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City improving on accessibility but more can be done
By Jensen, Randy on June 24th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com While the City is taking several important steps in leading the way for greater accessibility and mobility in its business units, more effort is needed to apply the effort more evenly, explained City of Lethbridge Mobility/Accessibility Master Plan project lead Chris Witkowski. “Compared to where we were just five years ... Read More »
1 responseSentencing hearing set in sexual assault case
By Shurtz, Delon on June 24th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A sentencing hearing has finally been set for a 51-year-old Raymond man who was found guilty last year of sexually assaulting two underage girls three decades ago. The hearing, which has been adjourned several times since the man was found guilty last December, is scheduled to run Aug. 28 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L Community Stadium opening for drop-in use
By Yoos, Cam on June 24th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge has finalized its latest reopening plans for shared university-community spaces, including the Community Stadium, the Centre for Sport & Wellness and summer camps. As Alberta entered Stage 2 of its relaunch strategy on June 12, guidelines allowed for the use of sport and recreation spaces to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kainai Wellness Centre to host Day of Prayer
By Jensen, Randy on June 24th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – STANDOFF The Kainai Wellness Centre on the Blood Reserve will be hosting a Day of Prayer on Thursday in response to the unique challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 has deeply affected the Blood Tribe, it was noted in a Blood Tribe Department of Health news release. On June 8, the ... Read More »
1 responsePutting Lethbridge on the map
By Submitted Article on June 24th, 2020
Andrew Chernevych GALT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES By 1920, the automobile was no longer a technological novelty – instead it was quickly turning into a new and exciting culture. Appropriate driving regulations, service, etiquette and dress became defined. The new transportation changed the way people thought about travel, leisure and even geography. Early motorists were enthralled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provost family hopes sentence brings closure
By Lethbridge Herald on June 23rd, 2020
Delon Shurtzlethbridge heralddshurtz@lethbridgeherald.comIt was a somber gathering outside the Lethbridge courthouse as family members of Barney Paul Provost cried in each other’s arms only minutes after a judge sent the man who killed the well-loved and respected Piikani Nation councillor to prison.Madam Justice Johnna Kubik sentenced Douglas Wilbur Bagnall to five years in a federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mathers backs petition in support of cephalopods
By Yoos, Cam on June 22nd, 2020
Lethbridge Herald During the early 1990s, Canada was the frontrunner in developing official protections for invertebrates used in research, thanks in part to the work of the University of Lethbridge professors such as Jennifer Mather. Back in 1991, Mather, a U of L psychology professor and octopus’s expert, Professor Emeritus Gail Michener and Dan Johnson, ... Read More »
1 response‘Avian Summer’ debuts this week
By Jensen, Randy on June 22nd, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com A local filmmaker and wildlife photographer has spent over two years documenting a variety of species in southern Alberta, and is ready to release the film to local audiences while supporting the Helen Schuler Nature Centre. Rick Andrews has spent over a decade photographing and videoing animals across Canada and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cultural connection key to successful transition
By Jensen, Randy on June 22nd, 2020
Submitted by the University of Lethbridge University of Lethbridge professor Janice Victor intends to be part of the solution strategy put forward by Making the Shift Inc. – a Centre of Excellence of Canada that is seeking to shift the focus from management to prevention of youth homelessness. Victor has been awarded $85,580 for her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sunrise ceremony unites cultures
By Yoos, Cam on June 22nd, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com As a way to still celebrate the diversity and history of southern Alberta, members of the Family Ties Association of Lethbridge hosted a Sunrise Ceremony to celebrate and recognize National Indigenous Peoples Day, with a Sunrise Ceremony behind the Galt Museum. After attending a ceremony in Calgary, Family Ties Associations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No further jail time on White drug charge
By Shurtz, Delon on June 22nd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary woman won’t have to pay a fine or spend any time in jail after she was caught with illegal drugs earlier this year. Meranda Dawn White has handed a conditional discharge last week in Lethbridge provincial court, where she pleaded guilty to one count of drug possession. The ... Read More »
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