By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald There will be 12 college soccer teams , including the host Lethbridge College Kodiaks teams, vying for the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Provincial Soccer Championships titles at Comet Stadium in Raymond this weekend. There will be a men’s and women’s champion crowned on Sunday and those winners will ... Read More »
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local oval track sprint car racer Bill Boyce was finally inducted in the Western Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame earlier this month at a ceremony in Edmonton. He found about his induction in 2019 for 2020, but due the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was delayed two years. Boyce was ... Read More »
PICCINI, Verdelle <br/>PAISLEY, Dean <br/>ANDERSON, Edmond <br/>KLONE, Gwen <br/>HUTCHINSON, Ronald <br/>UNDERWOOD, Trevor <br/>WYTON, Ruth <br/>VANDERFLUIT, Adrian <br/>KNOX, Edward <br/>BRAVE ROCK, Ross <br... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com More that a billion and a half people could be fed with the millions of tons of grain that is being lost globally to waste, says a former Tier I Canada Research Chair in Stored-Grain Ecosystems. Lethbridge College hosted Digvir Jayas this week for a presentation on food security. Jayas has collaborated with researchers ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Members of multiple health-care unions came together this week to demand that the government of Alberta develop a plan to deal with the current provincial crisis in health care. On Monday morning, Alberta’s health-care unions presented a letter to Health Minister Copping’s office, requesting an urgent meeting to discuss a plan to address ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council is asking administration to examine the present fee structure for parking violation fines and return with a schedule to help offset costs in the operation of parking activities. Council unanimously passed an official business motion by Councillor John Middleton-Hope on the matter Tuesday. The subject will also be addressed during November ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old Lethbridge man has been sent to jail for committing several criminal offences, including breaking into an apartment and stealing a motor vehicle. Just after midnight on Jan. 10 of this year Tyson Thomas Kehoe entered a residence on 8 Street South and stole a woman’s wallet, keys and 2004 Nissan Murano. ... Read More »
– Editor’s Note: As part of a collaborative relationship established with the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee, the Lethbridge Herald will be publishing a series of articles monthly on various aspects of Indigenous reconciliation and the progress that has been made toward those goals. This feature is the first installment in this series – Reconciliation Lethbridge ... Read More »
The Swift Current Broncos were able to fend off a late push from the Lethbridge Hurricanes to win 5-4 on Wednesday night at the InnovationPlex in Swift Current. It was the Broncos who got on the board first at 13:07 of the first period, as they went down on a 4-on-1 and Owen Pickering tapped ... Read More »
Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre is working with the Family Centre to host afternoons of board games and music with seniors and youth. The intergenerational sessions look to bridge the gaps between age groups with fun activities through shared interests. Wednesday’s session saw seniors connect with youth at the Nord-Bridge Multi-Purpose Hall. “We partner up with the ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday unanimously approved a motion put forward by councillor John Middleton-Hope to help businesses negatively impacted by social conditions downtown. The motion calls on administration to continue the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design portion of the City’s Clean and Safe Strategy and repurpose funds from the Compassionate Encampment Clean-up program ... Read More »