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Val Matteotti Italian Open returns to benefit CRHA
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 11th, 2022
Golfers teed off at Lethbridge Country Club Wednesday for the Val Matteotti Italian Open celebrating the event’s 25th year and return after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Partnering with the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation the event raises funds from the community donating all proceeds back to the hospital. “This year 100 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skyline Clean Energy buys Lethbridge Biogas plant
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 11th, 2022
Skyline Clean Energy Fund has bought the Lethbridge Biogas plant through the purchase of 100 per cent of the units in Lethbridge Biogas Limited Partnership and the shares in Lethbridge Biogas General Partner Incorporated. The facility is expected to convert 120,000 tonnes of organic waste into renewable natural gas, annually generating revenue primarily through the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coutts protester expected to set trial date
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta woman facing several charges in relation to the protest and blockade near the Coutts border earlier this year, is expected to schedule a trial date when she returns to court next week. Joanne Person, who appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday, is set to have a pre-trial conference today on a single ... Read More »
2 responsesU of L nursing student credited with helping save a life
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A local nursing student was presented with a Community Hero Award by the Lethbridge Fire Department earlier this month for an act of heroism that saved someone’s life in May 2022. What seemed like a regular day at the Picture Butte golf course on May 18 turned into a life or death situation ... Read More »
2 responsesNew university research focused on wastewater treatment
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com University of Lethbridge researchers are seeking a better understanding of the way wetlands work to help treat wastewater, by studying the Frank Lake wetland and its watershed near High River, Alta. Frank Lake is a restored wetland six kilometres east of High River, managed by Ducks Unlimited Canada, and it is listed as ... Read More »
3 responsesCity stages grand opening of Legacy Park improvements
By Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A space conceived in the early 2000s when Bob Tarleck was mayor was celebrated Wednesday when Phase 2 of Legacy Park officially opened. A ceremony at the park pavilion attracted a strong crowd of people to hear speeches, get a free ice cream cone and experience Legacy Park. The amenities of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L student researchers studying elusive toads
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge is conducting a summer research across Alberta on some elusive indicators of ecosystem health, the Plains Spadefoot Toad. Because the Plains Spadefoot Toad spends most its time underground, many local residents may have never seen one, even though their range includes southern Alberta. Summer students working in Dr. Julie ... Read More »
1 responseWard system commission going forward
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave third reading to a bylaw establishing a commission to examine the establishment of a ward system here. The item was the first on the list at a special council meeting which mainly focused on homeless camps and a potential site for a temporary sober shelter. Bylaw 6374 ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge College names new president
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2022
Lethbridge College’s Board of Governors has named Brad Donaldson as its 9th President and CEO following the resignation of Paula Burns. From a pool of 130 applicants a committee of seven members, including Michael Marcotte, chair for the Lethbridge College Board of Governors, chose Donaldson following a six-month process. Donaldson was chosen fulfilling the boards ... Read More »
1 responseTailfeathers murder case stalled awaiting additional information
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Five people accused in the death of a Fort Macleod man last year continue to adjourn their matters while they wait for additional information from the Crown’s office. The matters for the accused, Miranda Mae Turuk, Richard William Lavell, Randy Lee Giroux, Michelle Lee Toth and Edward Alexander Goodrich, were in Lethbridge provincial ... Read More »
1 responseShoes for Kids YQL partners with Lethbridge Family Services
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 10th, 2022
Shoes for Kids YQL Foundation is partnering with Lethbridge Family Services for its second annual Shoe Drive on Aug. 27, gathering brand new shoes for children across southern Alberta so they can start their school year off on the right foot. “We are working with the school boards as well as social services within the ... Read More »
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