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Sentencing date set for fall for couple found guilty in drug smuggling case
By Delon Shurtz on May 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A California couple caught at the Coutts border as they tried to smuggle nearly 100 kilograms of cocaine into Alberta, is set to have a sentencing hearing later this fall. Gurminder and Kirandeep Toor were found guilty by a jury last month of drug smuggling, but the matter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed Peenaquim disc golf course drawing some concerns
By Herald on May 10th, 2021
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A disc golf course planned for Peenaquim Park has caught dog owners by surprise and a developer who has designed many courses in Alberta says he cited opposition to the site years ago. A large white City of Lethbridge sign with black lettering at the northside dog park ... Read More »
4 responsesCity looking at rentable e-scooter pilot project
By Tim Kalinowski on May 8th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Micro-mobility was a major topic of discussion at this week’s Civic Works Standing Policy Committee meeting of city council – namely, the viability of bringing rentable e-scooters to downtown Lethbridge as a pilot project this summer. The e-scooters, provided by a private business entity, would be readily accessible for anyone who wanted to ... Read More »
2 responsesSouthern Alberta couple celebrating 75th wedding anniversary
By Al Beeber on May 8th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Steele and Loree Brewerton will be celebrating a special anniversary on Sunday but COVID-19 restrictions mean family and friends won’t be joining them in person at their Magrath home. The Brewertons who live in the Diamond Willow Lodge in Magrath, will be marking their 75th wedding anniversary on Mother’s Day. Eldest daughter Bonnie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No quick decision on Grassy Mountain mine assessment; OWC
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - for the Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com on May 8th, 2021
The Oldman River watershed has been at the centre of the debate regarding coal mining in the Rockies. There are two coal mines that are being proposed which are undergoing review. The area covered by the Oldman watershed expands from High River to the St. Mary River system in Glacier National Park, and part of ... Read More »
1 responseSoup kitchen seeks community support as funding drops by half
By Herald on May 7th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Soup Kitchen is asking for community support after experiencing a drop in financial donations over the past few months. “Our expenses per month are about $20,000, and since January this year we have seen about a 50 per cent reduction in our funding,” explains Soup Kitchen executive director ... Read More »
2 responsesFiery semi-truck collision claims life of Granum man
By Herald on May 7th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Police are confirming a man from Granum died at the scene of a fiery collision on Hwy. 3 near Coalhurst on Friday morning. According to the Coaldale RCMP, the Coalhurst Fire Department and RCMP members responded at approximately 9:50 a.m. to a collision involving two semi-trucks near the Kipp Road. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farmers’ markets returning to Exhibition and Downtown
By Al Beeber on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Farmers’ markets are returning to Lethbridge! The Lethbridge and District Exhibition and Downtown Lethbridge BRZ will both be operating markets in the city this year. The Exhibition’s kicks off Saturday at 8 a.m. running until 1 p.m. It will be open every Saturday until Oct. 9. The Downtown Lethbridge BRZ market will run ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Offender sentenced in child pornography case
By Delon Shurtz on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The last of three Lethbridge men caught in a child pornography sting last year has been sent to prison. Bryan Alas Hernandez, 19, was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to two years in a federal penitentiary, following his guilty plea in January to one count of distributing child pornography. The 19-year-old was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Party represents alternative to UCP and NDP, leader tells SACPA
By Tim Kalinowski on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Acting Alberta Party leader Jacquie Fenske spoke at the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs weekly YouTube livestream speaker series on Thursday to explain why the Alberta Party represented a strong alternative to both the UCP and the NDP. To illustrate this point, Fenske spoke of a personal meeting she had with now ... Read More »
1 responseMotorists asked to nominate Alberta’s worst road
By Tim Kalinowski on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association has launched a province-wide contest to nominate Alberta’s Worst Road. The contest encourages drivers to safely post pictures of the most notorious roads in their part of the province to social media with the #AlbertaFixOurRoads hashtag along with a location and a few words about why ... Read More »
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