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Wheat stripe rust ‘one of the most destructive foliar diseases’ says research scientist
By Al Beeber on May 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com It’s a problem that can affect 88 per cent of the world’s wheat varieties and causes $1 billion US damage annually. And wheat stripe rust is here in Alberta. The infection has become problematic in Canada since around 2000 but farmers can reduce its impact, research scientist Reem Aboukhaddour told the In the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palliser facing $1.5 million deficit in 2021-22 budget
By Al Beeber on May 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Palliser School Division is facing a deficit of about $1.5 million after its board of trustees passed a motion to accept the 2021-22 budget. The board will be asking permission from Education Minister Adriana LaGrange to use some reserve funds to balance the budget. In a press release, the school division said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor says vaccinations key to easing restrictions
By Herald on May 26th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald With the light appearing at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, Lethbridge mayor Chris Spearman stressed getting vaccinated as the key to making sure Albertans get there. As the province announced its Alberta’s Open for Summer Plan Wednesday – easing restrictions in three stages as vaccination targets are reached and hospitalizations ... Read More »
1 responseMan guilty of extortion awaits sentencing
By Delon Shurtz on May 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge man who has been waiting since last November to be sentenced on charges of extortion and being unlawfully in a house to commit extortion, will likely have to wait a little longer. Oluwaseye Morawo was scheduled to be sentenced next month, but during a hearing Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, Lethbridge ... Read More »
2 responsesHighway 3 twinning association encouraged by Piikani study
By Tim Kalinowski on May 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Highway 3 Twinning Development Association president Bill Chapman says the potential for a full Highway 3 twinning is coming into clearer view thanks to a recent provincial government announcement it would be funding a Piikani Nation Functional Study of the stretch of highway which runs through the First Nation’s lands. “In terms of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Storyhive looking for creators to submit project grant applications
By Al Beeber on May 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Storytellers in the city seeking a creative outlet have a new one thanks to Telus Storyhive. For the first time, STORYHIVE has launched an open call for grants to support the creative endeavours of people in Alberta and British Columbia. A minimum of 50 grants, worth $5,000 each, are going to be awarded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP investigating suspicious death in Fort Macleod
By Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2021
The RCMP’s Major Crime Unit and Fort Macleod RCMP are investigating the suspicious death of an adult male. Fort Macleod RCMP responded in the early morning hours of Monday to a report of an injured male at a residence in Fort Macleod. Police located a male with injuries and attempted life saving measures until emergency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge School Division budget meets challenges of anticipated funding drop
By Tim Kalinowski on May 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge School Division Board of Trustees approved the division’s 2021/2022 budget on Tuesday. And despite another anticipated drop in provincial government funding, the budget paints a picture of a school division rising to meet the challenges confronting it in a proactive way. The budget anticipates revenues of $132.51 million in 2021/2022, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Additional sentence asks inmate to ‘play nice’ while in jail
By Delon Shurtz on May 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An inmate serving time at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre has had a few more days tacked onto her sentence. Lorlette Salarda pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to a charge of assaulting a peace officer, and was sentenced to 15 days in jail, which will run concurrently with an unrelated sentence she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PROBUS speaker examines populism
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2021
During their meeting last week PROBUS Lethbridge invited Trevor Harrison to speak about the promise and peril of populism. Harrison is a professor of sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Lethbridge. He is a research affiliate of the Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy, where he has also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Birds of Prey Centre opens into another challenging season
By Herald on May 25th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald Colin Weir had a dream and decades later, the Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation in Coaldale is still proof that dreams have wings. Weir, a southern Ontario native, had a dream of starting a bird centre so he headed west and ended up in Coaldale. Along with co-founder Wendy Slater, ... Read More »
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