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Jury selected for child luring trial
By Shurtz, Delon on February 19th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A jury chosen Tuesday to hear a child luring case in Lethbridge isn’t expected to begin hearing evidence until Thursday. Although it took barely an hour for the jury to be selected in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s bench, jurors were dismissed until 2 p.m. Thursday, when Crown Prosecutor Carolyn Ayres ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College students capture BILD award
By Kuhl, Nick on February 19th, 2020
Submitted by Lethbridge College A home designed by two Lethbridge College students has earned a major industry award. The Daphne, designed by Interior Design Technology students Jessica Banman and Teunieke Anker and built by Ashcroft Master Builder, was named top single-family home in its price range at the BILD (Building Industry and Land Development Association) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic education: a precious gift
By Submitted Article on February 19th, 2020
Many families new to Canada in general, and specifically to the province of Alberta, are not aware that Catholic education is publicly funded in Alberta. Those who come to us from abroad know that, in many cases in their home country, Catholic education, or any faith-based education for that matter, comes with very high tuition ... Read More »
2 responsesSchool funding formula to change
By Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government unveiled a new funding model for the province’s schools on Tuesday, but local school boards remain in the dark as to what this funding model will mean to urban school divisions particularly. Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange announced the government would no longer be funding school boards ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trinh recounts her early years in Lethbridge
By Jensen, Randy on February 18th, 2020
Garrett Simmons Lethbridge School Division Communications Officer Canada took in a large number of Vietnamese boat people when no one else would. On Friday, guest speaker Judy Trinh highlighted the fourth annual Canada 150 ICE Awards Scholarship breakfast, as she spoke about her early experiences in Lethbridge as a refugee from Vietnam. Her family’s journey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ACIFA to honour LC’s Team SPHERE
By Bobinec, Greg on February 18th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The team behind Lethbridge College’s real-life health-care training environment known as SPHERE (Simulated Patient Health Environment for Research and Education) has received provincial recognition as the Alberta Colleges and Institutes Faculties Association (ACIFA) awarded them in Innovation in Teaching last week. The SPHERE team will be accepting the award at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L’s Play Day offers variety
By Bobinec, Greg on February 18th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge welcomed hundreds of families and their young children into the 1st Choice Savings Centre Monday afternoon for a day full of fun activities for their ninth annual Play Day. Presented in partnership with North & Company LLP, Play Day is a free day of family fun ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey tourney assault suspects prepare for trial
By Shurtz, Delon on February 18th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men charged after a referee was attacked at a youth hockey tournament in Lethbridge last year are preparing to go to trial. Duty counsel Brett Carlson represented both men Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, where Robert Farrell Creighton faces one count of assault and Todd William Cross Child faces ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt Museum hosts Family Day activities
By Bobinec, Greg on February 18th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta has been celebrating Family Day as a statutory holiday since 1990 as an opportunity for families to engage in activities together, and the Galt Museum continued to celebrate with family-oriented activities on Monday. Throughout the day families were able to take in a variety of activities, starting with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Playgoers shifts gears with ‘Daisy’
By Lethbridge Herald on February 17th, 2020
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Playgoers of Lethbridge is dropping a bombshell on Lethbridge audiences this week: it’s not staging a comedy. Instead the long-time local theatre troupe will be staging a drama piece called “Daisy” which focuses on a 1964 television advertisement aimed at derailing the campaign of Republican presidential hopeful Barry Goldwater. “Daisy” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let the kids play outside
By Submitted Article on February 15th, 2020
Vicki Hazelwood CO-ORDINATOR, LETHBRIDGE EARLY YEARS COALITION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: SHAUNA PERRIOR Do your children “bounce off the walls” when cooped up in winter? When the weather gets colder, many families hunker down. Bike rides end, as well as family hikes and playtime at the park. More days at school will be declared “indoor days” and children ... Read More »
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