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Case of mystery tapes solved
By Woodard, Dale on July 17th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com For Riley Anderson, it was another run through the coulees. He didn’t anticipate finding old-school video technology that would send he and his mother, Lindsay, on an internet search for the owners. But thanks to that run, the personal mementos wound up in the right hands of former Lethbridge resident ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused hopes to resolve ammonite theft case without trial
By Shurtz, Delon on July 17th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man accused of stealing a valuable ammonite fossil a year ago is still hoping to resolve the matter without going to trial. Logan Heavy Shield pleaded not guilty in January to one count each of theft over $5,000 and entering land without permission, and was planning to stand trial. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grant to allow U of L to purchase research equipment
By Jensen, Randy on July 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Thanks to funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) and the University of Lethbridge, researchers will soon have access to a suite of equipment that will help them unravel the key communication events in biomolecules. “The Biomolecular Characterization Suite or BCS will provide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No foul play in woman’s death
By Jensen, Randy on July 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE The Lethbridge Police Service investigation into the death of a 30-year-old woman, whose body was found Wednesday morning in Galt Gardens, has determined there is no evidence to suggest foul play. LPS said in a release the matter is deemed non-criminal in nature no further information would be released. On Wednesday morning at 8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer activities to keep the kids occupied
By Submitted Article on July 17th, 2020
Vicki Hazelwood LETHBRIDGE EARLY YEARS COALITION What a roller coaster! We’re not talking about this summer’s latest theme park attractions. We’re referring to the havoc the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked on all our lives. That includes, of course, any vacation plans we might have had for this summer! While the COVID-19 crisis has caused most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced on mischief charge
By Shurtz, Delon on July 17th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man with a lengthy criminal record involving mischief and other offences has received a short jail sentence for causing mischief again, most recently at a Lethbridge motel. At about 11:30 a.m. Feb. 1 motel staff unlocked and opened the door to a laundry room and found Grant Tyler Williams ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor concerned about future of harm reduction
By Lethbridge Herald on July 16th, 2020
Tim KalinowskiLethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.comCalling the results of an audit of ARCHES, which revealed serious fiscal mismanagement leading to the province’s decision on Thursday to defund the organization, deeply troubling and potentially devastating to the city’s most vulnerable, Mayor Chris Spearman said the City of Lethbridge was committed to working with the province to define the next ... Read More »
14 responsesDowntown Farmers’ Market to feature new location and rules
By Lethbridge Herald on July 16th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge’s Wednesday Farmers’ Market will be returning to the downtown Lethbridge core, starting on July 22, with a new location to accommodate social distancing.Downtown Lethbridge Business Revitalization Zone and Lethbridge Exhibition Park made the announcement that the 14th annual Downtown Farmers’ Market would be returning to the core in its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province to fund maintenance work at college
By Jensen, Randy on July 16th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The province has announced it will fund an additional $3.35 million worth of capital maintenance and renewal work at Lethbridge College, creating an estimated 19 new jobs in the community. The funding will help upgrade heating and cooling systems in the Paterson Building, first built in 1970. Additionally, the project will generate new ... Read More »
1 responseGrant to help U of L-API partnership develop COVID-19 treatment
By Jensen, Randy on July 16th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD University of Lethbridge researchers, in partnership with scientists at Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API), have received funding from MITACS to develop a drug to treat the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The research team includes U of L’s Trushar Patel and Borries Demeler (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry), University of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province pulling funding for ARCHES after audit
By Jensen, Randy on July 16th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com ARCHES (AIDS Outreach Community Harm Reduction Education Support Society) will be losing all provincial funding to run Canada’s most highly used supervised consumption site after the results of an independent audit conducted on the organization revealed serious financial mismanagement. The audit findings include a catalogue of undocumented or inappropriate expenses ... Read More »
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