Local News
Insurance companies profiting after rate cap removed, says NDP
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com NDP Energy Critic. Kathleen Ganley called out the UCP for refusing to extend the expiring utility shut-off ban and revealed data that shows insurance companies gaining profits from struggling Albertans. During a media availability Friday Morning, Ganley talked about insurance corporations patting their profits by charging Alberta drivers hundreds of millions of dollars ... Read More »
2 responsesFort Macleod councillor reprimanded for part in Coutts border blockade
By Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2022
A Fort Macleod Councillor has been reprimanded for his part in the Coutts Border Crossing blockade. A letter issued by the Town of Fort Macleod to Councillor Marco Van Huigenbos, one of the organizers at the Coutts Border Crossing blockade, was read by Mayor Brent Feyter at the March 28 meeting of Council. The letter ... Read More »
2 responsesCat rescue appeal denied by subdivision board
By Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2022
The City of Lethbridge’s Subdivision and Development Appeal Board has denied an appeal from the Last Chance Cat Ranch (LCCR) to overturn a March 4 stop order. The stop order had directed the cat rescue organization to stop operating an animal rescue “without the requisite Development Permit or rezoning” at 3321 6 Avenue S. “We ... Read More »
1 responseThief in break-in uses toilet as shopbreaking tool
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When police saw Eric Joel Michaud pushing a shopping cart along the sidewalk on 6 Avenue South downtown, they knew he hadn’t been grocery shopping. Police were responding to an early morning alarm from the Letourneau law office when they saw Michaud pushing the cart only a short distance away from the law firm. Inside ... Read More »
1 response‘Sansei’ tells story of dark chapter in Canadian history
By Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2022
Dale Woodard for the LETHBRIDGE HERALD What started as a history lesson in high school has now turned into a one-man production for Kunji Ikeda. That production takes the stage tonight as Sansei: The Storyteller, an original, solo interdisciplinary work created and performed by the Calgary-based dance theatre artist, comes to The Sterndale Bennett Theatre. It ... Read More »
1 responseWind turbine program attracting North American recruiters
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Representatives of multiple wind companies from across Canada gathered in the Wind Turbine Technician (WTT) lab of Lethbridge College to showcase opportunities for future graduates. As part of their Wind Industry Day on Friday the WTT program gave students and members of the community an opportunity to hear from various companies looking to ... Read More »
1 responseEPIC show opens career horizons for area students
By Dale Woodard - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
So what do you want to be when you grow up? Students attending EPIC 2022 perhaps didn’t have to answer that question right away, but they were given an idea or two about what their potential future looks like. EPIC 2022 hit the Exhibition Park South Pavilion Wednesday, hosting 900 students from 45 schools across southwestern Alberta ... Read More »
1 responseSentencing adjourned for assault causing bodily harm
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A family member of a retired Lethbridge judge is set to be sentenced later this spring on one charge of assault causing bodily harm. William Charles Coward, 54, who is closely related to retired provincial court judge Fred Coward, pleaded guilty Wednesday to the charge, but won’t be sentenced until June 13. Court ... Read More »
3 responsesNDP ag critic makes Lethbridge stop in southern Alberta tour
By Dale Woodard - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
The province can boast a balanced budget and still put some of that into the pockets of Albertans. While some slightly un-spring-like conditions pelted southern Alberta this week, Heather Sweet, NDP Critic for Rural Economic Development, Agriculture and Forestry made the trek down from Edmonton for a tour which included stops in Medicine Hat, Fort ... Read More »
2 responsesPhillips says Bank of Canada rate hike will impact Alberta families
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com With the Bank of Canada hiking its benchmark interest rate to one per cent on Wednesday to help stifle high inflation, Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips was wary of what this could mean for struggling families in the province. “The cost of everything is going up and today’s rate hike could make life more ... Read More »
3 responsesTurban Day wraps at College
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College students and staff had the opportunity to learn about the significance of Turban wearing and how to tie them during the International Turban Day celebrations Wednesday. “This event is to raise awareness about the turbans, because it’s not a common thing and not something that people have seen traditionally in the ... Read More »
1 response
