Lethbridge Herald (Newspaper) - February 26, 2006, Lethbridge, Alberta ONLINE EDITION February HE j LONG AND SHORT OF IT SKATERS COLLECT FOUR MEDALS FOR CANADA CLARA HUGHES AND CINDY KLASSEN WIN GOLD AND BRONZE RESPECTIVELY IN THE WOMENS LONG TRACK GIVING KLASSEN A RECORD FIVE MEDALS IN SHORT TREMBLAY WINS SILVER IN 500 METRES AND CANADIAN MEN WIN SILVER IN RELAY Canadians withstand grenade attack One soldier injured after convoy struck on highway between camps in Afghanistan Afghanistan CP constantly evolving threat to Canadian troops in Afghanistan took a new twist Saturday when a patrol came under grenade attack on the highway between two Canadian camps in One lightly armoured utility vehicle in the convoy was struck but was able to roll on to the Canadian provincial reconstruction team camp with one slightly injured soldier He walked into the medical station and he walked so hes just said Nick the senior officer on the Insurgents have launched several roadside bomb attacks along the road in recent including one that killed Canadian diplomat Glyn Saturdays attack was the first RPG ambush along the treacherous highway since Canadian troops arrived in force in the southern Afghan province this The injured soldier will go for Sunday at the larger medical facility at Kandahar the main coalition camp where nearly Canadians are Insurgents struck the patrol at about local The convoy was on the main road from the airfield to Camp Nathan the Canadian home of the provincial reconstruction The first round exploded on the road between The second projectile struck a rear It was said Jay Adair was standing through the hatch in the rear the lead and saw the RPG attack I heard the bangs and I also saw the Adair Im not sure whether I saw the explosions from the weapons being fired or the weapons striking the ground and the But certainly a bright flash and two loud The officers were not sure if the RPG rounds exploded on Unable to see their who slipped into a populated area on the outskirts of Kandahar the soldiers did not return We did not return fire because we could identify an attacker and ensure that we could take Grimshaw At the the convoy was still all the vehicles were still So we pressed The soldiers continued to Camp Nathan the smaller of the two Canadian camps in the There was a sense of there was a sense of soldiers did what they needed to leaders did what they needed to said The attack was on the main road from the city to Kandahar about three kilometres from Camp Nathan It was the second Saturday in a row Canadian troops came under fire from insurgent Last three were fired at a platoon of soldiers at a forward operating base about 60 kilometres north of The grenades exploded harmlessly in the fields surrounding the The was rushed into service in Afghanistan early in 2004 after a roadside bomb and a suicide bomber killed Canadian soldiers within a few Those attacks happened while the soldiers were riding unarmoured Iltis Those vehicles are not being used in Grimshaw said the performed to As I the soldier who was injured walked into the medical station and walked I am Grimshaw Getting their attention HERALD PHOTO BY CHRIS COLBOURNE Mary a childrens performer from performs during the Be Be Safe Injury Prevention program at Park Place mall on The safety expo will run until Saturday with an ice safety demonstration at Henderson Lake today beginning at 1 See story on Transitional housing debate continues Public hearing for proposed home downtown set for at City Hall By STACY OBRIEN Lethbridge Herald No one seems to argue there is the need for transitional But what that housing looks who it will be for and its location are more contentious A proposal by the Lethbridge Native Womens Transition Home Society in September to move into the former Patricks Fine Arts School along 8 Street South was strongly opposed by neighbours and the project hasnt moved The newest proposal for a womens transition home and resource centre in the old Oasis Sensorium and Fabric building along 2 Avenue South has met with similar Business owners say they fear for the safety of their staff and customers and dont feel a residential facility is appropriate in the middle of a business The issue will be discussed in a public hearing Monday 4 at City Hall and a final decision is expected at the March 6 meeting of city PHOTO SUBMITTED An artists conception of a proposed womens transition home on 2 Avenue As the administrator of the Lethbridge Housing Chris Schonbrun offers accommodations to clients towards the end of the housing People might start at an emergency shelter because they are homeless or the victim of spousal then move on to transitional housing with resources to help them and finally into the affordable housing the Lethbridge Housing Authority Schonbrun says the problem is while there are emergency shelter spots and affordable housing in there is a bottleneck in the in between with little transitional housing In Lethbridge there is a native womens transition the Parkside Step Up mens housing and a number of group Schonbrun thinks the reason there is a dearth of transitional housing is because it takes a lot of effort and resources to make it Story CONTINUED on Price Home delivery 50 cents daily Classified Crime Flashback Crossword Deaths Entertainment In Focus Lost Pals Opinion Scoreboard Sports Theatres Weather Your Money A3 869 A5 89 B6 A8 A4 A9 A6 84 A8 A9 A7 Tories urged to vote against leadership election CJ Ralph Klein EDMONTON are being urged to vote against holding an election for a new party leader to replace Ralph The partys and executive director are calling on members to reject the idea in a mandatory secret ballot to be held next month at the Progressive Conservative Party of Albertas annual general meeting in Should we hold a leadership election now My vote is writes party vice president Brian Stecyk in the patty We have a Ralph has given our party and our province everything we have asked for 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