March 28th, 2024

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  • Subaru Crosstrek a fantastic crossover

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com l Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Since it was first introduced, the Subaru Crosstrek has been one of my favourite small crossovers. And for 2021, this popular choice among buyers and reviewers is even better. The Crosstrek, in Subaru-speak, has been “re-engineered” for the 2021 model year and the improvements make an already great [...] Read More »

    3 years ago
  • Spiritual Care Team providing care for the soul

    These days we regularly see TV footage of health care professionals in hospitals. Yet barely visible is a vital group who provide care for the soul. They are the Spiritual Care Team. At the Chinook Regional Hospital, I met Roman Catholic Spiritual Care Coordinator Annella Wehlage, who introduced me to Spiritual Health Practitioner John Moerman, [...] Read More »

    3 years ago
  • Modern-day example of the Good Samaritan

    It was a chilly February morning in 2001 when my father left the mall after his routine walk to drive to the curling rink to meet the rest of his retired buddies. With known heart problems, he must have sensed something amiss, and quickly and haphazardly pulled into the first pull-out he came upon. Immediately [...] Read More »

    3 years ago
  • Small businesses getting help; Schweitzer

    Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Small businesses in Alberta are being offered a helping hand. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hinder small businesses, the province is offering supports to help owners through a tough time with additional pandemic support through a new financial relief program, the Enhanced COVID-19 Business Benefit, beginning in April. The Enhanced COVID-19 Business Benefit provides [...] Read More »

    3 years ago
  • Blood Tribe members want election reform

    Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Blood Tribe members are calling for the reform of the current electoral system after about 300 people were not allowed to vote in the municipal election at the Lethbridge polling station back in November. A separate problem happened in Calgary when the location of the vote was changed the day [...] Read More »

    3 years ago

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  • Gas prices take jump before taxes increase

    Gas prices have taken a jump at city pumps before the increase in provincial fuel taxes and the carbon tax on April 1. And drivers may not see it as a joke. Regular grade gasoline was selling at 154.9 at several Circle K stations in Lethbridge on Wednesday morning as well as at the  Petro-Canada [...] Read More »

    4 hours ago
  • Lying to judge earns Lethbridge man jail sentence

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 35-year-old Lethbridge man learned the hard way that lying to a judge is never a good idea. Tyler Don McTavish pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice to one count of perjury, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. On May 10, 2022 McTavish was charged with criminal harassment and [...] Read More »

    24 hours ago
  • Pancholi drops out of NDP race, supports Nenshi

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Rakhi Pancholi is out of the race to become the next leader of the Alberta NDP. The MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud on Tuesday morning said she has decided to end her campaign. Pancholi, in an email to media, said she believes the party should unite behind the person who she feels will be the [...] Read More »

    24 hours ago
  • Funding approved for drug debris cleanup

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday unanimously approved the expenditure of provincial needle debris mitigation funding. The request to approve the funding was made by City administration. A presentation submitted to council by chief financial officer and treasurer Darrell Mathews says the City has entered into a funding agreement with the province to support [...] Read More »

    24 hours ago
  • Council approves allocation of Reaching Home funding

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an administration request to support the expenditure of federal Reaching Home funding. The City’s contribution agreement for funding ends on March 31 but a four-year extension will begin on April 1 running through March 31, 2028. Administration needed council’s approval to spend money that [...] Read More »

    24 hours ago

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