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Target Hunger volunteers still needed
By Sulz, Dave on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The “Target” date is fast approaching and organizers can still use some additional volunteer help. Target Hunger, the annual city-wide food drive to benefit local food banks, will take place June 13 with volunteers collecting food donations throughout Lethbridge. The food drive will help stock the shelves at the Lethbridge Food Bank and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police chief responds to recent news coverage
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Chief of Police Scott Woods is defending the honour of the Lethbridge Police Service after recent news coverage which, he says, “casts aspersions not just on me, serving as Chief of Police, but on the vast majority of the people who serve the City of Lethbridge as a part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The path of most resistance
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City’s proposed Six Mile Coulee trail upgrades are facing some stiff headwinds as local mountain bikers and trail runners say the upgrades will destroy the best riding trail in Lethbridge. Parks manager Dave Ellis defended the $1.8-million project, which was reaffirmed and greenlit by city council last March, as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New detour Thursday for University Drive twinning
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The next phase of construction for the University Drive Twinning project is scheduled to begin on Thursday, weather permitting. Traffic on University Drive between Grand River Blvd West and the SunRidge roundabout will be diverted to the two newly constructed lanes, maintaining two way traffic. The existing lanes will be closed for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New southside school to be named after Robert Plaxton
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge School Division’s newest school, located in the southeast corner of the city in the Fairmont area, will be formally called Dr. Robert Plaxton Elementary School. “We feel it’s an honour to have a school named after Bob, as he was always a teacher,” said Ann Louise Plaxton, wife of the late Plaxton, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four Maids of Melody
By Submitted Article on May 27th, 2020
During the early 1940s Lethbridge residents were treated to a host of live music played by talented big-band musicians. Among the most popular were the Anderson Sisters, who kept dancers swinging through the years of the Second World War. Growing up in the village of Monitor, Alberta, sisters Florence, Marie, Alice and Ruth Anderson were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council discusses divesting of City-owned buildings
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council is considering divesting numerous City-owned properties over the next few years, and is seeking a process from staff on how to do it in a responsible way. The drive to divest comes after Phase One of the KPMG operational review identified the City of Lethbridge appears to own ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City man to seek bail for second time
By Shurtz, Delon on May 27th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man already denied bail on several charges, including robbery and unlawful confinement, is expected to apply for his release a second time. Kyle Young Pine’s lawyer, Claudia Connolly of Lethbridge, told court last week she hopes to schedule a bail review in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench. In ... Read More »
1 responseEnel Green Power connects two new wind farms near Pincher Creek
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – PINCHER CREEK Representing an investment of over $210 million, Enel Green Power has connected its 105 MW Riverview and 29.4 MW Castle Rock Ridge II wind farms in Pincher Creek to the grid. The company also operates the 76.2 MW Castle Rock Ridge I wind farm in Pincher Creek, which began operations ... Read More »
1 responsePolice putting hammer down on speeders
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police issued numerous excessive speeding violations – primarily along Mayor Magrath Drive – over the weekend and are advising motorists to slow down. On night shift last Friday members of Patrol Team C apprehended two drivers racing along Mayor Magrath Drive. The vehicles were travelling 107 km/h. Both drivers were charged and ... Read More »
1 responseLocal student earns Girod Fellowship
By Sulz, Dave on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD A Dordt University senior who hails from Lethbridge has been selected by Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan for the prestigious Girod Fellowship. The full-tuition scholarship will allow Tom Oord to study as a research assistant under Dr. J. Todd Billings. Dordt University is based in Sioux Center, Iowa. “Before I had received ... Read More »
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