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Local strategies key to reducing impaired driving: IDCC
The Impaired Driving Coalition of Canada (IDCC) has been organized by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) to share research and information with its partners, fellow researchers, and local communities to raise awareness and create tools and strategies to improve road safety and create safer communities. “The IDCC is really to raise awareness of the ... Read More »
Christmas Hope calls for last-minute toy donations
Christmas Hope, a local interagency service group that strives to bring hope and joy to every family in need over the holidays is hoping Lethbridge residents can dig a little deeper in the lead up to the big day. According to their website, “The partnership is comprised of the Interfaith Food Bank, Lethbridge Food Bank, ... Read More »
Exchanging city nights for festive lights down home on the farm
The Lethbridge Corn Maze is opening its doors for a festive Christmas on the Farm this month. Guests can come down to 104051 Range Rd 224, northwest of Diamond City, for hayrides, bonfires, and more. Owner Theo Slingerland has created a holiday experience for those looking to escape the city for a festive prairie getaway. ... Read More »
Lethbridge County passes 2023 interim budget
Lethbridge County Council has passed the 2023 interim capital and operating budgets. Rate payers will see a 5.125 per cent tax support increase in 2023 over 2022, which is estimated to be a 4.034 per cent increase after projected growth in the County. Following the Nov. 29 meeting which covered tax supports, administration recommended the five per ... Read More »
Perpetrator in sexual assaults to be sentenced in February
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was found guilty of sexually assaulting three women several years ago, won’t be sentenced until early in the new year. Judge Jerry LeGrandeur is expected to sentence Sohil Bindra on Feb. 6, 2023, nearly a year after he was found guilty of numerous sex-related offences. The sentencing date had ... Read More »
Lodging Assoc. enhancing virtual reality resources through federal grant
Lethbridge Lodging Association will have the opportunity to market the city as a global destination thanks to a federal investment. LLA launched a new initiative that will showcase diverse local, regional and Indigenous tourism experiences that will use digital, augmented and virtual reality assets. The initiative was made possible thanks to the PrairieCan Tourism Relief ... Read More »
IRC program ‘scours the streets’ to deliver care packages
The Indigenous Recovery Coaching Program (IRC) gathered on Friday in their bustling headquarters to assemble holiday care packages. In partnership with Collaborative Strategies Consulting Inc. and Stunt Nations, they pooled resources for the care packages and took to the streets in the afternoon to hand-deliver them to hotspots in the city. The packages contained ‘words ... Read More »
Piikani chief and council election Jan. 9
The nominations are in for the Piikani First Nation Chief and Council election coming up on Jan. 9, 2023 in Brocket. The nomination meeting was held on Dec. 14 for the positions of Chief and eight council seats. The unofficial list of candidates can be found at piikanination.com/news. Six candidates will be running for Chief, ... Read More »
Man charged in Tia Blood case hopes to be released
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 20-year-old man charged in relation to the discovery of a woman’s body in October hopes to be released from remand custody when he appears in Lethbridge provincial court next week. The matter for Hunter Alexander Frank was in court Friday, where his lawyer simply adjourned the matter for one week for a ... Read More »
Defence lawyer in manslaughter case withdraws from record
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 45-year-old man who is set to have a preliminary hearing next Spring for manslaughter, has parted ways with his lawyer. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, lawyer Tracy Hembroff asked to be removed as counsel of record for Sheldon Nicholas LePage. Hembroff noted the split is amicable and not ... Read More »
‘Lady C’ injects street dance skill into upcoming LCI production
Students at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute (LCI) got to experience an exposition of street dance earlier this month from professional dancer Caroline “Lady C” Fraser. Coming from Toronto to Lethbridge, Lady C brought with her a collective knowledge of dance, working with groups like the Symbiotic Monsters Crew, Ebnfloh Dance Company, and currently the Holla Jazz ... Read More »
