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Downtown Farmers’ Market draws a crowd to new location
By Woodard, Dale on July 30th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald There were a few masked folks looking for a good deal in downtown Lethbridge Wednesday. Under sunny skies, the Downtown Farmers’ Market was open for business in its second week of operation. In the morning, the spot set up between 4 and 5 Street on 2 Avenue South was already starting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ARCHES defunding sparks heated exchange between councillors
By Jensen, Randy on July 30th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com In the first full city council meeting since the province announced it would be defunding ARCHES, there was bound to be some fallout from that decision given it was such a polarizing issue in the community and on council. Coun. Joe Mauro, who was opposed to the supervised consumption site, ... Read More »
6 responsesRCMP officer’s assault trial to proceed in December
By Shurtz, Delon on July 30th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com After numerous court hearings, and a couple of cancelled trials, a Fort Macleod RCMP officer is finally scheduled to proceed to trial later this year. The hearing for Troy William Heystek is set to run Dec. 7-8 in Fort Macleod provincial court. The 50-year-old officer, who was originally scheduled for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man acquitted of charge in fatal highway collision
By Shurtz, Delon on July 30th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man charged nearly two years ago with failing to stop at the scene of a collision causing death, has been acquitted by a Lethbridge judge. Judge Paul Pharo found Michael White Quills not guilty during a hearing in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, and said the Crown failed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Short-term pain for long-term gain
By Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com While there will be some localized traffic and pedestrian disruptions due to the infrastructure upgrades taking place along 3 Avenue South this summer, the City is committed to ensuring those disruptions will be kept to a minimum for downtown business owners and shoppers. “It’s going to be done in steps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Message from Herald publisher Brian Hancock
By Jensen, Randy on July 29th, 2020
Dear Readers: It’s been a wild ride the last few months, we have received feedback from many of you regarding our changes in publication days, etc., and the message was loud and clear. Based on your feedback we will be publishing on Tuesdays but not Mondays beginning Aug. 1. The confusion on long weekends of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Up to 12 years sought for vicious assault
By Shurtz, Delon on July 29th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 21-year-old man who viciously beat an elderly woman in her home last spring won’t know until next month whether he’s headed to a provincial jail for a couple of years or a federal prison for up to a dozen. Judge Kristin Ailsby has reserved her decision in the matter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L takes a little off the top at University Hall
By Jensen, Randy on July 29th, 2020
Submitted by the University of Lethbridge The University of Lethbridge’s University Hall had a little taken off the top this past week. Call it a crew cut reminiscent of the style of its original look from 1971, the year the iconic Arthur Erickson designed building was completed – the exhaust stacks are gone. A total ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Large number of students planning to return to U of L
By Jensen, Randy on July 29th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Despite a primarily online format for the fall semester, many University of Lethbridge students are planning to return to Lethbridge in September. A recent survey conducted by Academica Group polled responses from continuing students at Canadian post-secondary institutions on whether they would be attending their school’s city for the Fall 2020 semester. U ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drowning at Stafford Lake investigated
By Jensen, Randy on July 29th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD -COALDALE The Calgary Medical Examiner’s Office is leading an investigation after a 20-year-old man drowned in Stafford Lake on Monday. Just before 5 p.m. Monday, Coaldale RCMP along with the Coaldale Fire Department, Coalhurst Fire Department and the Lethbridge Fire Water Rescue Team, responded to a report of a missing 20-year-old man presumed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College researcher looking to help farmers improve yields
By Submitted Article on July 29th, 2020
Kevin Forsyth For The Herald A researcher at Lethbridge College is hoping to give southern Alberta farmers a big advantage after a rough year in 2019. Chandra Singh, the college’s first chair in agricultural engineering and technology, is working with industry partners to identify technologies and storage techniques that will help improve yields. “My research ... Read More »
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