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Whoop-Up Days ready to go!
By Lethbridge Herald on August 19th, 2023
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com With Whoop-Up Days kicking off this week, Lethbridge and District Exhibition is getting ready to welcome everyone not only to enjoy the fair, but also their brand new facility. Lethbridge and District Exhibition CEO Mike Warkentin spoke to reporters Friday and said they could not be more excited about this ... Read More »
1 responseResidents being asked to conserve water amid drought conditions
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is asking residents to help in any way they can to conserve water as several southern Alberta water basins are experiencing shortages due to extreme heat and dry conditions. Water and wastewater engineer with the City of Lethbridge, Matt Harker spoke to reporters Thursday at City Hall and said ... Read More »
2 responsesCollege and university team up to host pancake breakfast
By ALethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2023
Pancake breakfasts are a staple of Whoop-Up Days and next week the city’s two institutions of higher learning are joining forces for a delicious new event. Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge will kick off the 2023-24 academic year with a free pancake breakfast for the community during the city’s Whoop-up Days celebration. The ... Read More »
2 responsesFormer city man helping amputees in Ecuador
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge resident and founder of Lethbridge Orthotic/Prosthetic Services is helping amputees in Ibarra, Ecuador by providing donated and refurbished old prosthetics and prosthetic parts. Retired orthotist and prosthetist Armand Huneault said his journey to helping Ecuadorian amputees began in 2014 when he was there for a work vacation and saw the ... Read More »
2 responsesBusinessman to stand trial on fraud charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge businessman who pleaded not guilty in May to more than a dozen fraud-related charges, is set to stand trial early next year. During a brief hearing Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice, Lethbridge lawyer Justin Dean confirmed the trial for Lethbridge businessman Grant Ryan Stevenson is scheduled to run for five ... Read More »
1 responseCalgary man to stand trial on drug charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 27-year-old Calgary man accused of trying to smuggle drugs through the Coutts border late last year is set to stand trial, but not for another eight months. Gurkirat Singh, who pleaded not guilty in June to charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, will stand trial April 22-26 in Lethbridge court ... Read More »
1 responseWoman pleads guilty in hostage-taking; lengthy prison term expected
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman accused of taking a hostage at a city business and stabbing her victim multiple times, is expected to face a significant prison term when she returns to court next month. Courtney Louise Shaw, 41, pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice to two charges of pointing a firearm, four ... Read More »
1 responseCity seeing fewer numbers of entrenched encampments
By Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Fewer entrenched camps are being seen in Lethbridge this year, media was told Thursday during an update on the City’s encampment strategy. Matthew Pitcher, Housing Solutions Co-ordinator with the City of Lethbridge, said at City Hall the lower numbers of entrenched camps is one of several trends being noticed this ... Read More »
2 responsesGalt program connects people to the stories of prairie plants
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 17th, 2023
Plants on the Prairies hold much potential for healing and other uses that many of may not be aware of. Api’soomaahka William Singer III, an instructor at Opokaa’sin Early Intervention Society, shared his knowledge at the Galt Museum Saturday of the stories behind plants and what they can be utilized for. “Everything that the land ... Read More »
1 responseSentencing of drunk driver adjourned to fall
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta woman who was drunk when the vehicle she was driving went off the road, killing her passenger, could be sentenced when she returns to court in a couple of months. Jayleen Spotted Eagle of Glenwood, who was 19 at the time of the incident, was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta electricity prices spark national acceleration
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Albertans may be feeling hot under the collar for more reasons than just the weather. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.3 per cent in July over the previous July after a 2.8 per cent increase in June, according to Statistics Canada. The big hike for Albertans may have been felt in their electricity ... Read More »
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