Search Results for:
City council needs to address homeless situation better
Editor: As expected, there was approval from our city council to throw another bucket of money at the “homeless” situation and tent encampments. What are we doing? Mike Fox, Director of Community Services stated that $195,000 of the $230,000 allotted so far is going for wages. This includes cleaning up areas with a recent cleanup ... Read More »
Neglecting people with severe drug addiction isn’t an acceptable or preferable option for society
Editor: Re: “Society is not helping drug addicts by pampering them,” Readers’ Forum, July 27. Neglecting people dealing with debilitating drug addiction should never be an acceptable or preferable political option. But the callous politics typically involved with addiction funding/services likely reflect conservative electorate opposition, however irrational, towards making proper treatment, which may include ‘harm ... Read More »
Neuron Mobility expands riding area
Neuron Mobility expanded its riding areas Thursday to include trails in the river valley near the Helen Schuler Nature Centre, Fort Whoop-Up, and Indian Battle Park. The expansion is intended to provide more opportunities to help residents get around the city and increase tourism opportunities. The e-mobility program began back in April 2022 with riders ... Read More »
Camp Carmangay spreading awareness on homeless issues
Brian Nimijean, founder of the non-profit Camp Carmangay, is looking to spread awareness on solutions to the homeless issues here in Lethbridge. Working on the ground to provide a cost-effective camp for disadvantaged youths, Nimijean drives into the city engaging at-risk youth for his camp where they are given many of the amenities they have ... Read More »
Tire theft deemed satisfied by appearance in court
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Stealing a tire from a child’s bicycle may not rank among the most serious crimes committed in the city, but it’s still reprehensible behaviour, a judge suggested Friday. “I know it’s just a bicycle tire, and maybe I’m just being overly sympathetic, but to steal a child’s bike is, well, I hope I ... Read More »
Building Brains Together focused on art and resilience in final weeks
Building Brains Together held a ‘pop-up’ outdoor play event Friday outside the Helen Schuler Nature Centre, encouraging parents and youth to play fun games and activities aiming to help build strong fundamentals to learning. BBT is running outdoor summer events Tuesday mornings and Wednesday in the afternoon at different areas across the city until Aug. ... Read More »
Conditional sentence ordered for woman involved in break-in
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman has been placed on house arrest for breaking into several storage units in 2021. Nikki Lee Gajda received a one-year conditional sentence after she pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to single charges of shopbreaking to commit theft and failing to comply with an undertaking. Gajda, 32, was one ... Read More »
Minister’s Parent Advisory Council does important work in education, says past member
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Raymond parent and past member of the Minister’s Parent Advisory Council is encouraging those interested in making a difference in Alberta’s education system to apply for this year’s MPAC. After reading what she calls a discouraging and insulting set of quotes in an Alberta newspaper article, Tobi Lyons felt she needed to ... Read More »
SATURDAY, July 30, 2022
FABER, John INGRAHAM, Gerturde "Gertie" MASSON, Joyce MATSON, William Grant Jr. MURRAY, Joan Elaine OISHI, Lilly Mutsuko ORR, Maureen Margaret REID, Harold SCHNEYDER, Mike Jr. THACKER, Florence URASAKI, Roy Masayoshi WAMBOLDT, Reginald ... Read More »
Room for improvement in LPS community survey results
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Results from the IPSOS community survey show 78 per cent of city residents are satisfied with the service provided by the Lethbridge Police Service. But LPS chief Shahin Mehdizadeh wants to see those numbers improve. The chief said Friday when discussing survey results with local media “we won’t stop now” ... Read More »
Youth rugby camps in Lethbridge next week
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald If you’re a young player and interested in rugby, there are a couple of camps in the city next week that may be worth checking out. The Lethbridge Rugby Club will be hosting a free Alberta Rugby Junior Association come try-it event on Aug. 3. Players’ ages 6-10 will go ... Read More »
