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New grant program geared to sport and recreation facilities
By Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
Delon Shurtz – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com At a towering six-foot something, Tourism and Sport Minister Joseph Schow stands out in a crowd. Put him in a dark suit with loud and brightly coloured sneakers, and he sticks out like a sore thumb. But maybe that was the point during a media gathering in Lethbridge Friday. Schow’s ... Read More »
3 responsesWar orphan’s story coming to city theatre
By Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com He was found at the edge of a bomb crater in a quarry by Canadian troops as they battled to free Italy of the Nazis in 1944. The starving orphan boy was on the precipice between life and death. The Canadian soldiers ignored their rules and rescued the child, taking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ceremony to remember the Battle of the Atlantic
By Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
Glenn Miller – for the LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous battle of the Second World War and one in which Canada played a central role. The battle began on the opening day of the war in September 1939 and ended almost six years later with Germany’s surrender in May 1945. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge rejects claims of self-defence, finds Tailfeathers guilty of manslaughter
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Cullen Drake Tailfeathers was not acting in self-defence when he brutally beat to death a much smaller Linden Blair Grier nearly three years ago in a Fort Macleod home, a Lethbridge judge has determined. “The facts show me, that he intended to inflict harm on Mr. Grier,” Justice Kristin Ailsby said Thursday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Geek Fest to offer everything geek-related under one roof
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Geek: A person who is knowledgeable about, and obsessively interested in, a particular subject, especially one that is technical or of special niche interest, as in a “computer geek.” There was a time when the term geek had a negative connotation, but not so much anymore. What was considered geeky, is now embraced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officer speaks to SACPA about city’s drug trends
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on Thursday hosted Lethbridge Police Service Sgt. Ryan Darroch with the Downtown Policing Unit to speak about the current drug crisis within the city. Prior to his presentation, Darroch told the Herald he would be talking about the current drug trends and crime trends within the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cinco de Mayo Taco Festival to tempt taste buds at Festival Square
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Grupo Latino Lethbridge is giving taco lovers an opportunity to celebrate their favourite food on Saturday during the Cinco de Mayo Taco Festival Lethbridge at Festival Square. Patricio Sarmiento, main coordinator for the event told the Herald Tuesday that even though Cinco de Mayo is technically on Sunday, they will be celebrating on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province in Stage 4 of drought response plan
By Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta is in Stage 4 of its drought response plan and the government is working to employ all existing regulatory and non-regulatory tools with major water users. The province said on Thursday in a news release this means “creating water shortage response plans, fast-tracking temporary diversion licenses to allow water ... Read More »
2 responsesPolice weren’t fooled in stolen truck case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 27-year-old Fort Macleod man being investigated for driving a stolen truck managed to throw police off the scent, but not for very long. Police were called to the Chinook Regional Hospital in March where an employee told them Robert Harry Taggart was visiting his father. She said Taggart had told her on ... Read More »
2 responsesSexual assault centre hoping for government funding
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Minister of Children and Family Services Searle Turton announced Tuesday the provincial government will be providing additional funding to multiple sexual assault centres across the province and the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre is hoping to be one of them. Turton said during a press conference Tuesday that since May is Sexual Violence Awareness ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPC to hear report on downtown cycling lanes
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A report will be presented to the Assets and Infrastructure Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council this afternoon on bicycle lanes. The presentation will be made by transportation engineer Adam St. Amant. The SPC consists of chair and acting mayor Mark Campbell, vice-chair Nick Paladino, deputy mayor Jeff Carlson and Ryan Parker. ... Read More »
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