LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City residents could see an average annual tax increase of 3.77 per cent for the next four years. Council, acting as the Economic Standing Policy committee, will be doing budget deliberations in November with a deadline of Dec. 31 to set a new operating budget. City treasurer Darrell Mathews this morning will be ... Read More »
Denise Serrano will not forget the experience of being Lethbridge College’s 2022 fall convocation valedictorian for the class on Saturday. “I feel like it’s still unbelievable,” said Serrano. “It feels so surreal. Like I always ask myself if everyone is pranking me or something. It feels like I’m still dreaming and even if I was ... Read More »
The City of Lethbridge hosted an open house Thursday at the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association Multicultural Centre hoping to hear back from the community on the Area Redevelopment plan for the Warehouse District. The district, which is largely a commercial and light industrial neighbourhood, is located around the borders of Stafford Drive on the west, ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Clayton Wayne Jordan was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and when police came knocking with a search warrant, he was arrested and charged with numerous criminal offences. On Feb. 26 of this year Jordan, 39, was staying at another man’s residence, who had only taken possession of the residence a short time ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 59-year-old Lethbridge man facing several criminal charges, including attempted murder, has been ordered to undergo a 30-day psychiatric assessment. Lethbridge lawyer Marcus Mueller requested the assessment Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, for his client, Kien Thanh Lam, who is also charged with aggravated assault, assault by choking, uttering threats to cause death or ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Member of Parliament Rachael Thomas has been named Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage and says she is excited to accept the role. Thomas is part of what Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre announced as the inflation-busting Conservative Shadow Cabinet earlier this month. “I accepted that opportunity with excitement, this is a file ... Read More »
Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s and women’s soccer teams wrapped up the regular season portion of the schedule with two wins and a loss in Raymond over the weekend. The women Kodiaks opened with a 3-2 loss to Red Deer Polytechnic on Saturday. Sofia Quinteros opened the scoring for Red Deer at 8:21 of the first ... Read More »
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man charged with several sex-related offences stemming from a human trafficking case is still trying to hire a new lawyer nearly four months after he and another lawyer parted ways. The accused, Meriton Krasniqi, was in Lethbridge provincial court Monday, where duty counsel lawyer Brett Carlson explained Krasniqi has found a new ... Read More »
Ry Clarke – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With the falling of leaves it comes time to remember to rake our yards, but Alberta Health Services is also hoping it reminds folks to also get their flu shot. Fall, often called the flu season, brings colder weather which can cause our immunity to dip with ... Read More »
FERGUSON, Donald <br/>BRANDLEY, Calvin <br/>OVERN, Robert <br/>LEGGE, Jacob "Jake" <br/>WIEDEMANN, Niklaus <br/>TETZLAFF, Anne <br/>THOMSON, Judy <br/>SOSICK, Morris <br/>FLEXHAUG, Lavone <br/>NEUFELD, David <br/>KEMPENAAR, Peter <br/>DIBBEN, Richard <br/>VOGT, Alice <br/>THIELEN, Dorothy <br/>STRIEMER, Donald <br/>MARTINEZ, Silvia <br... Read More »
Ottawa’s HOROJO Trio is a well-travelled blues band that will roll into Lethbridge for a show at Sister’s Pub & Grill this Sunday. The group consists of Jamie Holmes, Jeff Rogers, and JW-Jones, all of whom make music their main business. Drummer Holmes is a performance instructor at Carleton University who specializes in reading, counting, ... Read More »