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Keeping cool in the heat of last year's wildfire earns honour
Dispatcher Eric Pelzmann was named Communication Specialist of the Year during a presentation Thursday at Fire headquarters. Herald photo by Ian Martens
Lethbridge Herald | 19 Apr 2013
Science fiction has helped shape reality, professor tells SACPA
University of Calgary professor Jason Donev speaks on science and science fiction during the weekly meeting of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs. Herald photo by Ian Martens
Lethbridge Herald | 19 Apr 2013
personal flotation device
Herald photo by Ian Martens Brothers McKye and Levi Bretzke hang on to Stephanie Wierl, projects co-ordinator for the Be Fit for Life Centre, as she leads a parent and tot swim activity class Thursday morning at Nicholas Sheran Pool. The morning session of pool games and activities was held as part of Lethbridge Sport for Life Month.
Lethbridge Herald | 19 Apr 2013
tulips for parkinson's
Herald photo by Ian Martens Brian Treadwell, of the Parkinson Alberta Society, was at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization selling potted tulips Thursday to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson disease research and services. The tulip is the international symbol of Parkinson disease, which is said to be the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease.
Lethbridge Herald | 19 Apr 2013
More teachers will be needed
Mark Bevan, director of workforce planning and development for Alberta Education, spoke Wednesday at the University of Lethbridge. Herald photo by David Rossiter
Lethbridge Herald | 18 Apr 2013
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In the interest of public safety, the Lethbridge Regional Police Service has issued a warning in regard to the release of a sex offender who is residing in The City of Lethbridge.Read more...
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The Lethbridge regional police service floated the idea during a public meeting Tuesday night, following in the footsteps of other Alberta police forces who look to Holland College's Atlantic Police Academy in Prince Edward Island to help fill their ranks.Read more...
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That was the word from range operation Allan Friesen Thursday, as the president of the Southern Alberta Firearm Education Society made a presentation to county council, along with Lethbridge Fish and Game Association president Rick Blakeley.Read more...
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Abdi was scheduled to be sentenced in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, but he failed to show up and a warrant was issued for his arrest. His lawyer withdrew as his counsel and told court she had been unable to contact her client since he pleaded guilty Feb.Read more...
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The award is described as "an Alberta Children's Choice Book Award" and was created in an effort to connect young people with good Canadian literature written especially for them.Read more...
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A great tree for climbingSubscriber"It's great when Grandma takes us to the park!" Cyris (age 9) and Aubrey Dobson (age 5) of Lethbridge had fun climbing the giant rotting cottonwood tree that is a favourite sight by the river at Popson Park. The kids were accompanied by their grandmother, who visiting from Yukon for…Read more...
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Jason Donev, a physics and astronomy professor at the University of Calgary and self-confessed geek, outlined a few of the ways science fiction has inspired technology and science and influenced the way the public thinks about science and scientists.Read more...
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Recent spring snow welcomed by farmersSubscriberThe white stuff which fell Sunday and continued Monday may have annoyed commuters and youngsters looking to start soccer and baseball seasons, but it's a much-needed boost to agricultural producers looking for a solid start to the 2013 seeding campaign.Read more...
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In a release Wednesday, the ASAA announced the family will among the inductees for 2013 the 43rd annual Routledge Award and eighth annual Sports Hall of Fame Banquet May 9 in Edmonton in the special achievement category.Read more...
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The Winston Churchill Griffins girls varsity team earned a shutout win during Southern Alberta High School Rugby League action Wednesday night. Facing the Catholic Central Cougars, the Griffins rolled to a 59-0 shutout win.Read more...
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Starting May 6, the club will undergo extensive renovations expected to last until early June "We re-doing the courts and putting more drainage underneath so the courts will last longer," said Brian Lagace, one of the board members with the Lethbridge Tennis Club.Read more...
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Merritts Ultimate Taekwon-Do club member Jocelyn Planger puts in a gold medal performance in patterns at the Western Canadian Taekwon-Do championships Saturday in Regina. Six members of the club were onhand for the event with all members taking home a medal.Read more...
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A real kickSubscriberA pair of Lethbridge soccer players are about to kick it, internationally. And when the 2013 Summer Universiade takes the pitch July 6-17 in Kazan, Russia, Niko Saler and Matt Medoruma will be donning the Maple Leaf as the Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Tuesday the 20 student-athletes who will represent…Read more...
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Just a few weeks ago, Canada lost one of its most beloved musical icons when Stompin' Tom Connors died. We lost another national treasure this week with the passing of Rita MacNeil. Like Connors, MacNeil was uniquely Canadian, hailing from the town of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton…Read more...
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The survey conducted last fall on behalf of the federal privacy commissioner's office found that two-thirds of Canadians are concerned about the protection of their privacy, and a quarter of respondents are "extremely concerned.Read more...
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