Kristen Schindel tries to keep the ball away from Gary Weikum during a noon-hour game of friendly soccer Wednesday at the Civic Centre Field. The pair were part of a group of mostly City of Lethbridge employees who meet regularly to have a little fun and get some exercise during their lunch break. Herald photo by Ian Martens
OTTAWA - The shadow war fought in Afghanistan by Canada's ultra-secret, special forces will also end next year when the army ceases combat operations in Kandahar, says the general in charge of the country's overseas command.
Canada’s decision not to support clinical trials for the surgical unblocking of neck veins as a treatment for multiple sclerosis is frustrating but not surprising to Paul Zook. “They’ve been doing nothing for two years and they still are,” said the Lethbridge resident in a telephone interview. Zook’s wife, Kim, was diagnosed with MS in 1989 and her condition has slowly but surely worsened since then. Paul said Kim could soon be confined to bed as the disease progresses. But the hope of even small improvements has them heading to Mexico for the surgery on Sep
If the boards at Henderson Arena could talk, they may not speak too highly of Kris Versteeg. That’s because during his tenure in the Lethbridge Athletic Association from 1998-2002, the boards at Henderson often bore the brunt of Versteeg’s frustration. “
