May 6th, 2025

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Dodic to present motion asking council to fund LHA project

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 29th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Councillor Rajko Dodic will be presenting in June an official business motion calling on council to approve $1,050,000 in funding to the Lethbridge Housing Association for its new supportive housing project being developed on Stafford Drive North. Dodic told council of his intention during discussion of two motions regarding the project at 416 ... Read More »

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Man gets jail for truck theft

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 29th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Colin Alexander Meissner admitted taking his brother’s truck without his permission during the early morning hours of June 22, 2023. But he didn’t say anything about crashing it into a house around the same time. The man pleaded guilty last week in Lethbridge court of justice to a charge of motor vehicle theft, ... Read More »

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City council supporting Scotties bid

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 29th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council is giving the Lethbridge Curling Club an opportunity to rock the Enmax Centre with another major national event. Council will be providing $400,000 in cash and cash-in-kind to the curling club for its bid to host the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts national womens curling championship. The money won’t be ... Read More »

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City declares war on mosquitoes

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 29th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The city’s annual war against mosquitoes has begun in earnest. Unfortunately, the enemy badly outnumbers the city’s lone soldier. “I’m one man against billions, but I’ll get out there and keep track of what’s going on with our mosquitoes throughout the city and surrounding area,” says Todd Carter, mosquito technician for the City’s ... Read More »

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Foodie Fest returns to downtown

By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 29th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com An annual food festival has once again hit the streets of Lethbridge, with local business owners eager to show off their products. Foodie Fest is a multi-day event held by the Downtown BRZ. It brings food trucks, street parties, beer tours and much more to the downtown core. First introduced three years ago, ... Read More »

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City council approves water rationing plan

By Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024

Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to the updated water rationing plan. Council gave second and third readings to Bylaw 6445 – Amending Bylaw to Bylaw 3999- water bylaw. The goal of the water plan, Director of Infrastructure Services Joel Sanchez told council, is to educate people about conserving ... Read More »

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Spring moisture a blessing for area fields and farmers

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With moisture being essential for farming the drought has put farmers’ schedules behind, but the recent precipitation has helped move the process along. Ken Coles, executive director of Farming Smarter spoke to the Herald Monday morning and said the recent precipitation will help southern Alberta in a big way. “Our reservoirs were completely ... Read More »

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Swords clash at epic medieval tournament

By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 28th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com Knights in heavy armour and authentic costumes ready themselves for an epic clash, transforming an unlikely venue into a scene from a medieval battlefield. The Company of the Black Spears, a local historical armour combat group, hosted “Coulee Clash” on Saturday at the Cavendish Farms Centre. The event metaphorically transported guests back in ... Read More »

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Man believes threat to burn sister’s house warranted

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old man who received a short jail sentence for threatening to kill his sister and burn her house to the ground because she had his dog, still believes such destruction is an appropriate punishment, a judge was told Monday. John Andrew Krkosky pleaded guilty to one count of indecent communication with intent ... Read More »

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London Road Park focus of public hearing

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A public hearing will be held today at 3 p.m. in council chambers on the proposed rezoning of the southwest corner of London Road Park and the adjacent property for construction of a medium-scale residential housing project. Opportunity Lethbridge has applied to rezone the space. In 2018, says a report to be presented ... Read More »

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Calgary man gets prison for trafficking fentanyl

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary man who was arrested in the spring of 2022 after he and another man were caught in Lethbridge with 300 grams of fentanyl, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Robert Forrest Watt was sentenced last week in Lethbridge court of justice to three- and-a-half years in prison. The 36-year-old man ... Read More »

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