March 3rd, 2025

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Council refers motion on election signs

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 22nd, 2023

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com “Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery Breakin’ my mind.” Election signs weren’t the point of the classic rocker by Five Man Electrical Band but a verse in the song fits an issue addressed by city council on Tuesday. Council by a 5-4 vote referred to the April 27 meeting of ... Read More »

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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church has storied history

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 22nd, 2023

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The history of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church dates back to the 1800s when the original church was built, but more so to the existing structure that was built by many in the 1900s. For many, St. Patrick’s church has been part of their life since they can remember, and some have memories of ... Read More »

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City council again proclaims April 7 Green Shirt Day

By Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2023

Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com April 7 has once again been declared Green Shirt Day in Lethbridge. City council unanimously voted on Tuesday afternoon to approve an official business motion brought forward by mayor Blaine Hyggen. While council on Jan. 11, 1999 based a resolution stating the mayor’s office would stop the practice of issuing ... Read More »

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Councillors want election signs banned from road right-of-ways

By Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2023

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald A motion to be put forward in front of Lethbridge city council today is calling for the prohibition of election sign installed on public road right-of-ways. The motion will be put forward by councillors Belinda Crowson and Jeff Carlson and asks council to direct administration to amend the City’s Administrative Election ... Read More »

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Skills competition returns to test area high school students

By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2023

For the first time after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the South West Regional Skills Canada Competition for high school students returned to Lethbridge College on Saturday. This year also saw former competitors of the competition come to judge in their respective fields. Cole Vavrapeacock participated in the competition over seven years ago ... Read More »

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Not guilty plea made in human trafficking case

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2023

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man charged with several others in relation to a human trafficking case, and who was strongly advised in February to hire a lawyer, is still without legal counsel. Meriton Krasniqi did not have a lawyer when he appeared in Lethbridge provincial court on Monday. However, he was helped by duty counsel lawyer ... Read More »

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Councillors want election signs banned from road right-of-ways

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2023

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A motion to be put forward in front of Lethbridge city council today is calling for the prohibition of election sign installed on public road right-of-ways. The motion will be put forward by councillors Belinda Crowson and Jeff Carlson and asks council to direct administration to amend the City’s Administrative Election Sign Guidelines ... Read More »

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Horsefly spillway expansion project starting

By Trevor Busch - SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on March 21st, 2023

LETHBRIDGE HERALDeditor@tabertimes.com The Horsefly Regional Emergency Spillway project sunk shovels in the ground Friday afternoon to commence Phase 1 expansion of the key flood mitigation project for southern Alberta. Once complete, the Horsefly Spillway project will help address overland flooding concerns and stormwater runoff problems impacting several regions in southern Alberta which have sometimes seen ... Read More »

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Big crowd for little trains at model railway open house

By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2023

The Southern Alberta Model Railway Club held its spring open house on Saturday at Gyro Park. Guests could view HO scale models, which was the middle scale, the smaller N Scale layout and the G Scale layout which people could see go around a track on the ceiling. The scales depict the late 1950s into ... Read More »

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City rolling out green bin program next month

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2023

Ry Clarke Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The City of Lethbridge will be fully rolling out its curbside organics program beginning in May. Residents living in houses and semi-detached houses within the city will be receiving their green bins in April. The first phase of the program launched in April last year in select ... Read More »

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Blood Tribe launches app to engage members

By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 21st, 2023

The Kainai Nation has launched a new mobile communications app in order to help stay connected with their members and provide a greater level of community engagement. Running on the platform, Communikit, the app will help bridge the gap between members on and off the reserve with a centralized area of information in one place. ... Read More »

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