Local News
Break-in nets four month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Paul Marples didn’t know it, but while he and another individual were busy breaking into a compound and stealing tools and other items, their every move was being carefully monitored. On July 11, 2021 Marples and his cohort broke into the compound owned by Canadian Natural Resources in the County of Warner. While they were ... Read More »
1 responseDrug charges resolved from six years back
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old man who disappeared for six years after he was caught with drugs on the Blood Reserve, has finally been sentenced. Barzan Ali Zalfo pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to two counts of drug possession and was sentenced to five days in jail, which represents time he has already spent in ... Read More »
1 responseFamily Centre offers Art in the Garden
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Family Centre West is offering children and their caregivers a chance to create art while enjoying the outdoors through their program Art in the Garden. Family Centre executive director, Maral Kiani-Tari said this program offers children a way to harness executive functioning skills and a chance to take advantage of their west side ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report provides insight into city homeless issues
By Lethbridge Herald on August 11th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A report provided by City of Lethbridge administration for council says inadequate housing supports and emergency shelters are exacerbating the situation of homeless camps in urban centres across North America. The report, presented to council at a special meeting on Tuesday, says the city needs to create both short-and long-term solutions ... Read More »
15 responsesPost office break-in nets $500 fine
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When police responded to a 911 call that someone had broken into the post office downtown, they didn’t know the caller was reporting himself. Salar Khan smashed a window and entered the post office on July 15, then called 911 and told police what he had done. When police arrived Khan was just exiting the building, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 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 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 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!
