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Low-speed chase nets driver jail time
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 37-year-old southern Alberta man who thought he could get away from police while pulling a trailer with his vehicle, has received a three-month jail sentence. Lucas Lloyd Lundstrum was sentenced after he pleaded guilty in Lethbridge court of justice to a charge of flight from a peace officer. While patrolling Highway 3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rotarians help Ukrainian evacuees celebrate Christmas
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Downtown Rotary Club on Sunday gave Ukrainian families a taste of a Canadian Christmas. The club hosted more than 70 adults and 107 children at a city restaurant for a special celebration. The first group of Ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland began arriving in Lethbridge in March of 2022 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family of boy battling rare disease urges support for Children’s Hospital fundraiser
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 16th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Thirteen-year-old Alex Olive is very familiar with the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, but he surely wishes he wasn’t. The young boy, who lives just west of Fort Macleod on the family dairy farm, has been in and out of the hospital since he was 18 months old when his mother Crystal first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accounting firm’s peanut butter drive helps food bank
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 16th, 2023
It can be spread on toast, paired with jelly, eaten by the spoonful, or added to a stir-fry. Peanut butter; a fan favourite and, more importantly, a nutritious addition to food bank hampers. Which is why Cynthia Mansfield and the team at Avail CPA have been collecting jars of the good stuff every year at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Abortion access focus of SACPA talk
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 16th, 2023
Pro-Choice YQL spoke on the topic of abortion at the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on Thursday at noon. Pro-Choice YQL voiced its goal to empower individuals in Southern Alberta with knowledge and resources to “make informed choices about reproductive health.” Member of the Pro-Choice YQL board Chelsea Kwong presented at SACPA. She shared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New dates to be set for fraud trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 16th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The trial for a Lethbridge businessman charged with numerous fraud-related offences, has been cancelled so a new lawyer can get up to speed on the case. Grant Ryan Stevenson was scheduled to stand trial Jan. 30, but it was vacated after the accused’s lawyer withdrew from the case last month, citing a breakdown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New food bank operation assisting local veterans
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 16th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A new food bank in Lethbridge is quietly assisting military veterans and their families. Now in its fifth week of operations here, The Veterans Association Food Bank is operating out of a leased space in north Lethbridge. The building has a living room style space with a television for veterans, a dining area ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phillips speaks out against comments by UCP Whip on pension
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 16th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP Critic for Finance, Pensions, and Insurance and Lethbridge West MLA, Shannon Phillips has responded to the UCP’s Chief Whip Shane Getson’s recent comments regarding Albertan’s pensions. “We have a recording that was provided to us of the UCP government Whip, so this is a person who speaks for the government and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested in drug bust headed for trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An Edmonton man accused of selling drugs in Lethbridge earlier this year is headed for trial, but not until next year. Dehandre Mabior Sayed pleaded not guilty in Lethbridge court of justice to two charges of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of the proceeds of crime. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPC supports Harbour House expansion plans
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Safety and Social Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday supported a request by the YWCA of Lethbridge and District to reallocate capital funding for the expansion of its emergency womens shelter at Harbour House. City council will consider the SPC’s recommendation that the remaining $202,483.80 of unused money from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with drug and weapons offences released on bail
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coaldale resident arrested last month for drug and weapon offences has been released from remand custody, pending a resolution of his charges. Scott Eugene Conine, who on Thursday appeared in Lethbridge court of justice by CCTV from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, was released on $1,000 cash bail and several conditions, including he ... Read More »
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