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Economic Standing Policy Committee finishes second day of deliberations
By Tim Kalinowski on May 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council passed an omnibus measure which approved most projects left over under the C (Transportation Projects), E (Environmental Utilities) and F (Electric Utility) Sections of the Capital Improvement Program investment proposals for 2022-2031 cycle Tuesday morning, and was able to successfully to get a start on ... Read More »
1 responseLocal group continues effort towards care facility for city’s vulnerable
By Herald on May 11th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald Some local groups are banding together in the hopes of one day having a facility for the city’s vulnerable population in the fight against the ongoing opioid crisis. On Tuesday afternoon, Alvin Mills of the Kii Maa Pii Pii Tsin Renewal Center teamed up with Mark Braverock of Sage Clan ... Read More »
6 responsesFarmers’ Market starts up for a new season
By Dale Woodard on May 11th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge & District Exhibition annual Farmers’ Market is revving for another year. As the first market of the season filed into the Lethbridge Exhibition Park South Pavilion on the weekend, Lethbridge & District Exhibition Chief Executive Officer Mike Warkentin is ready to put the pedal down for another summer of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carjacking trial begins with victim testimony
By Delon Shurtz on May 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Wesley McNeil contemplated jumping out of his car as it was being highjacked more than a year ago, but he was too scared to with a masked man sitting behind with a machete. “He pulled my head back and put the knife to my neck,” McNeil said Monday, on day one of the criminal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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