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City protecting investment in trade centre, says mayor
By Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge has an investment in the Lethbridge & District Exhibition and wants to protect that investment, mayor Blaine Hyggen told reporters Tuesday afternoon a day after council threw that organization a financial lifeline. The assistance includes an emergency operating grant of $250,000 and the City will also ... Read More »
8 responsesCouncil approves higher parking fines
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Local residents and others can expect to pay higher fines for parking infractions in the future. City council last week gave second and third reading to Bylaw 6427 which amends Traffic Bylaw 5834 to increase parking fines to $40 from $25 with a $20 reduction for early payment in the downtown core and ... Read More »
3 responsesCity man faces prison term for weapons offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Getting caught with firearms and ammunition he was prohibited from possessing, could send Craig Cassidy Sweetgrass to prison for two years. That’s the sentence the Crown recommended recently in Lethbridge court of justice, but Sweetgrass won’t know until next year whether the judge agrees with the recommendation or a recommendation Calgary lawyer Kirsten ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New winery pops cork on first Christmas celebration
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
Little Gem Winery held its inaugural Christmas on Saturday to expose its brand to more people. Attendees had the opportunity to taste wine, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, try some food, sit by the fire, go on tractor rides and ride a horse named Charlie. “We just want to bring people out,” said Jordan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workshop takes beaders on a cultural journey
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 19th, 2023
It takes a thousand tiny pieces, a needle sharp enough to break skin, and at times, the patience of a saint. But as attendees of the Galt Museum’s Indigenous Beading workshop last week learned, when all the beads come together, the result can be quite rewarding. Led by experienced beader Deserae Yellow Horn, the class ... Read More »
1 responseChiefs concerned over access to clean water
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 19th, 2023
A Bill introduced in Parliament on Dec. 11 has Treaty Chiefs in Alberta concerned about the fate of clean water access on reservations. Bill C-61, the First Nations Clean Water Act, comes in response to the Clean Drinking Water Class Action Settlement Agreement of Dec. 2021 that called upon Canada to tackle the ongoing issue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in pedestrian death awaiting trial date
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman who last month pleaded not guilty to several charges in relation to a fatal collision with a pedestrian, is still waiting to set a date for trial. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, court was told defence is still waiting to receive an agreed statement of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Low-speed chase nets driver jail time
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 37-year-old southern Alberta man who thought he could get away from police while pulling a trailer with his vehicle, has received a three-month jail sentence. Lucas Lloyd Lundstrum was sentenced after he pleaded guilty in Lethbridge court of justice to a charge of flight from a peace officer. While patrolling Highway 3 ... Read More »
1 responseCat rescue experiencing greater need for adoptions
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
The Last Chance Cat Ranch is still seeing a greater need in finding homes for unwanted animals. “This year is especially bad with stray cats right now,” said Kennedy McCooy, an organization volunteer. “So that need is really high. We get dozens of messages every day from people saying, ‘hey we found this cat, can ... Read More »
2 responsesRotarians help Ukrainian evacuees celebrate Christmas
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Downtown Rotary Club on Sunday gave Ukrainian families a taste of a Canadian Christmas. The club hosted more than 70 adults and 107 children at a city restaurant for a special celebration. The first group of Ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland began arriving in Lethbridge in March of 2022 and ... Read More »
2 responsesCity approves emergency funding for Exhibition; CEO and board are out
By Lethbridge Herald on December 18th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Monday voted to provide emergency interim financial support to the Lethbridge and District Exhibition. Part of a resolution that was passed also calls for the implementation of an interim governance body for the Exhibition which excludes any previous board members “to ensure a clean slate,” said ... Read More »
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