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Break-in to Taber bottle depot results in four month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com At 5:30 in the morning on Nov. 15 of last year, there shouldn’t have been anyone in the Taber Container Depot. The alarm suggested otherwise, however, and when police responded they saw movement inside a locked, fenced compound adjacent to the depot. When they investigated they found Mason Doyle Cranston inside a vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inclusion Lethbridge helping people on personal journeys
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 30th, 2024
Inclusion Lethbridge will be hosting the Community Inclusion Celebration Banquet and Fundraiser this Saturday at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge. The event is to bring awareness about and support inclusion for people with disabilities in the community “We thought it would be great for them to hear stories of families and individuals. We have one young ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympian discusses ‘Safe Sport’ at workshop
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com Two-time Olympic alpine skier Allison Forsyth was at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club to speak at the Lethbridge Sport Council -led Safe Sport workshop on Saturday. The focus of the workshop was to make organizations aware of what they can do and should do in regards to Safe Sport. Forsyth, who was also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Day of Mourning honours victims of workplace tragedies
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com City workers, dignitaries and members of the community gathered Monday to remember victims of workplace tragedies during the annual Day of Mourning at Mountain View Cemetery. Following passage of an act in Parliament in 1991, Canada recognized its first National Day of Mourning for persons killed or injured in the workplace. It’s a ... Read More »
1 responseRegional science fair returns to showcase student knowledge and innovation
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
For the first time since 2019, the Southern Alberta Technology Council’s Sci-Fusion Regional Science Fair and Science Olympics was held in person back at the University of Lethbridge on Friday and Saturday. The event was for local-area students in Grades 1-10. The Friday portion had a participant orientation and judging on their projects, while on ... Read More »
1 responseMan who attempted to flee police in court
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old Lundbreck man accused of fleeing from police before he was apprehended late last week, had his matter addressed Monday in Lethbridge court of justice. Shaine William Smith, who remains in custody at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre and was not required to attend court, was represented by duty counsel who explained Smith ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Municipalities speaks out against Bill 20
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Wetaskiwin mayor Tyler Gandam didn’t mince words Monday afternoon when talking to media about the implications of Bill 20. The proposed legislation announced last week by the UCP government would allow political parties at the local level in Calgary and Edmonton as a pilot project and would give the government far-reaching powers to ... Read More »
1 responseHistorical passenger jet returns to Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A Fokker airliner has made a long journey back to Lethbridge, arriving on Monday at the airport to be re-assembled as part of work by the Time Air Historical Society to establish an aviation museum here. Rik Barry of the society watched on a cool cloudy morning as the fuselage, carried ... Read More »
1 responseBook award named in memory of city teacher
By Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2024
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre has taken over administration of the Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award which was named after a Lethbridge teacher/librarian and awarded every year to a Canadian children’s title written for an elementary school-aged audience. The award comes with a $2,500 cash prize and goes to a work that exemplifies Chase’s “guiding ... Read More »
3 responsesArrest warrant issued for man accused of robbing elderly woman
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man accused of accosting and robbing a 77-year-old woman more than a year ago in the city. The warrant was issued Friday after Sheldon Wayne Wilson failed to show up for a scheduled court appearance. The accused’s matter was last in Lethbridge court ... Read More »
1 responseCommunity Conversation showcases city projects
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Residents had the opportunity during the city’s annual Community Conversation Thursday to engage with the City of Lethbridge and various partners to learn about a multitude of projects happening in the city. Tara Grindle, manager of communications and engagement with the City, said the idea behind the annual event is to bring multiple ... Read More »
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