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City looks to enhance customer experience with airport improvement funding
By Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2021
With $583,480 from Western Economic Diversification Canada’s Regional Air Transportation Initiative to support critical improvements at the Lethbridge Airport, the City of Lethbridge looks to enhance the customer experience. “We are really excited about the improvements included in this grant as they are very much focused on making the Lethbridge Airport more viable for airlines ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family Play Event getting kids active and creative outdoors
By Dale Woodard on August 5th, 2021
The Outdoor Family Play Event has been getting children active and creative outdoors while connecting families with essential services and programs. And since the program started last month, hundreds of children and parents alike come come out for the two-day-a-week event at four locations across the city. On Wednesday afternoon, the families were out for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Neighbours pitching in, as resident says Legacy Park suffering neglect
By Herald on August 4th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald A Lethbridge woman is livid with the condition of Legacy Park on the city’s northside and has decided to speak out. Drying trees, dead grass and thick patches of weeds have prompted Connie Moch to go public with her concerns about the regional park. But she’s not only speaking out: ... Read More »
2 responsesGrasshopper forecast grim for next season if conditions hold steady
By Tim Kalinowski on August 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com This year’s grasshopper outbreak in the Lethbridge area might be here for another year, and may even grow worse, unless weather conditions next year substantially differ from this year, says Dan Johnson, a world-leading grasshopper authority who now teaches at the University of Lethbridge. “In this case, they were set up for this ... Read More »
1 responseMan charged in string of break and enters to return to court next week
By Tim Kalinowski on August 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A man charged after a string of break and enters at two north Lethbridge storage facilities will be returning to court on Aug. 10. Matthew Gajda, 31, of no fixed address in Lethbridge, is charged with several offences including break and enter and possession of break and enter tools after it is alleged ... Read More »
1 responseGov’t looking to support drought-stricken farmers, opposition says too little too late
By Tim Kalinowski on August 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Government of Alberta says it is taking action to help drought-hit ranchers, but NDP Opposition members say these actions are too little too late. According to a release from the Government of Alberta and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry the province is taking action on several fronts, including doubling the low ... Read More »
1 responseFormer Vauxhall Jet takes flight with Toronto Blue Jays
By Herald on August 3rd, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald Damiano Palmegiani’s baseball career has taken the next step. Some of the first steps took place in his time with the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball Jets and a quick stint with the Lethbridge Bulls. The 21-year-old third baseman from Surrey B.C. was drafted by his home country Toronto Blue Jays ... Read More »
1 responseWoman killed in pedestrian collision
By Herald on August 3rd, 2021
A woman has died as the result of a pedestrian motor vehicle collision on Monday morning. Lethbridge police responded to the collision shortly after 10 a.m. near 12 Ave. South along Mayor Magrath Drive. Police say a southbound truck struck a female pedestrian. The pedestrian was transported to the Chinook Regional Hospital where she later ... Read More »
2 responsesMontana grasshopper infestation could cause problems with 2022 crops
By Anna Smith - Southern Alberta Newspapers on August 3rd, 2021
With Montana’s hazard map showing troubling densities of grasshoppers and mormon crickets, some concerns have been raised about next year’s growing season for Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. While it’s unlikely that the adult grasshoppers will cause damage in the 2021 season, there is potential for problems to arise next year. “Historically, populations have moved north ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Health Services introduces website to address bed closures
By Southern Alberta Newspapers on August 3rd, 2021
An Alberta Health Services website set up to address controversies over some rural bed closures this summer shows no disruptions in the South Zone. AHS says that across the province, all but about 2 per cent of the 8,500 acute care and 1,200 emergency room beds are currently available. An interactive map available on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outdoor concert series playing sounds of summer at Casa
By Herald on August 2nd, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald In the immortal words of 1980s hair metal outfit Autograph, “I need the music, gimme some more.” With COVID restrictions lifted, music fans are getting their live music back thanks to the Allied Arts Council’s new Upside Down concert series Thursdays on Casa’s Rotary Square. And as music fans know, ... Read More »
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