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Judging begins for Bridge Prize winner
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 5th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald A local jury is culling through Bridge Prize applicants from across the country to choose the short stories which represent the best of the best student writing Lethbridge and Canada has to offer. The Bridge Prize was launched in March 2019 as a student short story fiction-writing competition to be awarded every second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parole officer testifies at Pritchard hearing
By Shurtz, Delon on February 5th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It didn’t take Matt Kennedy long to determine convicted sex offender Trevor Philip Pritchard had no motivation to change and would be a high risk to re-offend once he was released from prison. The former parole officer at Bowden Institution testified Tuesday in Pritchard’s dangerous offender hearing, and said Pritchard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LC Communications, Marketing win CASE medals
By Kuhl, Nick on February 5th, 2020
Submitted by Lethbridge College Lethbridge College’s Communications and Marketing teams were recognized for their outstanding work in 2019, winning four Best of CASE VIII awards, including a gold award for the college’s magazine, Wider Horizons, at a conference last week in Seattle. “Our Communications and Marketing teams do wonderful work to bring stories from our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L recruiting blood donors
By Bobinec, Greg on February 5th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge student recruitment teams joined Canadian Blood Services Tuesday morning to encourage more students to learn their blood type and sign up to become a regular donor. Over 110,000 new blood donors are needed in Canada this year to keep up with the current demand. Blood recipient ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!G.S. Lakie artistic production ‘LUNA’ is out of this world
By Kuhl, Nick on February 5th, 2020
Garrett Simmons Communications Officer, Lethbridge School Division G.S. Lakie Middle School’s dance production “LUNA” is a true school-wide project. The artistic journey through the galaxy will include hundreds of middle-school performers from Lakie’s dance and music programs, who will be highlighted throughout the show. “This show is a little unique in that we’re bridging science ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Worst day ever?
By Submitted Article on February 5th, 2020
All of us have had bad days and good days and children are certainly no exception to this rule. Perhaps someone didn’t treat us well; someone said something mean, excluded us or ignored us. Perhaps someone else treated us with kindness, sincerely complimented us, invited us to be part of the group and listened to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plans for Lethbridge Airport on the right track, say consultants
By Lethbridge Herald on February 4th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council received more confirmation from consultants Modalis Infrastructure Partners Inc. that the City is on the right track with its proposed upgrades and expansions to the airport. “You have good fundamentals,” stated Modalis Infrastructure Partners Inc. president and CEO Curtis Grad. “You have good, strong traffic growth you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bike equipment violation stop turns into drug bust
By Kuhl, Nick on February 4th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald A 44-year-old Lethbridge man is facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking after more than two dozen pre-portioned bags of methamphetamine were seized by police. On Saturday at approximately 1:30 a.m., an officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of 1 Avenue and 13 Street North for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Praise for police programs
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 4th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A suite of new policing programs brought in during the last year seem to be doing the job Lethbridge citizens want of them, says Lethbridge Police Service Chief of Police Scott Woods. Woods had praise for The Watch, the Community Peace Officers and the Police and Crisis Team (PACT) during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three-week dangerous offender hearing begins
By Kuhl, Nick on February 4th, 2020
Nick Kuhl Lethbridge Herald nkuhl@lethbridgeherald.com A convicted sex offender who was sentenced in 2019 to nearly seven years in a federal prison could be designated a dangerous offender. A three-week hearing began Monday in a Lethbridge courtroom to determine whether Trevor Philip Pritchard should be given the designation. Should the judge agree with the Crown’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dog poisonings investigated by police
By Kuhl, Nick on February 4th, 2020
Nick Kuhl Lethbridge Herald nkuhl@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police are investigating a report that two dogs died last weekend after being poisoned in a southside yard. On Sunday, the owner of two large-breed dogs reported the animals had been poisoned in their yard along the 400 block of 28 Street South sometime during the night, police said ... Read More »
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