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Man to receive addictions treatment following sentencing in disturbances
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 18th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Threatening people at a restaurant and the Lethbridge Soup kitchen has earned a 63-year-old man a jail sentence. On April 21 of this year police were called to a Tim Horton’s restaurant where Kennedy Fitzgerald Waldron had been causing a disturbance while armed with a knife. A little earlier Waldron had asked to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who are the Hells Angels, Lethbridge’s newest gang?
By Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2024
Justin Sibbet – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It has recently become common knowledge the Hells Angels have arrived in Lethbridge, bringing mixed reviews along with them. Some on social media have said they are eager to see the outlaw biker gang on the streets of the city, but others have shared a less positive ... Read More »
10 responsesWoman found guilty of assaulting neighbour with baton
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who attacked another woman last summer and repeatedly struck her with a baton, won’t be sentenced until later this summer. Justice Sylvia Oishi found Tayler Shae Knapp-Johnson guilty of assault with a weapon during a hearing this week in Lethbridge court of justice. However, Oishi adjourned sentencing until Sept. 11 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two SPC on tap this week
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Two Standing Policy Committee meetings of Lethbridge city council will be staged this week in council chambers. The Audit SPC meets today at 1:30 p.m. while Safety and Social meets Thursday at the same time. The Audit SPC consists of councillors Rajko Dodic, Belinda Crowson and Nick Paladino along with deputy mayor Jeff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City launches summer edition of Mighty Neighbour program
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge has launched its summer version of the Mighty Neighbour initiative called Mighty Neighbour: Super Summer Edition and they are asking residents to take part by sharing stories with them. Heather Gowland, Transportation Community coordinator with the City of Lethbridge, says the initiative was so successful during the winter edition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Various issues causing headache for child intervention practitioners in Alberta
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com For two years, child intervention practitioners have been facing an uphill battle, according to union representatives. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), says “an Alberta government hiring practice has created a crisis in care that is putting vulnerable children at risk.” Curtis Jackson, vice president of AUPE, says the children who are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province expands early grade assessments, upsetting teachers
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com The Government of Alberta has announced an expansion of its early grade proficiency assessments, though not everyone is happily welcoming the changes. In 2022, the province launched proficiency assessments for students between grades one and three. Last week, the Alberta minister of education, Demetrios Nicolaides, announced the government would be broadening this initiative ... Read More »
1 responseDrowning deaths more common in the summer
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com A warm day on the water can quickly become a worst nightmare in mere seconds, but mere seconds may also prevent such a catastrophe. Next week is National Drowning Prevention Week, with July 25 being recognized as World Drowning Prevention Day. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) theme this year for World Drowning Prevention ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat warning issued with hotter weather on the way
By Lethbridge Herald on July 16th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Lethbridge and area. The agency says daytime highs for the next eight to 10 days will range between 28 and 36C with overnight lows only reaching 12 to 20C. The government agency says the warning is expected to be expanded. Heat warnings ... Read More »
1 responseBlackfoot women had key roles in pre-colonial society
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 16th, 2024
Before colonialism, Blackfoot women were respected and considered as equal to men. Mary Fox (Mia’nistsitsiiksiinaaki) made a presentation on Blackfoot women last week at Fort Whoop-Up. Fox currently is a professor in the Indigenous Studies department at the University of Lethbridge. In the presentation Fox spoke about how women played significant roles in both domestic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mom reports son for breaching conditions
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was released on bail only a few weeks ago, has already breached his release conditions, his mother says. Cole Randall Martin was released on bail following a hearing last month in Lethbridge court of justice, and he was ordered to live with his mother in Rimbey, Alta. However, during ... Read More »
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