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Province hikes funding for irrigation rehabilitation program
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government is boosting funding for its irrigation rehabilitation program. The province is providing in Budget 2024 $19 million for the program which is an increase of $5.5 million over last year. “This is money well spent,” said Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation RJ Sigurdson at an announcement in Vauxhall on Tuesday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge College instructor named outstanding educator
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALD apulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge College technician-instructor has received an Outstanding Educator Award that has sparked the praise of over a hundred alumni from the various programs he has been involved with. Jim Pinches recently received the ASET Outstanding Educator Award from the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta for demonstrating excellence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man gets credit for time served on offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 35-year-old man who committed several criminal offences in February and March has been sentenced to just under four months in jail. Christopher Sonny Small Legs pleaded guilty in Lethbridge court of justice to single charges of break and enter, obstructing a peace officer and possession of stolen property under $5,000, as well ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Distracted driving can be deadly
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 1st, 2024
Distracted driving is responsible for 25.17 per cent of fatal collisions in Alberta, according to a Canadian financial comparison website. A recent report conducted by HelloSafe took a closer look at numbers about distracted driving and the number of deaths related to it in Alberta has increased in one year by 65 per cent. “If ... Read More »
1 responseResidents oppose park development plan
By Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A proposal to put medium-density residential housing in a section of a downtown park is being greeted with opposition by neighbourhood residents. Opportunity Lethbridge has applied to rezone the southwest corner of London Road Park and the adjacent property to enable development in line with London Road Area Redevelopment Plan policy. ... Read More »
2 responsesHome invasion matter coming back to court
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Three Lethbridge people accused in relation to a home invasion and robbery in March will be back in court early next month. One of the accused, Donovan James Holmberg, remains in custody, and his matter was in Lethbridge court of justice on Monday where an agent for his lawyer simply requested an adjournment ... Read More »
1 responseBreak-in to Taber bottle depot results in four month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com At 5:30 in the morning on Nov. 15 of last year, there shouldn’t have been anyone in the Taber Container Depot. The alarm suggested otherwise, however, and when police responded they saw movement inside a locked, fenced compound adjacent to the depot. When they investigated they found Mason Doyle Cranston inside a vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inclusion Lethbridge helping people on personal journeys
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 30th, 2024
Inclusion Lethbridge will be hosting the Community Inclusion Celebration Banquet and Fundraiser this Saturday at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge. The event is to bring awareness about and support inclusion for people with disabilities in the community “We thought it would be great for them to hear stories of families and individuals. We have one young ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympian discusses ‘Safe Sport’ at workshop
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDsports@lethbridgeherald.com Two-time Olympic alpine skier Allison Forsyth was at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club to speak at the Lethbridge Sport Council -led Safe Sport workshop on Saturday. The focus of the workshop was to make organizations aware of what they can do and should do in regards to Safe Sport. Forsyth, who was also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Day of Mourning honours victims of workplace tragedies
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com City workers, dignitaries and members of the community gathered Monday to remember victims of workplace tragedies during the annual Day of Mourning at Mountain View Cemetery. Following passage of an act in Parliament in 1991, Canada recognized its first National Day of Mourning for persons killed or injured in the workplace. It’s a ... Read More »
1 responseRegional science fair returns to showcase student knowledge and innovation
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2024
For the first time since 2019, the Southern Alberta Technology Council’s Sci-Fusion Regional Science Fair and Science Olympics was held in person back at the University of Lethbridge on Friday and Saturday. The event was for local-area students in Grades 1-10. The Friday portion had a participant orientation and judging on their projects, while on ... Read More »
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