Southern Alberta News
Man to receive addictions treatment following sentencing in disturbances
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 18th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Threatening people at a restaurant and the Lethbridge Soup kitchen has earned a 63-year-old man a jail sentence. On April 21 of this year police were called to a Tim Horton’s restaurant where Kennedy Fitzgerald Waldron had been causing a disturbance while armed with a knife. A little earlier Waldron had asked to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Camp Day gives support to thousands of kids
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 18th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com For many local youth enjoying summer activities could be difficult due to cost but thanks to Tim Hortons’ Camp Day thousands have been able to take part in developing lifelong skills for the last 50 years. Stefa Pynn, owner of three West Lethbridge Tim Hortons locations, says it is very important for her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Education student workshop brainstorms teacher wellbeing
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 18th, 2024
Master of Education students spent time this week brainstorming and putting together presentations on how to promote teacher wellbeing, which were then judged by a panel of education experts. Lisa Starr, Dean for the Faculty of Education, says this is the first time they have done something like this on this scale. There were 80 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driver who almost hit police car pleads guilty to dangerous driving
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 18th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who nearly collided with several vehicles, including a police car, will spend nearly three months in jail. Daniel Robert Conine was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge court of justice, where he pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving. At about 5 p.m. on July 8 of last year, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous mural paints a message of unity
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 18th, 2024
An Indigenous mural was recently completed outside of Casa as part of reinvigoration project of Rotary Square. The mural titled “Sending Blessings” was painted by Nathan Meguinis, an Indigenous artist based out of Calgary. The artist says the piece reflects how art is meant to help unify people in the fact we all need help. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House arrest, curfew for man who fled police in stolen truck
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 18th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 49-year-old man will spend some time under house arrest for fleeing from police in a stolen pickup truck. Travis Robert Moser was handed an eight -month conditional sentence Monday after pleading guilty in Lethbridge court of justice to charges of possession of stolen property and dangerous driving. On April 25 of last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More doctors working in city, province
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 18th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The latest quarterly report from the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons show the number of physicians in Lethbridge has grown by 27 in the last year. There are now 306 physicians in the physicians here, up from 279 a year ago, an increase of 9.7 per cent. Three of those have come ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kainai Nation celebrating culture and inclusion this weekend
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 18th, 2024
Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Kainai Nation is set to celebrate and honour its heritage through dance, sport and music this weekend. Among the festivities is a full setlist of up and coming Indigenous bands. Come Together, presented by councillor Richard Red Crow, will be held Saturday at the White Calf Hall from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province expands early grade assessments, upsetting teachers
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com The Government of Alberta has announced an expansion of its early grade proficiency assessments, though not everyone is happily welcoming the changes. In 2022, the province launched proficiency assessments for students between grades one and three. Last week, the Alberta minister of education, Demetrios Nicolaides, announced the government would be broadening this initiative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Various issues causing headache for child intervention practitioners in Alberta
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com For two years, child intervention practitioners have been facing an uphill battle, according to union representatives. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), says “an Alberta government hiring practice has created a crisis in care that is putting vulnerable children at risk.” Curtis Jackson, vice president of AUPE, says the children who are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman found guilty of assaulting neighbour with baton
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who attacked another woman last summer and repeatedly struck her with a baton, won’t be sentenced until later this summer. Justice Sylvia Oishi found Tayler Shae Knapp-Johnson guilty of assault with a weapon during a hearing this week in Lethbridge court of justice. However, Oishi adjourned sentencing until Sept. 11 ... Read More »
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