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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 »
Be the first to comment!Accused in drug case granted bail
By Delon Shurtz on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of two men arrested and charged with drug-related offences following a traffic stop in the city last month, has been released from custody. Dylan Ivan Sokol, 25, was granted bail Thursday following a brief hearing in Lethbridge provincial court. The accused must pay a $1,000 deposit and reside at his grandmother’s home in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!London Drugs offering shelf space to businesses impacted during pandemic
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - For the Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2021
A year after London Drugs first offered up shelf space to local product producers and small businesses who had to close their doors due to COVID-19, the Local Central program is now expanding to support restaurants in Alberta impacted by pandemic-related restrictions. Any restaurants with specialty items suitable for retail sales – such as sauces, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Guardians of the Grasslands’ highlights importance of saving endangered native prairie landscape
By Tim Kalinowski on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Ducks Unlimited Canada, the Canadian Cattlemen Association, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada are teaming up to make their 2019 documentary short film “Guardians of the Grasslands” even more accessible to the public by now streaming it on YouTube and other social media platforms. Filmed on location at the Waldron Ranch Grazing Co-op ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire recruits train to put out fires, as well as help determine cause
By Herald on May 6th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald When flames break out at Lethbridge homes and businesses, the Lethbridge fire department is at the ready. But putting out the flames is only part of the work of Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services. Investigating the cause of fires is an intrinsic part of their work and on Thursday nine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor Spearman asking residents to respect public health orders
By Tim Kalinowski on May 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Mayor Chris Spearman had one message for Lethbridge residents on Wednesday: Comply with all provincial public health orders to control the spread of COVID-19, and help end these most recent lockdowns sooner. “I am happy the premier has stepped up and increased the restrictions in order to get ahead of this,” Spearman stated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rural Mental Health Project a community-based approach
By Ryan Dahlman SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on May 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDrdahlman@prairiepost.com In 2020, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) initiated the Rural Mental Health Project as a way for rural communities in Alberta to address mental health issues and areas of concern which needs specific attention. Instead of the provincial body of CMHA doing a top-down method of solutions, those in the specific communities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge punching above its weight as agriculture shipping hub, says MLA
By Dale Woodard on May 6th, 2021
Lethbridge and southern Alberta’s agricultural roots and shipping capabilities and volume needs to be bragged up. Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf touched upon these subjects last week as the guest speaker at the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce’s Constituency Connections Zoom session. At the one-hour online session, Neudorf spoke of government investments in Lethbridge and the surrounding ... Read More »
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