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Galt Museum awarded for capturing the stories behind the collection
By Tim Kalinowski on May 18th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Galt Museum and Archives has won the prestigious Canadian Museum Association award for Excellence in Stewardship of Collections by going above and beyond to capture the human story and history behind every object in its collection. “Most people would think it would be about our care for the physical objects themselves,” states ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Honkers smash and grab nets jail time
By Delon Shurtz on May 18th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Travis Robert Taylor was having trouble seeing as he backed a small pickup truck in front of Honkers Pub and Eatery at about 6 a.m. Nov. 29 of last year. He pulled off the balaclava hiding his face, but in that instant a security camera recorded him as he and another man drove ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Mill looks to offer drive-in theatre experience
By Herald on May 17th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald For the first time since 1986, Lethbridge is getting a drive-in movie theatre. Len Binning, operator of the Movie Mill, says he expects films to be showing in the parking lot by the long weekend if the weather co-operates. The Movie Mill did a trial runlast week and Binning says ... Read More »
1 responseFarmers’ Market vendor aiming for business as normal
By Dale Woodard on May 15th, 2021
Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tiara Forsyth tries to keep things business as usual. Forsyth, the owner of Sekhmet’s Emporium, was among the vendors set up for the first Lethbridge & District Exhibition annual Farmers’ Market of the season last weekend at the Lethbridge Exhibition Park South Pavilion. Though this year’s farmers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economic Standing Policy Committee finishes week of deliberations
By Tim Kalinowski on May 15th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council adjourned on Friday after five days of deliberations leaving $31 million unallocated for the next elected council to make use of after this fall’s municipal election. While most initiatives funded in this upcoming 2022-2031 Capital Improvement Program cycle were modest and relatively inexpensive to fund, ... Read More »
1 responseSentencing decision for drug smuggler set for June
By Delon Shurtz on May 15th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The Crown and defence in a drug smuggling case are miles apart when it comes to sentencing a Calgary man who was found guilty in March following a week-long trial in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench. Calgary lawyer Sean Fagan is seeking a seven-year prison term for his client, Bradley Michael Gaudrault, while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow River MP Shields highlights pandemic effects on newspapers
By Cole Parkinson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on May 15th, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a struggle for a large majority of Canadians since it first started last spring, and as it has continued, frustrations and hardships have been prolonged. As a way to highlight what several weekly newspapers in southern Alberta have been dealing with since last March, Bow River MP Martin Shields rose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ASIRT investigating Lethbridge Police Service officer
By Lethbridge Herald on May 15th, 2021
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team will be investigating allegations that a Lethbridge Police Service member potentially mishandled evidence. On Thursday, the LPS suspended the officer with pay and ordered an internal investigation into professional misconduct under the Police Act and Police Service Regulation. LPS said in a press release that investigation will be held ... Read More »
1 responseMonday deadline for Lethbridge School Division pilot e-learning program
By Al Beeber on May 15th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Parents have until Monday to register their students for a pilot e-learning program being conducted by the Lethbridge School Division. An e-learning program, said Board chair Christine Light Friday, is “flexible, innovative and accountable for engaging students in meaningful digital learning experiences where they can thrive within the school and broader community.” The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phillips says blame for surgery postponements lies with UCP
By Herald on May 14th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips said the province needs focused leadership to focus on critical problems facing Albertans today. Responding to the latest postponement of surgeries at the Chinook Regional Hospital due to surging COVID-19 case numbers during a press conference outside the hospital Friday afternoon, Phillips pointed to Alberta Premier ... Read More »
11 responsesEconomic Standing Policy Committee finishes day four of deliberations
By Tim Kalinowski on May 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council Capital Improvement Project deliberations for the 2022-2032 cycle continued on Day Four Thursday with several significant initiatives recommended for approval. A majority of SPC members chose to go electric by recommending the funding of the replacement of the current diesel City bus fleet with electric ... Read More »
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