Local News
City pumps not seeing expected drop in gas prices
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An expected drop in Canadian gas prices has barely – if at all – hit Lethbridge. According to a report from The Canadian Press, fears about the new Omicron strain of COVID-19 were expected to drop prices by 11 cents a litre. “(Sunday) represents the single largest decrease at the pumps we’ve seen ... Read More »
1 responseCharity Checkstop nets toys and food for Christmas Hope
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on November 30th, 2021
For the second year, the Lethbridge Police Service Charity Checkstop was set up in the parking lot of the Enmax Centre Sunday afternoon. A typical southern Alberta breeze blew through the four-hour checkstop as members of the LPS and and both the Lethbridge Food Banks and the Lethbridge Interfaith Food Bank braced themselves, but motorists nonetheless ... Read More »
2 responsesHoliday lights up charity
By Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald For the fifth year, the Caldwells are lighting it up for a good cause. If you were driving down Red Crow Blvd. West Sunday night, the home of Vince and Chandel Caldwell would have been hard to miss. In fact, it was probably visible from several blocks away as the ... Read More »
1 responseCastle Mountain ready to open for new season
By Lethbridge Herald on November 26th, 2021
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Castle Mountain Resort is opening again for business on Dec. 3. After staging its longest season in history last year, the ski resort located near Pincher Creek will be welcoming back guests under the Alberta restriction exemption program. While proof of vaccination won’t be required for skiing or to access ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat woman in custody on murder charge
By Delon Shurtz on November 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old Medicine Hat woman accused of killing a woman whose body was found in a rural area south of Pincher Creek last Friday, has been arrested. Melissa Lynn Martens-Lagasse, who is charged with first degree murder and causing an indignity to a human body, remains in custody at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre ... Read More »
1 responseGalt program brings back memories for interpreter
By Dale Woodard on November 26th, 2021
Blanche Bruisedhead takes great pride in speaking of her ancestors and her tradition. On Saturday at the Galt Museum, the Blackfoot interpreter who has been with the museum since 2002 was on hand for the Hands-On History interactive program – both for adults and children of all ages – for Reclaiming Landscapes, helping to craft ... Read More »
1 responseLocal seniors program expanding across AB.
By Dale Woodard on November 26th, 2021
A local program keeping in touch with seniors feeling isolated in a time of pandemic has now expanded province wide. The Volunteer Lethbridge Keep in Touch program connects people in the community with each other through a weekly telephone support system linking seniors to someone with whom to chat and access resource information they may ... Read More »
1 responseFormer LC students make big impact in national technology competition
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on November 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A group of former Lethbridge College Civil Engineering Technology students have won third place in a national competition through Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC). The group consisted of three students, Sishminder Singh who at the time was an international student from Dubai, Jordan Dyck, a carpentry alumni from Lethbridge College and Harrison Hadford, former ... Read More »
1 responseLockers for city’s homeless being considered by LPC
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on November 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Commission is looking into the possibility of obtaining lockers for Lethbridge’s homeless population. During the most recent Lethbridge Police Commission meeting on Wednesday, Acting Inspector Dwayne Smith answered a question that was brought up during last month’s meeting regarding that possibility. Smith said that Sgt. Mike Williamson along with members ... Read More »
1 responseWinter Lights Festival is on!
By Lethbridge Herald on November 25th, 2021
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden is ready to celebrate winter! Its Winter Lights Festival opens to the public tonight. Now in its sixth year, the festival has become a winter tradition for Lethbridge residents and visitors to the city, attracting 20,000 people last year alone. That attendance figure was a 17.6 ... Read More »
1 responseCommittee told about COVID-19 impact on City finances
By Al Beeber on November 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Direct expenditures associated with the City’s response to COVID-19 is forecast to be nearly $3 million. City treasurer Darrell Matthews gave a presentation to the Economic Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council Wednesday on the projected impact of the pandemic on operating budgets this year. He went through the assumptions, the financial ... Read More »
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