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Local institutions observing national day of mourning
By Lethbridge Herald on September 15th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge and University of Lethbridge will both be acknowledging the provincial day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II Monday but for Lethbridge College students and staff, it will be business as usual. In a statement to The Herald, Lethbridge College stated the campus will be open Monday ... Read More »
1 responseMP Thomas says Conservative caucus united behind new party leader
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Conservative Lethbridge Member of Parliament Rachael Thomas says her party is united behind new leader Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre won the Conservative leadership race on the first ballot last weekend with about 70 per cent of votes cast. Former Quebec premier Jean Charest was second with 16.07 per cent of votes. Poilievre, who grew ... Read More »
2 responses‘Queer in Alberta’ creator tapped to produce series for Telus Storyhive
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 15th, 2022
Lethbridge local Kelsey Delamarter has been chosen to receive $10,000 in production funding along with training to produce a series for the Telus Storyhive Voices 2.0 channel. Delamarter and 100 other recipients were selected for the work they do as emerging content creators with the campaign looking to help kickstart their creation journey. Delamarter’s project ... Read More »
1 responseLocal photographer captures cover shot for national magazine
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 15th, 2022
Lethbridge photographer Michael Lenaour has landed a southern Alberta scene on the cover the current issue of Canadian Geographic. The image shows a cow moose and her calf drinking water at Akamina Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park, taken on July 18. “I got up early in the morning,” said Lenaour. “I walked in there ... Read More »
2 responsesCoffee pot assault earns man jail time
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Using a coffee pot as a weapon has earned a 32-year-old man a four-month stint behind bars. Andrew Michael Marshall was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court after pleading guilty to charges of assault with a weapon, mischief causing damage and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. On the afternoon of ... Read More »
1 responseCity makes funding easier for affordable housing initiatives
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept eight recommendations from city administration on positioning the City to best support affordable housing and social housing projects in securing funding through the federal Rapid Housing Initiative program. Council heard a presentation from Urban Revitalization Manager Andrew Malcolm who presented seven recommendations from administration. ... Read More »
2 responsesZoning amendment for development of mixed-use building
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave first reading to an amendment to Bylaw 5115, the Specialist Offices Plan, which will remove the land at three properties on 17 St. S. from that bylaw. The recommendation was made to facilitate uses complimentary to the nearby hospital that aren’t currently allowed. The SOP allowed medical ... Read More »
1 responseCity approves mixed-use units for Copperwood
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Developers are one step closer to seeing a multi-use housing project starting in the West Lethbridge subdivision of Copperwood. Lethbridge city council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a proposed amendment to the Copperwood Stage 2 outline plan. This plan will allow Daytona Urban Development Corp to utilize about 61.74 hectares – 156.56 ... Read More »
2 responsesAfrican women getting hand up from local grannies
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on September 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Harambee Grandmas are looking to help their fellow grandmothers on the other side of the world as they get set to host their fifth annual Fabric and Yarn Sale fundraiser this Friday and Saturday. The group is the local chapter of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. The foundation was ... Read More »
2 responsesVehicle theft nets 45 days for accused
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 31-year-old man who faces criminal charges in Turner Valley southwest of Calgary, has received a jail sentence for offences he committed in Lethbridge earlier this summer. Kyle James Reynar pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and failure to comply with release conditions. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council approves repurposing Spudnut Bakery building
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave second and third readings to a bylaw amendment that will allow two residential apartments to be constructed on the main floor of the building known as the home of the Spudnut Bakery. Council voted unanimously to approve the amendment. Council heard from senior community planner Ross Kilgour ... Read More »
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