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Police charge two males with drug trafficking
By Herald on September 14th, 2020
Lethbridge Police have charged two men after significant quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine were seized last week. On Sept. 10, 2020, following a short term investigation by members of the Priority Crimes Unit, a search warrant was obtained and executed at a southside hotel room. Police seized approximately 163 grams of crack cocaine, 76 grams ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seeking justice for their mother
By Shurtz, Delon on September 12th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com On Nov. 25, 2019, Betty Ment was leaving Coalhurst with her dog Sadie to drive to a nearby dog show. It was one of her favourite things to do. It was about 7:15 p.m. and she was stopped at a stop sign on 51 Avenue in the town of Coalhurst ... Read More »
1 responseVox Musica preparing for unique 2020-21 season
By Woodard, Dale on September 12th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Like many choirs across the globe, the Vox Musica Choral Society is taking its talents online. With the COVID-19 pandemic being a common – though unwanted – song sung since mid-March, the Lethbridge community choir which boasts 60 to 80 members each year is tuning up its vocal chords for cyberspace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Next phase of University Drive twinning begins today
By Jensen, Randy on September 12th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The next phase of construction for the University Drive Twinning project is scheduled to begin today. Road work will be taking place along the entire project limits to complete the final phase of paving. This work will be completed in two stages and take seven days, weather permitting, the City said in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACLA names new chief executive officer
By Jensen, Randy on September 12th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Southern Alberta Community Living Association (SACLA) has announced that Trenton C. Regier has been selected as the new chief executive officer. Regier assumed his new role on Aug. 17. SACLA is a non-profit organization supporting individuals with developmental disabilities, facilitating inclusive, vibrant communities where people connect, contribute, and are valued, since 1980. “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Showing ‘Kindness to Others’
By Jensen, Randy on September 12th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Volunteers with the Kii maa pii pii tsin “Kindness to Others” Renewal and Healing Centre, formerly known as the Foundation of Hope, held an outreach event in Galt Gardens on Friday to provide food for Lethbridge’s homeless and to speak about the challenges of recovery from addiction. The organization’s founder ... Read More »
1 responseGround is broken for Nikka Yuko Bunka Centre
By Lethbridge Herald on September 11th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The shovels went into the ground Friday afternoon at the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden for a project that began six years ago. A special ceremony for the new Nikka Yuko Bunka [Culture] Centre took place in front of Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden with members of the Lethbridge & District Japanese Garden ... Read More »
1 responseAlta. health care in ‘crisis,’ SACPA told
By Jensen, Randy on September 11th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs welcomed Friends of Medicare executive director Sandra Azocar for a special presentation on the state of public health care in Alberta. In a word, said Azocar, under the UCP government that state is “crisis.” Taking aim at the MacKinnon blue ribbon panel, and ... Read More »
2 responsesNew look, focus for 40th annual Terry Fox Run
By Woodard, Dale on September 11th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com The 40th anniversary of the Terry Fox Run will be more about the stories than the fundraising. Marking 40 years since the Marathon of Hope, this year’s race will be taking place Sept. 20. But with the COVID-19 pandemic preventing in-person participation, this year’s Terry Fox Run for cancer research ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The benefits of walking to school
By Submitted Article on September 11th, 2020
Megan Burland Lethbridge Community Health Services When I was a kid, I did not enjoy walking to school. Once, after a major snowstorm, rather than driving me to school, my mom had my older brothers shovel me a path through the field behind our house so I could still walk – I was not a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Green Line of Europe
By Submitted Article on September 11th, 2020
Walter Kerber Lethbridge Philatelic Society For decades the Iron Curtain stretched from the Arctic Coast to the Black Sea across Eastern Europe. Too, there was a curtain stretched across Germany from the Black Sea to the southern boundary with Austria, to the Mediterranean. For the duration of the Cold War, these areas were mined and ... Read More »
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