Southern Alberta News
Accused to strike plea in impaired driving case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who pleaded guilty in 2020 to one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm and was all set to be sentenced last September, will ask a judge to strike the plea when the matter returns to court in a couple of months. Jessica Lee Gearing was scheduled to be sentenced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Theatre Outré expands options with family-oriented show
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Theatre Outré wants children to know it’s OK to be themselves and be different if they feel that way. The city theatre troupe will be presenting its first family-oriented show during this year’s Quaint, Quirky & Queer Festival which runs until March 5. Adapted and directed by Nicola Elson, “The Sissy Duckling” is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA speaker argues freedom intertwined with responsibility
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs welcomed Tad Mitsui to their Wednesday session to talk about “Democracy, Freedoms and Responsibilities: How are they intertwined?” Mitsui spoke about the subject from his experience while living in Japan and South Africa, where he saw many fight and die for freedom. In Japan he lived ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS addressing performance gaps, says Mehdizadeh
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh of the Lethbridge Police Service says allegations that have been brought forward involving the records management unit from a time previous to his tenure at LPS were investigated thoroughly and the results showed that it was not a case of harassment but rather conflict between people. “The manager had clear ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Child custody battles often erupt around holidays
By Dale Woodard on February 22nd, 2022
For many Alberta families and children embroiled in long-drawn-out legal disputes, Family Day is no holiday. With Family Day right around the corner on Monday, Elizabeth Turner, a Legal Aid Alberta family lawyer based in Edmonton, said it’s around those family holidays that they see more child custody disputes. “As you can imagine, co-parenting is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Creative sisters show their entrepreneurial spirit
By Dale Woodard on February 22nd, 2022
The kids are alright. As the Lethbridge Handmade Market took the floor Saturday at the Lethbridge Exhibition South Pavilion, the sister duo of Sylvie and Chalise Young were also in business. The vendors were out once again for the Handmade Market, but for Sylvie and Chalise, their business ventures were being both cooked up and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kyreese Mountain Horse passes the torch
By Dale Woodard on February 22nd, 2022
Last weekend at the 22nd International Peace Pow Wow and Festival Kyreese Mountain Horse passed on the 2022 Miss Blackfoot Canada honour. However, since being crowned Miss Blackfoot Canada in 2020, Mountain Horse has not only represented the Blackfoot people, she has taken part in many initiatives, one of which hits close to home for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community care campus pitched to Cultural and Social SPC
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Cultural and Social Standing Policy committee of Lethbridge city council has filed for information a report submitted by a Lethbridge resident about potential ways to address homelessness and addictions issues. In a five-minute presentation, Dennis Bremner discussed a proposal for a community care campus that would allow for proper care and traditional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CCH teacher receives Catholic Education Award
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Catholic Central High School teacher has been selected as the recipient for the Council of Catholic School Superintendents of Alberta (CCSSA) Excellence in Catholic Education Award for 2021-2022. Lance Rosen has been with CCH for the past four years, as a welding and religious education teacher. “I was very completely surprised and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bail denied to Coaldale man for breaches
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coaldale man who was released on bail a couple of days after he went on a profanity laced tirade in a Lethbridge courtroom, had been warned not to breach any of his release conditions. During the bail hearing Nov. 24, Judge John Maher warned Cody Gregory Fleming that if he breached and was arrested, he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Committee examines reconciliation focus
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Several key areas will be focused upon in 2022 in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Recommendations and Work Plan. Perry Stein, the City’s Indigenous Relations Advisor, gave an update on the plan to the Cultural and Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday. Stein told ... Read More »
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