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Lethbridge County considering rezoning bylaw for Green Prairie rebuild after fire
By Nikki Jamieson - Sunny South News on August 12th, 2021
Green Prairie International is looking to Lethbridge County for a rezoning bylaw to allow them to to rebuild and grow following a fire at the facility east of the city earlier this summer. During their regular Aug. 5 meeting, Lethbridge County council discussed the rezoning application to enable the business to replace buildings and expand. ... Read More »
1 responseCity council greenlights Peenaquim disc golf course
By Tim Kalinowski on August 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Peenaquim disc golf course will be going ahead as planned after council was satisfied it has now received full information on the scope, costs and potential environmental impacts of the project. City staff presented councillors on Tuesday with a full reporting of questions that had been asked during the July 13 council ... Read More »
2 responsesRogers Sugar welcomes decision to uphold tariffs
By Tim Kalinowski on August 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Rogers Sugar Inc. is welcoming a recent decision from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) to continue to uphold tariffs on dumped and subsidized sugar from the United States, European Union and the United Kingdom. “The Tribunal’s decision recognizes that Canadian sugar producers are vulnerable as long as the distortions created by the ... Read More »
1 responseUnknown Blackfoot Warrior ‘lived with nature’ says Elder involved with recent skull burial
By Laura Balanko-Dickson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on August 12th, 2021
While you might have heard about the discovery of a prehistoric – and therefore Indigenous skull – close to Fort Macleod, as well as the recent burial that happened June 26 on the Kainai Nation, but you probably don’t know what the elder who dug the grave himself (along with the help of his grandson) ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta nurses rally against proposed wage rollback
By Herald on August 11th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald Local nurses and their supporters held a Day of Action informational picket at Chinook Regional Hospital on Wednesday to draw attention to what they call the disrespectful way the UCP government is negotiating with healthcare workers who served on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Citing current economic circumstances, the ... Read More »
5 responsesCity optimistic about future of airport
By Tim Kalinowski on August 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council passed both a business plan and governance model for the Lethbridge Airport during Tuesday’s public meeting. And while COVID-19 has slowed expected growth markedly over the last year, councillors still had a lot of optimism about the future and what this asset could become going forward. “We have been through a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man guilty of sexual interference faces jail time
By Delon Shurtz on August 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old African refugee who was sponsored by a southern Alberta family in 2019, faces jail and possible deportation for assaulting the family’s teenage daughter. The man, who can’t be identified to protect the identity of the young girl, was initially charged with assault, sexual assault and sexual interference. However, he pleaded guilty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba soldier begins 1,000km ride to Lethbridge for PTSD awareness
By Dale Woodard on August 11th, 2021
A military sargeant from Manitoba is doing some peddling for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Lethbridge as the end point. Sgt. Rob Nederlof departs today from Wawanesa, Manitoba – about 50km southeast of Brandon – to start the 1,000km bike ride to Lethbridge for The Prairie Thousand ride, raising funds and awareness for Wounded Warriors ... Read More »
1 responseWarrant issued for break and enter suspect
By Delon Shurtz on August 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An arrest warrant has been issued for a 32-year-old man who failed to show up for his criminal trial Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court. Matthew James Gajda was set to stand trial on several counts of break and enter and a charge of possession of break-in tools, but after he didn’t attend court, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Good times for Alberta’s film and television industry
By Tim Kalinowski on August 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com It’s good times for Alberta’s film and television industry with over 50 productions being filmed representing a billion in value in the province this year, and Associate Minister for Rural Economic Development Nate Horner is confident the benefits will be widespread for the entire Alberta economy. “A lot of the studio space and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Streets Alive mosaic a message of hope
By Herald on August 10th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald A mosaic with a message of hope will permanently greet people walking through the downtown area. And the south side wall of the Streets Alive building will deliver that message. Through a fundraising initiative implemented by a team of management students as part of the Integrated Management Experience program – ... Read More »
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