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City council to hear about Exhibition MOU
By Lethbridge Herald on January 23rd, 2024
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD City council gets back to business today with the Lethbridge & District Exhibition in the spotlight. City manager Lloyd Brierley will be making an administrative submission regarding a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Exhibition. In December council gave the financially challenged Exhibition an emergency operating grant of $250,000 ... Read More »
1 responseRetired game warden shares memories in book
By Lethbridge Herald on January 23rd, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD A local author is sharing behind-the-scenes stories in the life of an Alberta Fish and Wildlife Officer through his new book titled “Alberta Game Warden behind the badge of 172.” After retiring from a career as an Alberta Fish and Wildlife officer, Jim Mitchell decided to share his 38 years of ... Read More »
1 responseUkrainians celebrate Malanka
By Lethbridge Herald on January 23rd, 2024
Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald While she came to Lethbridge from Ukraine 10 years ago, Maryna Iamkova considers the annual Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Club’s celebration of Malanka a way of still connecting with her traditions and culture. Malanka is a Ukrainian New Year celebration and the annual event was hosted on Saturday at the Agri-Food Hub ... Read More »
1 responseMagician making a living as a ‘professional liar’
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 20th, 2024
Ben Price is a professional liar. In his own words. On paper the 30-year-old Lethbridge native is an entertainer, a magician, and a mentalist, but he jokes that really, he’s just a liar. Price has what he calls the ‘classic’ magicians origin story: it started with a kit under the Christmas tree that included prop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Return of winter weather means a return of skiers to the slopes for local ski hills
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 20th, 2024
Much needed snow has begun to give hope to skiers for powdery days on the slopes after a warm start to the season for area resorts. The recent wintry weather has helped improve conditions and has Castle Mountain Resort looking forward to welcoming more skiers, says sales and marketing manager, Cole Fawcett. “Definitely, things are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman charged in death drops out of preliminary hearing
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of five people charged in relation to the death of a Fort Macleod man two-and-a- half years ago has dropped out of a preliminary hearing scheduled in March. During a brief hearing this week in Lethbridge court of justice, the preliminary hearing for Miranda Mae Turuk was “vacated,” but not for the ... Read More »
1 responseNew retail and housing units expected in city
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 20th, 2024
Investments in the community will add approximately 700 new units including a mixture of retail and multifamily units, according to global commercial real estate firm Avison Young. “We’re definitely seeing a lot of an uptick in the number of units started this year. They’ll be units that will be started again next year that are ... Read More »
1 responseCity men honoured for work with veterans
By Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2024
Eight Albertans including two Lethbridge residents have been recognized for their unwavering support to Canada’s veterans. The eight were honoured with the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation during a ceremony at the Military Museum in Calgary on Wednesday. Making the presentation were Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. ... Read More »
2 responsesCourt hands out seven-month jail term for assaults
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 58 year-old man has been sentenced to seven months in jail for several criminal offences, including assaulting his girlfriend. Kevin Gordon Marsh was sentenced after pleading guilty in Lethbridge court of justice to two counts of assault. At about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 23 of last year, police received a report from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province supporting non-profits with funding
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 20th, 2024
The Alberta government is supporting 271 non-profit organizations with more than $42 million in funding from the Community Facility Enhancement Program. Numerous Lethbridge organizations and individuals are receiving funding. Those include The Southern Alberta Art Gallery Association which is getting $1 million for a facility upgrade at SAAG. CFEP provides funding for community groups to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City snow route policy sparks resident anger
By Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The temperatures may be frigid but some residents’ blood is boiling over problems with the activation of city snow routes. Several residents have complained to The Herald about finding snow from those routes piled along curbs, blocking front driveways which prevents them from either leaving their homes or accessing them. ... Read More »
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