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Judge rejects no contact provision for domestic assault convictions
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge judge has rejected a recommendation that a man who repeatedly assaulted his girlfriend should not be allowed to contact the woman or communicate with her in any way. During a sentencing hearing Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court for 35-year-old Morgan Daniel, the Crown recommended that Morgan be placed on probation and not have ... Read More »
Victim strangled before body dumped in 2021 homicide
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It was a long drive from Kelowna, B.C. to Alberta, so when Melissa Martens-Lagasse and her friend Megan Eekma reached Fort Macleod on Nov. 18, 2021 and waited for Martens-Lagasse’s mother to arrive from Medicine Hat, Eekma fell asleep. While she slept, Martens-Lagasse wrapped a rope around her 34-year-old friend’s neck and strangled ... Read More »
Lethbridge School Division renewing attention on Indigenous learning
Working towards reconciliation and Indigenous knowledge, Lethbridge School Division is working hard to make sure the culture and awareness is incorporated into its schools through education and programs. The division is working to ensure the goals of Alberta Education’s Teaching Quality Standard, specifically standard five – applying foundational knowledge about First Nations, Metis, and Inuit ... Read More »
City extends transit pass program for refugees
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A program offering free bus passes for six-months to refugees arriving in the city will be continued with $15,000 in funding from council contingencies. During their regular meeting on Tuesday, Council voted unanimously to approve the funding after deputy mayor Jenn Schmidt-Rempel presented a motion to continue it. Since its inception a total ... Read More »
Library seeking outreach and crisis intervention positions
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Public Library wants to hire a full-time crisis intervention worker and a person to do full-time outreach, CEO Terra Plato told the Economic Standing Policy committee meeting of Lethbridge city council on Wednesday. The committee consists of the mayor and all council members. Councillor Rajko Dodic was absent. The cost for ... Read More »
THURSDAY, September 29, 2022
HURDMAN, Cynthia Edessa JANG, Kelly LANDRY, Mildred LITTLE SHIELDS, Doreen MORRISON, Glenn ... Read More »
Oki signs celebrate Indigenous connection
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge partnered up with six local organizations on Wednesday at Park Place Mall to create the next generation of Oki signs. The signs will be decorated with Indigenous art from local artists and displayed at Park Place Mall, University of Lethbridge, Galt Museum and Archives, Lethbridge Public ... Read More »
Letter arguing against COVID stats misses the mark
Editor: With Jack Derksen’s letter to the editor two weeks ago arguing against my COVID statistics, and Jill Skriver’s letter Sept. 14, there are just so many mistakes and flaws in their positions that I have to respond. Checking statistics this morning from Johns Hopkins University, Florida has 80,647 deaths for a population of 22 ... Read More »
Social support network must form part of a crime prevention strategy
Editor: In the Lethbridge Herald of Thursday, Sept. 22, there appeared a guest column written by Tyler Shandro titled “Longer sentences, better bail regime needed in Canada.” In this column Shandro cited the Miles Sanderson case as justification for harsher treatment for offenders. In stark contrast, in Friday’s Herald (Sept. 23) there appears a Canadian ... Read More »
Bail hearing thwarted again due to profane outburst
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man whose bail hearing in April was adjourned after he exploded in a profanity-laced tirade in court, blew another bail hearing Monday following yet another angry outburst at the judge. Stephen Rene Geworsky was scheduled for a bail hearing on charges of robbery, assault and mischief causing damage under $5,000, but when the ... Read More »
Oliver Block officially designated as Municipal Historic Resource
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave second and third reading to a bylaw which designates the Oliver Block downtown as a Municipal Historic Resource. Council approved the motion unanimously. Councillor Rajko Dodic was absent from the meeting. The Oliver Block is deemed significant for its association with the early commercial development in the ... Read More »
