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Final COVID-19 funding from Community Foundation
By Jensen, Randy on August 5th, 2020
The Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery Grants Program is now accepting applications Lethbridge Herald The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta announced Tuesday that it is accepting applications to its COVID-19 Response and Recovery Grants Program. In April, the Community Foundation announced its first round of grant funding designated to support charities working ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Great outdoors an asset to Helen Schuler Nature Centre
By Woodard, Dale on August 5th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com A-s the COVID-19 pandemic has affected some local businesses, the Helen Schuler Nature Centre has been able to take it outside. A little over a month ago, the facility in the coulees was able to reopen its building and offer some indoor learning. But before that, the Helen Schuler Nature ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Area water management receives over $40M in provincial grants
By Lethbridge Herald on August 4th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald — TABER tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government announced over $40 million in grants on Tuesday for irrigation and water management in southern Alberta, including major announcements in the Taber area. Minister of Infrastructure Prasad Panda said the money provided for the projects through federal-provincial matching grants is part of his government’s ongoing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Construction set for solar project
By Jensen, Randy on August 4th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com BluEarth Renewables and Bullfrog power, a Spark Power company, have announced the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) to directly support the construction of BluEarth’s new utility-scale solar project. BluEarth will begin construction of its 39 MW Burdett and Yellow Lake Solar Project this month. The project is located ... Read More »
1 responseMilk River water issues continue after structure failure
By Jensen, Randy on August 4th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Work continues on the replacement of the failed Drop 5 and failing Drop 2 structures on the St. Mary River diversion canal in Montana. When the Drop 5 structure near Whiskey Gap failed in May, it cut off all St. Mary River diversion water moving through the Canadian side of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sexual competition the focus of research paper
By Yoos, Cam on August 4th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com University of Lethbridge researchers find sexual competition isn’t always against only your own gender, in a paper published in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science. The paper, Intersexual Mate Competition in Three Cultures, is written by lead author Scott Semenyna, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey theme for corn maze
By Yoos, Cam on August 4th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Corn Maze’s large corn field has now grown tall enough for friends and family to get lost in the tricky maze, just outside Lethbridge. This year’s theme follows hockey, and particularly the Lethbridge Hurricanes, as the maze features the team’s logo, a large hockey player to make your ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Learning how to meditate
By Lethbridge Herald on August 3rd, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens has been offering a series of meditation classes with meditation teacher Aaron Roth for the summer, for people to connect with their inner-self and relax. With the first sessions starting in July, and continuing through August and September, Roth and the Gardens are offering experiences through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House arrest for woman who defrauded County
By Shurtz, Delon on August 1st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 41-year-old woman who defrauded Lethbridge County of nearly $50,000 while she worked as finance assistant has been placed under house arrest. Brandi Leanne Doucette, who pleaded guilty June 1 to one charge of fraud by altering documents, has been handed a one-year conditional sentence, the first four months of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ammonite theft case adjourned
By Shurtz, Delon on August 1st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Court matters for a man accused of stealing a valuable ammonite fossil a year ago continue to be adjourned while the Crown and defence discuss resolving his charges without having a trial. A trial was being considered for Logan Heavy Shield, who pleaded not guilty in January to one count ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assault trial adjourned
By Shurtz, Delon on August 1st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men who were expected to schedule a criminal trial Friday in Lethbridge provincial court have had their matters adjourned for a couple of weeks, instead. Following their not guilty pleas last month to assault charges, Robert Farrell Creighton and Todd William Cross Child were set to arrange a trial ... Read More »
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