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Man pleads guilty in 2019 referee assault
By Delon Shurtz on June 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coalhurst man admits his anger clouded his judgment when he assaulted a referee during a hockey tournament in Lethbridge in September 2019. “I let my anger get away from me,” Todd William Cross Child admitted Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he attended by telephone and pleaded guilty to one count of ... Read More »
1 responseBlood Tribe Department of Health responds to allegations
By Tim Kalinowski on June 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Blood Tribe Department of Health is addressing criticisms made by community members at a rally in Standoff held earlier this week over its handling of the opioid crisis, and is denying specific allegations of drug dealing going on at Bringing the Spirit Home Detox Centre. “The Blood Tribe Department of Health has ... Read More »
9 responsesWoman pleads guilty for rendezvous robbery
By Delon Shurtz on June 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Chelsey Marie Beringer had her victim all picked out. It was a man she met when she previously worked at a Coaldale liquor store, and with whom she became friends on Facebook. On the morning of May 7, 2020, the 23-year-old woman called the man and asked him to come to Coaldale, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCain donating 300,000 meals to Second Harvest
By Tim Kalinowski on June 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com In an effort to meet its goal of having zero per cent of its raw or processed products ending up in landfills, and to help achieve its corporate target to donate 17,000,000 meals throughout North America by 2022, McCain Food Canada recently announced it will be donating the equivalent of 300,000 meals to ... Read More »
1 responseWeed-eating goats are back in city parks
By Herald on June 11th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald Invasive weeds got your goat? No problem, the City of Lethbridge, in partnership with Magrath-based Creekside Goat Company have the goats that can go get them. And they’re not kidding. After successfully grazing invasive weeds for the past three summers, the City is bringing in another herd of experienced, weed ... Read More »
1 responseTarget Hunger pick up set for Saturday
By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2021
Our local food banks would like to remind citizens to place their Target Hunger donations outside at the front door for pickup tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Target Hunger is a city-wide food drive that will help to restock the shelves at both the Interfaith Food Bank and the LethbridgeFood Bank. Simply gather your yellow bags with ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge College students recognized for asphalt project
By Tim Kalinowski on June 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College civil engineering technology program graduates Amy Gregorchuk, Liudmyla Wagner and Daniel Mitchell have been named finalists for the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta’s (ASET) Capstone Project of the Year Award for their research on green alternatives to asphalt. “We wanted to find a way we could integrate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renovations to upgrade SAAG and invigorate Galt Gardens
By Herald on June 10th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald A multi-million renovation project at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery will allow it to facilitate different events and help invigorate Galt Gardens, said board co-chair Melissa Arseniuk Thursday. The $5.78 million project was approved recently as part of the city’s Capital Improvement program. Renovations will included needs-based improvements to the ... Read More »
5 responsesCoaldale rejects rezoning bylaw for cannabis retail location
By Nikki Jamieson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on June 10th, 2021
Proximity played a factor in a recent rezoning denial in Coaldale. During a recent regular town council meeting, Coaldale rejected a rezoning bylaw for a potential cannabis store in Coaldale. Bylaw 816-P-05-21 would have rezoned lands legally described as Plan 6476AA Block 7 Lot 2, or 1606 20 Avenue, from Commercial C-1 to Direct Control ... Read More »
1 responseConvicted drug smuggler receives eight and a half year sentence
By Delon Shurtz on June 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Citing Bradley Michael Gaudrault’s young age, troubled upbringing and drug addiction, a judge rejected a recommendation for a prison sentence of 12-15 years, and sentenced the drug smuggler to eight and a half years in a federal penitentiary. “He was a one-time courier of a large amount of cocaine,” Madam Justice Kristine Eidsvik ... Read More »
1 responseCinemas reopen as province prepares to enter Stage 2
By Tim Kalinowski on June 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Galaxy Cinemas Cineplex in Lethbridge will be opening once again this week to offer a big screen experience to local residents. “We have been closed for six months,” says Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge general manager Warren Nagurny. “Obviously, we want to make sure everyone is safe and everyone is doing what they need ... Read More »
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