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Lethbridge man to stand trial for flight from police
By Delon Shurtz on August 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man facing numerous criminal offences, including flight from police and dangerous driving, has decided to stand trial. The matter for Darcy Red Crow was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, where his lawyer elected on his behalf to be tried by a provincial court judge. Defence had also hoped to schedule a ... Read More »
1 responseWaterton-Glacier becomes first certified international transboundary Dark Sky Preserve
By Tim Kalinowski on August 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Waterton-Glacier became the first certified international transboundary Dark Sky Preserve as of Thursday. Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta and Glacier National Park in Montana made the announcement in a press release that they have received full certification after meeting the International Dark Sky lighting requirements Waterton-Glacier International Dark Sky Park has installed ... Read More »
1 responseAdvocates looking for mental health supports for farmers
By Tim Kalinowski on August 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Advocates are calling on the provincial government to do more to support the mental health of farmers by funding a 24/7 mental health crisis line geared specifically toward those in the agriculture industry. Lethbridge County councillor Tory Campbell said the Rural Municipalities Association had passed a resolution calling for the formation of such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!War Amps help local archer keep on target
By Herald on August 12th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald The War Amps Child Amputee Program (CHAMP) has helped Shelby Smith stay firmly on target. For the 20-year-old Lethbridge archery athlete who was diagnosed as a right hand amputee before she was even born, that has helped take her to the international stage of competition as a member of Canada’s ... Read More »
1 responseCity looking to control measures next year for grasshopper outbreak
By Tim Kalinowski on August 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City will not be taking any additional measures to control localized grasshopper outbreaks in Lethbridge this summer, but will seek to take action next year if the problem persists. City of Lethbridge Director of Infrastructure Services Doug Hawkins addressed the issue during Tuesday’s public meeting in a response to an inquiry from ... Read More »
1 responseCity council greenlights Peenaquim disc golf course
By Tim Kalinowski on August 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Peenaquim disc golf course will be going ahead as planned after council was satisfied it has now received full information on the scope, costs and potential environmental impacts of the project. City staff presented councillors on Tuesday with a full reporting of questions that had been asked during the July 13 council ... Read More »
2 responsesRogers Sugar welcomes decision to uphold tariffs
By Tim Kalinowski on August 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Rogers Sugar Inc. is welcoming a recent decision from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) to continue to uphold tariffs on dumped and subsidized sugar from the United States, European Union and the United Kingdom. “The Tribunal’s decision recognizes that Canadian sugar producers are vulnerable as long as the distortions created by the ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge County considering rezoning bylaw for Green Prairie rebuild after fire
By Nikki Jamieson - Sunny South News on August 12th, 2021
Green Prairie International is looking to Lethbridge County for a rezoning bylaw to allow them to to rebuild and grow following a fire at the facility east of the city earlier this summer. During their regular Aug. 5 meeting, Lethbridge County council discussed the rezoning application to enable the business to replace buildings and expand. ... Read More »
1 responseUnknown Blackfoot Warrior ‘lived with nature’ says Elder involved with recent skull burial
By Laura Balanko-Dickson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on August 12th, 2021
While you might have heard about the discovery of a prehistoric – and therefore Indigenous skull – close to Fort Macleod, as well as the recent burial that happened June 26 on the Kainai Nation, but you probably don’t know what the elder who dug the grave himself (along with the help of his grandson) ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta nurses rally against proposed wage rollback
By Herald on August 11th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald Local nurses and their supporters held a Day of Action informational picket at Chinook Regional Hospital on Wednesday to draw attention to what they call the disrespectful way the UCP government is negotiating with healthcare workers who served on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Citing current economic circumstances, the ... Read More »
5 responsesWarrant issued for break and enter suspect
By Delon Shurtz on August 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An arrest warrant has been issued for a 32-year-old man who failed to show up for his criminal trial Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court. Matthew James Gajda was set to stand trial on several counts of break and enter and a charge of possession of break-in tools, but after he didn’t attend court, ... Read More »
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