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Province breaks ground on Highway 3 twinning project
By Cal Braid - Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 1st, 2024
A groundbreaking ceremony at a work site east of Taber was held Friday to mark the beginning of the long awaited Highway 3 twinning project. The project is now underway on the 46-kilometre two lane stretch between Taber and Burdett and will continue in another seven phases. Bill Chapman of the Highway 3 twinning development ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Chevelles ready to put their career in Park
By Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com After one final year-end party, Lethbridge party band The Chevelles is closing the curtain on a 25-year run at the end of 2024. The Chevelles, which has toured coast to coast and developed a huge audience for their family-friendly high-energy shows, are going to thank their fans New Year’s Eve ... Read More »
2 responsesName of new westside elementary school unveiled
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge School Division has announced the name of their new elementary school located in the westside neighbourhood of Garry Station. During a small ceremony involving various officials from the division along with multiple organizations involved in the naming process, Allison Purcell chair of the Board of Trustees for the division revealed the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman who helped dispose of body awaits sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Claresholm woman who helped dispose of a dead body won’t know for several weeks if she will go to jail or be allowed to serve a sentence under house arrest. Michelle Lee Toth pleaded guilty in March to one count of interfering with a dead body, but the case was adjourned for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safety concerns will be the focus of town hall event this evening
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com From fentanyl-laced gummy bears laying around in a city park to armed robberies in convenience stores, some Lethbridge residents have had enough. Common Sense Lethbridge is hosting a town hall Friday evening to highlight crime in the city and outline what public safety measures are being taken. Mayor Blaine Hyggen and city councillor ... Read More »
1 responseTargeted enforcement operation takes drugs off city streets
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service recently removed a significant amount of methamphetamine and fentanyl from the streets of downtown, including large chunks of orange fentanyl. Police say more than 450 doses of methamphetamine and fentanyl have been taken off the street as part of a targeted enforcement operation involving a combination of uniform and ... Read More »
1 responseThe Watch celebrates five years of serving the city
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com To celebrate their fifth anniversary The Watch hosted a barbecue Thursday in Galt Gardens, sharing the lunch hour with those living and working in the downtown area. For the past five years, Watch volunteers and employees have worked to provide an additional layer of safety to citizens in downtown, including business owners, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young illustrator has work in new children’s book
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
A young local illustrator got her career off the ground with her work in her first children’s book recently. “The Mudhole: A Story About Being True to Yourself” was illustrated by now Catholic Central High School graduate Audrey Reibin and written by Stephanie Foreman. The book follows hippo Hendriks and his animal friends in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA hears about relationship between gut and brain health
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The connection between gut-brain health was the focus of Thursday’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs discussion in the dining room of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization. As listeners ate lunch, speaker Chelsea Matisz gave an in-depth examination of how internal systems work in impacting that health. She talked about the role of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!University celebrates newest graduating class
By Lethbridge Herald on May 30th, 2024
Justin Sibbet –Â LETHBRIDGE HERALD –Â Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Every good story starts with the beating of drums and for the latest graduates at the University of Lethbridge, though their educational journeys may be ending, the drums are loud as the story on the rest of their lives is only beginning. Spread over two days and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City group raising awareness about Tourette’s syndrome
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com One in a hundred Canadians are living with Tourette’s syndrome and from May 15 to June 15 those affected by it are raising awareness. In Lethbridge, awareness was raised over the weekend when City Hall and the Yates Memorial Theatre were lit up teal and community members took part of the annual Trek ... Read More »
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