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Homeless camps back on the agenda at special council meeting
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A special meeting of city council today at 9 a.m. will address a couple of hot-topic matters including homeless camps and a ward boundary commission. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed online. The first matter on the agenda is third reading of Bylaw 6374 – a bylaw to ... Read More »
1 responseFlight from police lands man in prison
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who evaded police until he was finally stopped by a spike belt has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Steve Lagace, a 37-year-old father of two, was sentenced last week in Lethbridge provincial court to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to numerous criminal offences, including breaches ... Read More »
1 responseStub out that butt: fire dept. asks for help in preventing fires
By Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com About $4 million to $5 million in damages has been caused already this year in Lethbridge due to improper disposal of smoking materials. And the Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services wants to get out the word to residents to be extra diligent and careful. Fire prevention officer Troy Hicks on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let Canada’s farmers grow their crops
By Lethbridge Herald on August 6th, 2022
FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – Conservative Member of Parliament for Lethbridge In 1978, at the Future Farmers of America convention, radio broadcaster Paul Harvey gave a speech entitled “So God Made a Farmer,” which outlined the characteristics of an individual who was fit to be a caretaker of the land and the animals that ... Read More »
37 responsesThe effects of the aging process catch up to us all
By Lethbridge Herald on August 6th, 2022
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Anyone who is reaching the age they can collect Canada Pension early knows what their body is starting to do. As we get older, we aren’t the same people we were physically in our 20s or 30s or even 40s. Being able to age gracefully is a ... Read More »
2 responsesJudge rejects bid to have careless driving trial tossed
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a Lethbridge man charged with careless driving involving the death of a young boy had hoped to convince a judge that his client’s right to a speedy trial had been violated and the case should be thrown out. When the judge did the math, however, he determined the trial, which ... Read More »
3 responsesNew chair enhancing college’s public safety research
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College has appointed its first President’s Applied Research Chair in Public Safety, as a proactive approach to creating change in the public safety field and Canada’s criminal justice system. Kirsten Fantazir has been chosen for the role to work directly with partners to identify knowledge, skill and research gaps in the Canadian ... Read More »
1 responseGalt visitors learn about roots of exhibit
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 6th, 2022
The Galt Museum and Archives hosted an informational discussion on woodlands and prairie ecosystems Wednesday afternoon with speaker Lori Goater, Director for the Southern Alberta Group for the Environment. Focusing on the unique ecosystems here in Southern Alberta and Lethbridge, which rests between the foothills and prairie eco regions. With a passion for cottonwoods, Goater ... Read More »
2 responsesAccused in Coutts protest case has bail conditions amended
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man ordered not to have any contact with several individuals who were arrested during a protest near the Coutts border earlier this year, will be allowed to communicate with one of the co-accused. Eastin Stewart Oler, who is charged with mischief to property and possession of a weapon for a ... Read More »
1 responseLocal Metis opposed to draft constitution
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 6th, 2022
The Metis Nation of Alberta will be holding an election today to vote on its new proposed draft constitution during their annual General Assembly at the Grey Eagle Resort in Calgary. The draft was released on July 26, proposing a change to the make-up and governance of the MNAA. Adam Browning, president of the MNAA ... Read More »
2 responsesPunk icon Bif Naked’s story more than skin deep
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Legendary punk icon Bif Naked has a new single called Rollerdome and will be performing a sold out show in Lethbridge on Wednesday at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, after being absent from the city’s music scene for over five years. Beth Torbert, better known as Bif Naked, was last seen in Lethbridge while ... Read More »
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