. The LPL requires volunteers who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge police investigating serious assault; victim sent to hospital in Calgary
By Herald on July 20th, 2020
Lethbridge police were called to Chinook Regional Hospital on Sunday night, at approximately 11pm, on a report of a serious assault. Hospital staff reported to police that a male victim had been dropped off at Emergency with obvious serious injuries. The victim was listed in critical but stable condition and transferred to a Calgary hospital. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chamber of Commerce finalizes proposals
By Yoos, Cam on July 20th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce has approved new policies and submitted them to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to be voted on at the October annual general meeting. “While COVID-19 has required a whole new set of supports and advocacy for business, the pre-COVID issues have of course not gone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Undergraduates enthused by research work
By Yoos, Cam on July 20th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Being involved with research as an undergraduate student at the University of Lethbridge helped confirm the interest in medical school for both Harshil Patel and Kamiko Bressler, as both found their participation in research helped them refine their career goals. While Patel completed his Doctor of Medicine at the University ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WOTS festival to go ahead
By Jensen, Randy on July 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Organizers of Lethbridge Public Library’s The Word On The Street Festival have announced that the festival will go ahead in September; however, in placing the health and safety of staff, customers, and community at the forefront, its format will be modified. “We are anticipating that any physical gathering for events will still be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chasse honoured as first recipient of IEA recognition
By Jensen, Randy on July 20th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Accommodated Learning Centre at the University of Lethbridge has announced the first recipient of its new Inclusive Education Award. Callista Chasse, an instructor in the Faculty of Health Science’s Addictions Counselling program, has been recognized for the exemplary practices she uses to enrich learning experiences for students with disabilities. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt tour shares value of area irrigation canals
By Yoos, Cam on July 20th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com As an alternative to the summer bus tour programming Galt Museum & Archives provides, the Galt Museum invited people out to Magrath on Saturday to learn about the start of settlement in southern Alberta, through irrigation canals. “This is the first time that we have done this program and we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Entering U.S. on false pretenses can prove costly
By Jensen, Randy on July 18th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald With travel still restricted to “essential” business only and recently extended, Lethbridge residents who are looking to travel south of the border to access properties they own in the United States would have to plead their individual cases to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). “CBP officers make the final determination of whether ... Read More »
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