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Warkentin steps into new role with Exhibition
By Dale Woodard on May 11th, 2021
Mike Warkentin is ready to jump into his new role in his hometown. Last week, the Lethbridge & District Exhibition appointed Warkentin as Chief Executive Officer, just in time for the first Lethbridge & District Exhibition annual Farmers’ Market of the year at the Exhibition Park South Pavilion on the weekend. Warkentin, 37, joined Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economic Standing Policy Committee begins deliberations on CIP cycle
By Tim Kalinowski on May 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council held its first day of deliberations Monday as committee members seek to set the City’s capital priorities for the 2022-2031 CIP cycle over the next five days. During the morning session, committee members considered several final submissions before entering into discussion and debate on specific ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Violent shoplifter earns jail sentence
By Delon Shurtz on May 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Stealing items from Lethbridge businesses, then reacting violently when caught, has earned a 25-year-old man a jail sentence. Charles Panther Bone was sentenced to four months in jail after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of shoplifting, mischief, possession of stolen property and breaching probation. Court was told Panther ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L offering chance at free tuition to vaccinated students
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2021
The University of Lethbridge has announced an initiative to encourage students to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The ‘It’s Worth A Shot!’ contest gives registered students who receive a COVID-19 vaccination before Sept.9 the chance to win one of nine grand prizes of full tuition. Seven prizes will be awarded to undergraduate students at the Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 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!City 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 responsesNo 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 »
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