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Another successful year for We Create Change
By Sulz, Dave on June 4th, 2020
SUBMITTED ARTICLE COALDALE – The 2019-20 We Create Change (WCC) group at Kate Andrews High School enjoyed another very successful year of supporting local and global causes. Even with a shortened school year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the WCC group at Kate Andrews High School (KAHS) was able to raise more than $2,500, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta law enforcement to support Special Olympics with Virtual Summer Series
By Jensen, Randy on June 4th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Officers from agencies across Alberta have teamed up to support Special Olympics Alberta with the first Virtual Summer Series. Along with other charities and organizations, there has been a lapse in funding due to COVID-19, and this event offers the opportunity to raise money in a safe and social way. Registration is open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police warn of money transfer scam
By Jensen, Randy on June 4th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police are warning the public about a money transfer fraud and are advising people to be wary if they receive any phone calls claiming they are under investigation or owe money. On Tuesday police responded to a report that a 24-year-old male had been defrauded out of $11,000. Investigation determined the male ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks maintenance to be reduced due to staffing and budget cuts
By Jensen, Randy on June 4th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City parks might look a little shaggier and dirtier than usual this summer as the Parks department copes with reduced staffing levels and leaner budgeting requirements due to COVID-19. “We are in a situation where with reduced staffing levels that we have to operate with, we have had to reduce ... Read More »
2 responsesSpecial day for Indigenous grads
By Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Over two days this week, local graduating Indigenous high school students celebrated their accomplishments with a special ceremony from the Indigenous Educational Team at Lethbridge School Division.As part of the division’s way to support and celebrate with the graduating class, the FNMI Education Team put together a special drive-through graduation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police investigating sudden death
By Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2020
Lethbridge Police are investigating a sudden death that occurred earlier Wednesday afternoon.On June 3, 2020 at approximately 12:30 p.m. police were dispatched to assist EMS with a medical emergency in the parking lot of the Supervised Consumption Site along the 1000 block of 1 Avenue South. Upon arrival, officers were informed that a 33-year-old female ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police looking for perfume thieves
By Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2020
Lethbridge Police Service release: Lethbridge Police are seeking assistance to identify a male and female who stole thousands of dollars’ worth of perfume from local Shopper’s Drug Mart stores.On June 2, 2020 between 4:30 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. a male and female stole high end perfume from the Park Place Mall, Columbia Boulevard, Mayor Magrath ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man convicted of sex assault released to participate in residential treatment program
By Shurtz, Delon on June 3rd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 23-year-old man convicted in 2018 of sexually assaulting a woman and cutting her throat, has been released from custody to participate in a residential treatment program in Edmonton. The man, who can’t be named because he was only 17 when he committed the offences, has been approved to reside ... Read More »
1 responseCity offering more surveys to engage community
By Jensen, Randy on June 3rd, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com When the City of Lethbridge asked residents if, among the COVID-19 changes, they were ready to provide feedback on City programs and services again, the community survey response was overwhelming. Over 1,400 participants completed the “We’re all in this together” survey, and the majority of the respondents said they would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peaceful protest against racism planned
By Jensen, Randy on June 3rd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Systemic racism not only exists in the United States, it is also present in Canada, says Lethbridge Protest Against Racial Discrimination co-organizer Jordan Ledyit. “In light of everything going on in the States, some people are going, ‘Canada does not have any racism here,'” says Ledyit, referring the social media ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father trying to deal with death of son killed in pedestrian collision
By Jensen, Randy on June 3rd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD As police continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian collision that happened on Monday in a southside alley, the father of the man who died made a visit to the scene of the collision trying to make sense of the loss. Arnold Healy, who said his son Austin (AJ) Across The Mountain was the ... Read More »
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