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Swap Meet a blast from the past
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on February 15th, 2022
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald For Colin Donoghue, it’s as much a history lesson as it is a swap meet. For the owner of Bentleys Antiques from Sundre, the Early Bird Swap Meet Friday and Saturday at the Lethbridge Exhibition was both as the vendor from just west of Cochrane set up shop with some items ... Read More »
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By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on February 15th, 2022
Patrick Morning Owl and Carolyn McLennan have both spent time serving for Canada. Now, they’ll both have something to drape over themselves to remind them of their service. On Saturday morning at the Royal Canadian Legion General Stewart Branch No.4, Morning Owl and McLennan were honoured with the Quilts of Valour. Hand made by Joan Barrett, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farming Smarter Conference back in person this week
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Farming Smarter 2022 Conference and Trade Show is back once again for an in-person event taking place Feb. 16-17 at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge. After having to move the event into an online format in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021 Farming Smarter decided to push their 2021 event which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous investment corp creating opportunities
By Lethbridge Herald on February 15th, 2022
Premier Jason Kenney announced changes to the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation to create additional opportunities for Indigenous investment Monday. During a press conference held at the Kainai Forge in Standoff, Kenney announced they are adding agriculture, transportation and telecommunications to the sectors that are backed up by a billion dollars in loan guarantees and financing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Club-wielding man fined in road rage incident
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who, in a fit of road rage, used a golf club to smash a car window last summer, has been fined and ordered to pay for damages. Joshua Michael Egger pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of mischief causing damage under $5,000, and possession of a weapon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Student groups critical of university
By Lethbridge Herald on February 14th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald Members from the University of Lethbridge Student Action Council and Student Action Assembly groups spoke to the media on Monday about students’ immediate concerns regarding the current faculty strike. “While students are dealing with skyrocketing tuition and costs, job losses, constant upheaval, reduced course offerings, and fewer opportunities, the board ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local athletes, coaches in Beijing for Olympics
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2022
A little athletic versatility can go a long way. As Lethbridge Sport Council executive director Susan Eymann noted, it can even launch someone onto the Olympic stage. As the Olympic Games are underway in Beijing, southern Alberta has once again sent a contingent, this one consisting of bobsleigh athletes Ryan Sommer and Lethbridge-born Taylor Austin. Joining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disclosure extensive in human trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com After months of waiting and repeated requests for disclosure, lawyers defending two brothers charged in relation to human trafficking may need many more months just to plow through all the information. Calgary lawyers Jeanine Zahara and Kirsten Lancee said Friday in Lethbridge provincial court that they finally received disclosure from the Crown’s office, ... Read More »
3 responsesSupport for truckers set to ride in Coaldale
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2022
A ride – and drive – in support of the truckers will be taking place today in Coaldale. A freedom ride including horses and vehicles alike will be gathering this morning for a ride around town in support of the ongoing trucker protests taking place across the country. “It’s to support the truckers,” said organizer ... Read More »
3 responsesHousebreaking nets jail time
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 56-year-old man who broke into a former employer’s home has been sentenced to six months in jail. Kevin Gordon Marsh was sentenced Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he pleaded guilty to charges of housebreaking, fraud under $5,000 and uttering a forged document. On June 5, 2019 Marsh broke into the house on ... Read More »
1 responseGroup outlines Hwy 3 twinning priorities
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Highway 3 Twinning Development Association is calling on the provincial government to fund in whole or in part one or several stretches of road in southern Alberta. The association has four priorities for twinning. They include Medicine Hat to Sevens Persons, Pincher Station to Bellevue, Seven Persons to Burdett and Fort Macleod ... Read More »
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