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Elm tree pruning ban in effect
By Tim Kalinowski on April 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com An elm tree pruning ban goes into effect today and will continue until Sept. 30 to try to prevent the spread of Dutch Elm Disease (DED) in the city. Lethbridge became the first known jurisdiction to report positive cases of DED in the history of Alberta last year, making it more crucial than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fearful flight from police results in jail sentence
By Delon Shurtz on April 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 29-year-old man caught breaching release orders late last year, decided to run from police rather than risk being assaulted again, a judge was told Wednesday. Carter Dylan Rains pleaded guilty in Lethbridge provincial court to two counts of failing to comply with release orders and one count of resisting a peace officer, ... Read More »
3 responsesTime catches up to historic downtown Lethbridge clock
By Tim Kalinowski on April 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The historic clock at the Post building downtown will be retired in favour of a new computerized model. Citing escalating costs to maintain the current clock, Sumus Property Group Ltd., who last year bought the Canada Post building, also known as the J.D. Higginbotham building, confirmed the transition in a statement released to ... Read More »
4 responsesCoaldale Public Library welcomes visitors back inside
By Stan Ashbee on April 1st, 2021
By Stan Ashbee – Southern Alberta Newspapers Like many libraries across Alberta, the Coaldale Public Library was excited to welcome back its patrons into the building. “We are also happy to announce we will be resuming our regular opening hours,” said Dothlyn McFarlane, head librarian prior to when libraries were allowed to re-open. Regular open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cor Van Raay donation gets LINK pathway construction moving
By Tim Kalinowski on April 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The new LINK Pathway Legacy Project spanning 15 km from Coaldale to Lethbridge will finally begin construction this spring thanks to the generous support of one private citizen. “The LINK Pathway Legacy Project is a three metre wide pathway that connects Coaldale to the City of Lethbridge through the countryside off-highway without traffic ... Read More »
2 responsesGround breaks on new agriculture trade centre
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The shovels officially dug into the dirt Wednesday afternoon at the Lethbridge Exhibition Centre. Construction has commenced on the 268,000-square foot Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre, the largest development project in the history of Lethbridge & District Exhibition, at the official sod-turning ceremony Wednesday afternoon at Exhibition Park with Alberta premier ... Read More »
2 responsesMagrath Fire Department train for grain bin rescues
By Herald on March 31st, 2021
Nikki Jamieson – Southern Alberta Newspapers The Magrath Fire Department hosted a grain bin rescue course just outside of the Town of Magrath earlier this month. The all-day event, held in conjunction with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, Alberta Wheat and various other partners and sponsors, saw groups of firefighters from Magrath, Cardston and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA examines benefits of laughter
By Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on March 31st, 2021
When we talk about stress, usually we focus on our tight muscles, aching heads and sleeplessness. On Thursday at 10 a.m., Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs speaker Cheryl Ann Oberg will advocate that what we really should be concerned about, is our breathing. The act of laughter is the science of breathing. In times of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer for murder suspect receives initial disclosure
By Delon Shurtz on March 31st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a 37-year-old woman charged with the murder of her ex-spouse last spring says he may finally be in the position to make at least some progress on the case. Lethbridge lawyer James Rouleau told a judge Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court that he only received initial disclosure Monday from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guilty plea in firearm case leads to probation
By Delon Shurtz on March 31st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge man who put a scare into patrons of a local pub when he pulled a gun from his car, barely avoided a jail sentence after he pleaded guilty Monday to one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm. Brandon Murphy, 22, was at Hudson’s Tap House at about 1:30 a.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge County issues fire ban, all active permits cancelled
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2021
Due to the dry, windy, and warmer conditions that exist and are forecasted to continue, Lethbridge County has issued a Fire Ban on all open fires within its municipal boundaries. Under the Fire Ban, all active fire permits are cancelled, and no new permits will be issued until further notice. Burning of any kind is not ... Read More »
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