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Chinook Trail electrical work funded by council
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday unanimously approved the borrowing of $500,000 to complete the Chinook Trail Functional Planning Study in 2023. The original request was made to the Civic Works Standing Policy committee of council by Jason Drenth, general manager of the City’s electric utility. The Alberta Electric System Operator’s 2022 long-term plan ... Read More »
Strong support in return of ALS Walk
The 12th annual Lethbridge Walk Together for ALS took place under sunny skies at Henderson Park on Saturday. The fundraising event is hosted by the ALS Society of Alberta and brought families together to support Albertans living with ALS and raising funds for the outstanding research that is being done in the province and around ... Read More »
Council approves new name for stretch of Parkside Drive
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A stretch of Parkside Drive South has a new name after city council on Tuesday by a 7-2 vote approved a recommendation from its Civic Works Standing Policy Committee. The southeast section of that roadway at the east end of Henderson Lake will now be known as Exhibition Way South. The recommendation was ... Read More »
Autopsy report holding up homicide proceedings
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It’s been more than a year since the body of Lane Tailfeathers was discovered in a remote area of southwest Alberta, and four months since five people were charged with his death, yet lawyers for the accused are still waiting for the medical examiner’s autopsy report. The matter was in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, ... Read More »
Toews targets Ottawa in Lethbridge campaign stop
Travis Toews, candidate for the UCP leadership, was in the city Monday hosting a barbecue and rally at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club. The Club presented a Warrior Relay Race demonstration to audience members with Toews riding in on horseback to start the races off. Toews watched and mingled with the crowd before giving a ... Read More »
City takes first step toward historic status for Oliver Block
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave first reading to a bylaw that will designate the Oliver Block in the downtown core as a municipal historic resource. The owner of the block at 316 5 St. S. has applied for that designation and the Historic Places Advisory Committee has evaluated the property, subsequently passing ... Read More »
PBA alumni weekend a success
Former Prairie Baseball Academy players reunited in the city for the recent annual alumni weekend. The event began with the fifth annual Keith Jorgensen Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament on Friday at Paradise Canyon and allowed for players to reminisce about their playing days and concluded with alumni having the opportunity to watch games of the ... Read More »
Alberta remains flight desert for travellers with many airports still closed to international arrivals
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Ottawa is being called on to open all Alberta airports to international arrivals. The group representing government, industry and business on Tuesday said “urgent action and fairness” is needed. Jim Johannsson, a director of Cooking Lake Airport’s volunteer board, said in an email to The Herald on Tuesday that “we have been struggling ... Read More »
WEDNESDAY, September 14, 2022
ABLE, James BLOM, Kenneth "Kenn" GILMORE, Alexander "Alex" Ronald JORDAN, Phyllis V. LAU, Kit Yee MARINKO, Bruno REID, Patricia VOELSKE, Gerd William ... Read More »
City borrowing big for infrastructure upgrades
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave second and third readings to five borrowing bylaws. The projects were all previously approved by council and will have no impact on utility rates, councillor Jeff Carlson told the meeting. The first, Bylaw 6369, calls for the city to borrow $4,463,000 for upgrades to ... Read More »
Letter writer didn’t support convoy’s long stay in Ottawa
Editor: I made it very clear that I didn’t support the convoy staying in Ottawa for as long as they did, nor did I approve of the blockage of the Ambassador Bridge. Most of those in the convoy, as well as those protesting at the Coutts border, were angry with the few who made threats ... Read More »
