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Council candidates tackle downtown issues at BRZ debate
By Tim Kalinowski on October 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council candidates wrestled for over two hours with some of the fundamental questions facing Lethbridge’s downtown core at the Downtown Business Revitalization Zone virtual candidates’ debate on Tuesday evening. What emerged was a composite of all the potential solutions to the downtown question, and a cross-section of all the different camps within ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trustee hopeful Jacobs focused on curriculum and reconciliation
By Dale Woodard on October 7th, 2021
A better curriculum option both from the provincial rollout standpoint as well reconciliation strategy are key issues as Henry Jacobs throws his hat into the ring for public school trustee. The candidate, with a strong background in broadcasting, media and marketing and the father of two, has focused on both. “I do not support the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Axe-throwing fundraiser hits the mark
By Dale Woodard on October 7th, 2021
It was a fundraiser True North Axe Throwing and Axe Girls could get a handle on. In fact, they were tickled pink with the outcome. Teaming up to raise funds for the Jack Ady Cancer Centre, True North Axe Throwing and Axe Girls hosted the Burn Battle Charity Tournament Sunday afternoon. The charity’s event was right on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Locke Spencer wants to get people engaged in education matters
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on October 6th, 2021
Public school trustee candidate Locke Spencer wants to bring his academic and administrative work to the school board. Spencer has been involved in parent council, division council, with the society of Nicholas Sheran School to help with fundraising and some of the parent-driven initiatives and is also a chair of the board that does the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trigeminal Neuralgia walk raises awareness for disease
By Dale Woodard on October 6th, 2021
Roughly 75 people hit the trails Sunday afternoon to learn more about a rare and mostly-unknown disease. Meanwhile, another person with the same condition has reached out online and connected with people around the world dealing with the same illness. The third annual Paint The Town Teal Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness event took place Sunday afternoon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryan Lepko community-driven
By Tim Kalinowski on October 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Candidate Ryan Lepko promises “community driven” leadership if elected to city council. “I am community driven,” he states. “I truly care about this city in its entirety. We are such a diverse and unique city, and I want to restore things back to the old normal instead of this new normal that we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!November sentencing hearing set for woman found guilty of robbery, threats
By Delon Shurtz on October 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge woman who robbed a friend, then threatened to kill him if he told police, is going to jail. She just doesn’t know for how long. The Crown wants Chelsey Marie Beringer sent to jail for a year, but her lawyer believes she should be able to serve a 90-day sentence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advance voting double 2017 election so far in Lethbridge
By City of Lethbridge on October 5th, 2021
The first two days of advance voting for the 2021 Municipal Election, held October 1-2 at City Hall, saw 1,255 Lethbridge residents cast their ballots. Returning Officer Bonnie Hilford says, for comparison, after two days of advance voting during the 2017 Municipal Election, 543 residents had voted. There are six more Advance Vote opportunities which will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jail time for man caught with gun, bomb
By Delon Shurtz on October 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.comFollow @DShurtzHerald@lethbridgeherald.com on Twitter... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knitting at Noon program running at U of L
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on October 5th, 2021
The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery offers a monthly activity for those looking to meet fellow knitters through their program called “Knitting at Noon.” The knitting program started from an idea seen in England by Josephine Mills, director of the gallery, who thought the program would be a good a way to get a different ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trustee candidate brings experience to the table
By Al Bieber on October 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com He spent more than 35 years teaching and now Dan Leis wants to give back to the community as a trustee for the Lethbridge School Division. A relative newcomer to Lethbridge, who along with his wife retired to the city three years ago, Leis knows he is lacking name recognition here. But the ... Read More »
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