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Fernie’s Shred Kelly enjoying life on the road
By Al Beeber on July 15th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Fernie alternative folk rockers Shred Kelly are back on the road and belatedly celebrating the release of their latest album. The band plays the Owl Acoustic Lounge on Saturday in an all-ages show with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. The Owl is located at 411 3 Avenue South. The five-member band’s fifth album, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!END OF AN ERA IN CHINATOWN
By Lethbridge Herald on July 14th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The last descendant of Lethbridge’s original downtown Chinese community still living in what was known as “Chinatown” will be selling his family’s apothecary business after 100 years. Albert Leong, now 80, says he has had to face the fact his family’s Bow On Tong Co. building will never be renovated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sexual offender sentenced after sneaking across border
By Delon Shurtz on July 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who tried to sneak into the U. S. by hiking across the bald prairie not far from the Coutts border, has been sentenced to 15 months in jail. Pedro Reimer wasn’t sentenced for his failed attempt to unlawfully enter the U.S., however, but for breaching two conditions of a ... Read More »
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By Delon Shurtz on July 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a former University of Lethbridge accounting clerk accused of stealing more than half a million dollars from the school, is unable to move ahead with the case because he is still waiting for more disclosure from the Crown’s office, a judge was told Tuesday. An agent for the defence appeared in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bear spray assault nets man jail sentence
By Delon Shurtz on July 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Central Alberta man was handed a short jail sentence after he attacked a woman with whom he was drinking alcohol earlier this year. Kieran Lightning, who is from the Hobbema area south of Wetaskiwin, was sentenced to 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a ... Read More »
1 responseReconciliation art project seeks Indigenous artists
By Dale Woodard on July 14th, 2021
With the fifth Annual Reconciliation Week two months away, Indigenous artists are being offered a chance to show their work. The City of Lethbridge, through the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee, Heart of Our City Committee and Public Art Committee and Telus, is seeking Indigenous artists to design artworks to be temporarily installed in downtown Lethbridge. ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge Transit changes set to arrive this summer
By Tim Kalinowski on July 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council gave its unanimous stamp of approval during Tuesday’s regular meeting for Lethbridge Transit to implement its new cityLINK system by Aug. 25. The sweeping changes to the transit system will include on-demand transit in less utilized areas of the city while providing more rapid service in high frequency use areas. Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trades course helping Blood Tribe students acquire skills to succeed
By Herald on July 13th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald A collaborative effort between Lethbridge College and Blood Tribe Employment and Skills Training is giving students on the reserve skills to make a living in the trades. Taught by Roy Sugai at BTEST in Levern, the course teaches a wide range of skills to students including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, drywall ... Read More »
3 responsesAlberta Innovates offers grants for agriculture technology projects
By Tim Kalinowski on July 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta Innovates is looking for the latest in market-ready agricultural technologies to continue to help the province’s producers lead the world in ag. tech. “Technology is driving the sector right now in agriculture,” says Alberta Innovates program manager for Smart Agriculture and Food Virgina Mulligan. “You see it in other countries like what ... Read More »
1 responsePolice issue 158 tickets during Street Machine Weekend
By Tim Kalinowski on July 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police and the Alberta Sheriffs issued 158 tickets over the Street Machine Weekend. According to police, the majority of those tickets were issued for equipment violations and operator licence issues, such as suspended or expired licences. Police issued 78 of those tickets on Friday, and one vehicle was towed after failing a ... Read More »
1 responseCharges withdrawn for man arrested in drug bust
By Delon Shurtz on July 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary man arrested during a drug bust in Lethbridge nine months ago is no longer facing charges. Samantar Hussein was charged last September with three counts of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of proceeds of crime, but the charges were withdrawn last week in Lethbridge provincial ... Read More »
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