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‘Cash cow’ photo radar put out to pasture by province
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 1st, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Loathe it or like it, photo radar is well known to Albertans. And as of today, the province officially restricts its use to only school, playground and construction zones, prohibiting it from catching speeding drivers on numbered provincial highways and connectors. Intersection safety devices will be limited to red light enforcement, ending ticketing for drivers who speed through them on green lights. The provincial ... Read More »
2 responsesLocal author pens semi-autobiographical novel for middle schoolers
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 1st, 2025
A local children’s author hopes young readers will find a sense of adventure, fun and family bonding in her newest book, Summer of Rocks. Jenna Greene says she has been writing professionally since she was about 17 years old. She currently lives in the Lethbridge area and teaches in the small community of Lomond. Her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recovery Alberta settling into train station location
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 1st, 2025
Lethbridge’s Recovery Alberta team is feeling right at home after moving its operations to the downtown train station. Mental health and addiction programs previously offered through Alberta Health Services (AHS) moved out of the long-term location at the Provincial Building along 5 Ave South back in October. Recovery Alberta was established in July as part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman in custody after high-risk incident
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service have taken a woman into custody after responding to a high-risk incident along 5 Avenue North Monday afternoon. Police asked members of the public to stay away from the area, but multiple people showed up to witness the incident while parked across the street in the McDonald’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paradise Canyon tapped to host major tournaments
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 30th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Paradise Canyon Country Club will play host two a pair of major amateur golf events in late June including the Alberta Mens Amateur Championship which returns to the course for the first time since 1993. That tournament, featuring Alberta’s top amateur men, runs four days from June 25-27. And some of those golfers ... Read More »
1 responseMusic festival’s 95th year also one of its biggest
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 30th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge and District Music & Speech Arts Festival is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year with the most participants the festival has seen in a while. With the festival starting on Monday, General Manager Jaimee Jarvie says they are excited to be able to celebrate such milestone with the community this year, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Documentary showcases struggles of addiction
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 30th, 2025
Dr. Esther Tailfeathers has been on the front lines of the opioid crisis for the Kainai Nation since it began in 2014. Her daughter, Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, created the National Film Board documentary “Kiiapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy” which not only showcases Esther’s work, but also follows many people from the nation who are in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Numbers show city police resolve vast majority of incidents without using force
By Lethbridge Herald on March 28th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service announced Friday that in 2024 they responded to nearly 32,000 calls for service and 99.4 per cent were resolved without any use of force. A use of force report must be completed when any force other than cooperative handcuffing or escort techniques are used, there’s an injury ... Read More »
2 responsesVisa issues keeping family from laying father to rest
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 28th, 2025
The family of a Lethbridge man is running out of options to lay him to rest more than two years after his death. Peter Teny Both left his family in Ethiopia about a decade ago to follow a job opportunity here in Lethbridge. Both’s daughter, Elizabeth Wal, told the Herald that Both would send money ... Read More »
1 responseGanley tees off on premier for Florida trip
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 28th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Kathleen Ganley, NDP MLA for Calgary-Mountain View and a former candidate for leader of the party, was in Lethbridge this week to talk to residents about what the NDP has to offer them. While in Lethbridge, Ganley sat down with the Herald to talk about a variety of subjects including the proposed changes ... Read More »
2 responsesCity of Lethbridge recruitment plan attracts physician interest
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 28th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The final report of the City of Lethbridge’s physician recruitment plan was presented Thursday afternoon for information to the Governance Standing Policy Committee of city council. The report, which was submitted by manager of Government Relations Gerald Gauthier, shows that seven inquiries were received from July through December of 2024: five from western ... Read More »
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