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Safety the focus of agriculture campaign
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 13th, 2024
The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association is creating awareness as it celebrates Ag Safety Week. The “Your Farm, Your Family, Your Success: Safety is Our Heritage” initiative is the final part of a three-year safety campaign run by the CASW. Farm safety week begins Sunday and runs to March 16 with the CASW encouraging farming communities ... Read More »
1 responseShoplifter receives jail sentence for needle threat
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Nicholas Heavy Runner only faced a single charge of shoplifting, until he threatened a security guard with a weapon. While on a routine patrol in the Park Place Mall on Dec. 17 of last year, the security guard was alerted to a theft from Sport Check. He caught up with Heavy Runner after ... Read More »
1 responseMore signatures needed for future council runs
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave second and third readings to a bylaw which will increase the number of signatures needed for people running for council and mayor. Council voted by a 6-3 margin on both readings. A year ago on March 7, city council adopted a resolution put forward by councillor Ryan ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil to seek more public input on bike lanes
By Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council voted on Tuesday to have the issue of downtown bike lanes addressed at the May 2 meeting of the Assets and Infrastructure Standing Policy Committee to get more public consultation. The SPC is a committee of Lethbridge city council. Administration is also being directed to have a booth ... Read More »
9 responsesStabbing earns woman one-year jail sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Stealing cash from a stranger during a violent confrontation has earned a Lethbridge woman a one-year jail sentence. Glenda Day Chief, 32, was charged with robbery late last year after a man was stabbed during a fight in Galt Gardens on Nov. 2. The victim, who was taken to the hospital with a ... Read More »
1 responseWater situation could be dire without more precipitation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents may be asked to voluntarily begin conserving water this spring. Director of Infrastructure Services Joel Sanchez told the Assets and Infrastructure Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council last week that water levels in the Oldman and St. Mary River reservoirs remain well below normal and the provincial outlook suggests circumstances ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second accused pleads guilty to manslaughter in Tailfeathers case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A second Fort Macleod man has been sentenced for his role in the vicious beating death of Lane Tailfeathers nearly three years ago. Richard William Lavell, 45, who had been charged with second-degree murder and interfering with a dead body, pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge court of justice to manslaughter, and was sentenced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YWCA honours women of distinction
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The annual YWCA Lethbridge and District Women of Distinction awards was a total hit with multiple members of the community in attendance Friday night to support this year’s recipients. Four women on Friday became part of a long list of outstanding individuals who throughout the years have been recognized as women of distinction. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police warn residents to avoid scams
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The old adage that there’s a sucker born every minute may hold true to this day. And during Fraud Prevention Month, Lethbridge police are warning residents to keep an eye out for scams. Only five to 10 per cent of frauds are actually reported to police, LPS sergeant Kevin Talbot of the Economic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province to invest millions in affordable housing
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government is planning to invest $840 million over the next three years if Budget 2024 passes to building more than 5,000 affordable housing units which the UCP says would support more than 6,000 jobs. More than $400 million of that money will support housing projects through the Affordable Housing Partnership Program ... Read More »
2 responsesU of L drama dept. staging Jesus Christ Superstar
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge Department of Drama latest production, a Rock Opera titled Jesus Christ Superstar opens today at the university theatre with daily performances at 7:30 p.m. until Saturday. During a media availability Monday morning, director Doug MacArthur told reporters the production would not have been possible without the collaboration of close ... Read More »
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