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City budget deliberations weighing tough decisions
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council, acting as the Economic Standing Policy committee, began Monday the lengthy process of deliberating the budget that will be in place for the next four years. The draft budget calls for an annual increase of 3.77 per cent annually over the next four years. City treasurer Darell ... Read More »
Southern Alberta deserves a voice at the table
AT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – UCP MLA for Lethbridge East Well, I guess it is true what they say: “the times, they are a changing!” We are entering the first legislative session under Premier Danielle Smith, her first speech from the throne as Premier, and my first session as Deputy Premier and Minister of ... Read More »
Budget discussions have been a long, interesting time
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald From Monday to Friday, Lethbridge city council acting in its capacity as Economic Standing Policy committee will be crafting a four-year budget for Lethbridge. They’ve heard the presentations from committees, departments and organizations and after the weekend they will be getting down to the nitty gritty to ... Read More »
Saturday, November 12, 2022
BAER, Barbara <br/>HEPPELL, Peter <br/>SLEIGHTHOLM, Shirley <br/>TYSHKEWICH, Andrew <br/>KLIMOW, Frieda <br/>BRAAT, Elizabeth <br/>FAUTH, Josephine <br/>THOMPSON, Paulina <br/>SCHAFFER, Augusta <br/>VERSTEEG, Stella <br/>BEVERS, Deena <br/>GIESBRECHT, Frank... Read More »
Dyer explores an evolution in the view of war
Lethbridge Public Library presented a night with Gwynne Dyer at the Yates Memorial Theatre Thursday night. Dyer, historian and independent journalist, spoke to audiences about war, with an examination of current global struggles in Ukraine with the Russian invasion. Considering how war has evolved in our current society, and viewed over the passage of time ... Read More »
Ceremony remembers the sacrifices made for freedom
On November 11 hundreds attended the Remembrance Day ceremony held at Exhibition Park, paying respect to those that have served our country in war. Events began with Parade Marshall Richard Drought, Sergeant at Arms, leading the colours in. Paul Brundige, General Stewart Branch President, spoke during the ceremony with Major Donald Bladen, with the Salvation ... Read More »
Rams and Griffins set to clash in provincial quarter-final game
The LCI Rams and Ernest Manning Griffins will battle on the gridiron for a second consecutive season in the playoffs, during the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association’s Tier I Brian Fryer Division football provincial quarter-final action this afternoon in Calgary. The Rams will go in as the sixth seed and the Griffins are the third seed. ... Read More »
Non-traditional road to Edmonton in Smith’s ascension, SACPA told
The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs welcomed Trevor Harrison, University of Lethbridge professor of sociology, back for his thirteenth speaking engagement at its event on Thursday. Harrison spoke about Alberta’s current premier, Danielle Smith, and how her career took her to where she is now. “Just who is Danielle Smith? Giving a short bio ... Read More »
Local author pens new young-adult novel
Local author Rita Peterson has published her second book Bailey Brown and the Shadow People, a young-adult novel. The book follows heroine Bailey Brown as she walks the middle-schooler lifestyle with a twist of mystery when she is haunted by a spectral visitor one night hoping Brown will help uncover the circumstances of her untimely ... Read More »
Naturalist Brian Keating at the Galt this week
The Friends Society of the Galt Museum and Archives is hosting an evening with Brian Keating on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. Renowned adventurer, pilot, naturalist, mountaineer, and children’s author are just a few of the things Keating is known for. His talk will focus on two topics, one about explorer Ernest Shackleton, his experiences ... Read More »
