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Linking Landscapes project tracking wildlife in the Pass
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 5th, 2022
The Nature Conservancy of Canada and Miistakis Institute have completed the first-year of its three-year project called Linking Landscapes. Using wildlife cameras to monitor the Crowsnest Pass the project will help better understand how wildlife are moving throughout the area where vehicle-wildlife collisions are quite common. Thirty-seven remote cameras were installed along Highway 3 in ... Read More »
1 responseSuspect in Blood case pleads to unrelated charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 20-year-old man charged in relation to the discovery of a woman’s body last month, has received a short jail sentence on unrelated matters. Hunter Alexander Frank pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to one charge of drug possession and two charges of breaching probation, and was sentenced to 30 days in ... Read More »
1 responseSuspended sentence handed down for possession of proceeds of crime
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge man whom police followed around the city while he appeared to conduct drug transactions will have to spend the next nine months under a nightly curfew. Clayton James Redel, 32, pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to a single count of possession of the proceeds of crime, and was ... Read More »
1 responseCoutts trio elect trial in front of packed courtroom
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Three men charged in relation to the Coutts border protest earlier this year, made their second appearance Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, accompanied by an entourage of dozens of supporters inside the courthouse and hundreds of protestors outside. The accused, Fort Macleod Coun. Marco Van Huigenbos, 32, Alex Van Herk, 53, also of ... Read More »
1 responseNew infrastructure vital to Waterton’s long-term recovery
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Waterton Lakes National Park has gone through many changes since the Kenow Wildfire burned through the park in 2017. A lot of work has gone into rebuilding what the fire destroyed. “There has been a period of extensive rebuilding since the wildfire and we have completed many of the projects,” said Christy Gustavison, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poverty remains a top issue in the city, SACPA told
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 5th, 2022
The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs hosted Sharon Yanicki, spokesperson for the Social Health Equity Network of Lethbridge (SHENLA), at its weekly meeting Thursday. Speaking towards SHENLA’s recent report on child and family poverty, (lethbridgeunitedway.ca under research and reports) and detailing to audience members the results and implications the data shows towards how we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crowd rallies at courthouse in support of Coutts trio
By Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Hundreds of protesters and supporters of three men facing charges from the Coutts blockade packed the Lethbridge courthouse plaza Friday morning to show solidarity with the trio. While the three faced a judge inside the courthouse, the peaceful yet boisterous crowd listened to various speakers speaking about vaccine mandates, freedoms ... Read More »
42 responsesZimbabwe trip ‘reinvigorates passion’ for Farming Smarter director
By Erika Mathieu - SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on November 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDssnews@sunnysouthnews.com Executive director of Farming Smarter, Ken Coles, recently returned from a life-changing trip to Zimbabwe as part of Nuffield’s Agricultural Scholarship, aimed to cultivate agricultural leadership and personal development through international study and travel. Coles had a lot to share about his two weeks in the land-locked African country, but said the experience ... Read More »
1 responseDrug treatment court graduate hopes to help others get clean
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Armande Good Rider was only 11 years old when he first began drinking alcohol and using crack cocaine. By the time he was 12, he was addicted, and when his suppliers ended up in prison, he turned to selling drugs to support his habit. From there he worked his way up the drug ... Read More »
1 responseHoly Spirit School Division hauls in hardware for communications
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division recently received the Award of Excellence during the 2022 BRAVO! Awards hosted by the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education (CACE). “Different communications departments in education from across Canada submit projects for their evaluation. This year there was 33 projects submitted and Holy Spirit was among the ... Read More »
2 responsesMLA Reid stepping aside in Livingstone- Macleod
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Livingstone Macleod UCP MLA Roger Reid will not be seeking re-election next spring. While Reid submitted his nomination papers ahead of deadline, he has since decided not to seek a second term in office. Reid was first elected to the Alberta Legislature on April 16, 2019. Prior to election he owned and operated ... Read More »
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