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City hall open to public on Monday
By Jensen, Randy on June 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge City Hall will be reopening to the public on Monday in a limited capacity. Only services on the first floor will be open, with the rest of city hall having key fob access for staff only. Residents will only be to enter through the primary doors on the 4 Avenue South side ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preserving Blackfoot ways
By Woodard, Dale on June 20th, 2020
Marcia Black Water was raised with a strong focus on cultural history Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Marcia Black Water’s eduction in her Blackfoot ways go back as far as she can remember. For the member of the Kainai First Nation -a part of the Blackfoot Confederacy that also includes the Piikani and Siksika First ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe speaks out against systemic racism
By Jensen, Randy on June 20th, 2020
Submitted by Blood Tribe Chief and Council The Blood Tribe joins the many voices in speaking out against systemic racism and the detrimental effects it has on the health and well-being of Indigenous people and other people of colour, not only in Canada but also around the world. All people have the right be treated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daughter inspired by father
By Jensen, Randy on June 20th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The expression “like father, like daughter” holds a stronger meaning for Emilee Kaupp, who chose a career path similar to her father’s within a traditionally male-dominated industry, with the guidance and encouragement of her father. Kaupp is a civil engineering technologist who, after completing her education at Lethbridge College in ... Read More »
1 responseWoman charged with resisting arrest, assaulting police officer
By Jensen, Randy on June 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police have charged a 20-year-old woman who they say fled from police, hid in a yard, resisted arrest and spit in an officer’s face. On Thursday at approximately 1 a.m. police observed an SUV with no headlights on at the intersection of 10 Street and 5 Avenue North. The officer attempted to ... Read More »
2 responsesWeasel Head’s journey began with one decision
By Jensen, Randy on June 20th, 2020
Submitted by Lethbridge College Tiffany Weasel Head knew something needed to change. With four children at home, Weasel Head and her husband, Casey, were struggling to make ends meet. That’s when she decided to go back to school. “I told my husband, and he was totally supportive,” says Weasel Head, who enrolled at Lethbridge College ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous Week sends a positive message: Shade
By Woodard, Dale on June 20th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com This year’s National Indigenous Peoples Week can deliver a far-reaching message. The yearly event kicked off Monday with the raising of the Blackfoot Confederacy flag at city hall and culminates with National Indigenous People’s Day Sunday. With racial tensions a hot topic on both sides of the border, Cam Shade, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What we do at the Alzheimer Society
By Submitted Article on June 20th, 2020
SUBMITTED BY THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY Over a half million Canadians are living with dementia today as well as thousands of family members providing direct care. In the next 12 years, nearly a million Canadians will have dementia. Through a host of programs and services, advocacy and public education, the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and North ... Read More »
1 responseAlvin Mills has found a purpose despite continuing struggles
By Jensen, Randy on June 20th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com In his youth Blood Tribe member Alvin Mills was a gifted athlete. He was a boxer, and he played multiple sports at a high level of skill. He even won a basketball scholarship. But it wasn’t his athleticism which would come to define the course of his life as many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinook grads make the most of a difficult situation
By Lethbridge Herald on June 19th, 2020
Tim KalinowskiLethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.comStrange, unprecedented, unique — choose your adjective — students at Chinook High School were thrilled to be able to take part in at least a drive-in grad ceremony on Friday.“The nice thing about a drive-in ceremony,” said Chinook High vice-principal Tara Cunningham, “is even though there is only about 40 families at a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty, sentenced to obstructing a peace officer
By Shurtz, Delon on June 19th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Tryggvi Williamson tried to run, but he couldn’t hide. Lethbridge police began searching for Williamson March 11 after they began investigating a disturbance and attempted theft in the city. Officers spoke to complainants and received a description of the accused and a licence plate number, and they were waiting for ... Read More »
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