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May Day rally marches in solidarity with workers
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2022
A small group of local union workers participated in the first May Day Solidarity walk to take place in Lethbridge in years along 5 Avenue South on Sunday afternoon. The group marched from Civic Centre Park to the Galt Museum as an act of celebrating solidarity for workers. “So every May 1 in various places ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L faculty group pass vote of non-confidence in management
By Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Nearly 300 University of Lethbridge faculty members are supporting a non-confidence vote in upper management at the school. In an email to media Monday, the Faculty Members Governance Group said as of April 28 296 faculty members had supported the motion, 25 have abstained and seven have voted against it. ... Read More »
2 responsesRaymond’s choice to stay a dry town their prerogative
By Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald A recent vote by the majority of Raymond town council to keep the town dry has prompted some discussion since the announcement was made of the result. Much of what I’ve heard hasn’t been positive with commentators questioning the motivation for the vote. Some of the reasoning ... Read More »
1 responseWater access issue resolved for LNID
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Piikani Nation says a dispute over the Oldman River project has been settled. This means Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District members will have access to water for this year’s irrigation season. A statement from Chief Stan Grier says “I am pleased to report that an agreement has been reached between Piikani Nation and ... Read More »
1 responseCommittee recommends Oliver Block be designated for historic value
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The first steps have been taken to designate the downtown Oliver Block as a municipal historic resource. The Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee on Wednesday recommended council direct the city clerk to send a notice of intent to designate to the Oliver Block’s owner and that a designation bylaw be prepared for ... Read More »
1 responseCollege hoping to entice university students
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College offered prospective students the opportunity to explore the University transferable options from different programs at the college Friday afternoon. The University Transfer Mini Fair took place at the Garden Court Restaurant, where interested future students had the opportunity to learn about university transfer opportunities in the college’s General Arts and Science ... Read More »
1 responseWard system weighed by Governance SPC
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Discussions about a potential ward system for Lethbridge will continue at the next Governance Standing Policy Committee meeting of city council. That meeting is scheduled for May 29. A decision on proposals brought forward to the SPC Thursday to either approve or reject spending funds on investigation of a system were postponed until ... Read More »
1 responseDrug trafficker handed three-and-a-half year sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It was pretty obvious that many people who frequently visited a southside residence over the course of several days in May 2020 weren’t there to buy Tupperware. In fact, while police kept an eye on the residence in the 1600 block of 23 St. S., they clearly saw what they believed to be drug trafficking, and ... Read More »
1 responseThree wishes for success with Aladdin Jr. production
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Father Leonard Van Tighem School Drama students are gearing up to finally be able to showcase their upcoming production which has been three years in the making. Aladdin Jr, which was originally going to be showcased in 2020, will be finally on stage next week for a two day performance at the Yates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hammer attack nets perpetrator two month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 21-year-old man who attacked an acquaintance with a hammer last year has received a two-month jail sentence. Dre Kade Sweet Grass was sentenced Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a weapon. Court was told Sweet Grass and another man, Winston Hegi, were arguing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jail time for mischief, being unlawfully in a house
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When a Lethbridge woman awoke about 1 a.m. on March 4 and saw Andrew Michael Marshall talking to her partner, she assumed her partner had let Marshall into their home. Her partner, however, thought she had let Marshall in. They were both obviously wrong, and realized Marshall had entered their home, without their permission, through ... Read More »
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