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City stages grand opening of Legacy Park improvements
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A space conceived in the early 2000s when Bob Tarleck was mayor was celebrated Wednesday when Phase 2 of Legacy Park officially opened. A ceremony at the park pavilion attracted a strong crowd of people to hear speeches, get a free ice cream cone and experience Legacy Park. The amenities of ... Read More »
Many willing to mitigate the homeless situation
Editor: Several years ago, I wrote a blog (that a few people read) about the long historical evolution of the idea of the “deserving” as opposed to the “undeserving” poor. In the Middle Ages and Early Modern periods in England, parish and poor taxes helped alleviate somewhat the plight of the “wandering poor” without rigidly ... Read More »
Farming losing to misguided urban politics
Sylvain Charlebois DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY Most Canadians have never been on a farm, let alone lived on one, which makes more than 98 per cent of our population agriculturally illiterate. For many Canadians, crop production is an unknown concept. Because of this, it’s relatively easy to use fear to influence public opinion on any food-related issue ... Read More »
U of L student researchers studying elusive toads
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge is conducting a summer research across Alberta on some elusive indicators of ecosystem health, the Plains Spadefoot Toad. Because the Plains Spadefoot Toad spends most its time underground, many local residents may have never seen one, even though their range includes southern Alberta. Summer students working in Dr. Julie ... Read More »
Ward system commission going forward
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave third reading to a bylaw establishing a commission to examine the establishment of a ward system here. The item was the first on the list at a special council meeting which mainly focused on homeless camps and a potential site for a temporary sober shelter. Bylaw 6374 ... Read More »
Lethbridge College names new president
Lethbridge College’s Board of Governors has named Brad Donaldson as its 9th President and CEO following the resignation of Paula Burns. From a pool of 130 applicants a committee of seven members, including Michael Marcotte, chair for the Lethbridge College Board of Governors, chose Donaldson following a six-month process. Donaldson was chosen fulfilling the boards ... Read More »
Tailfeathers murder case stalled awaiting additional information
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Five people accused in the death of a Fort Macleod man last year continue to adjourn their matters while they wait for additional information from the Crown’s office. The matters for the accused, Miranda Mae Turuk, Richard William Lavell, Randy Lee Giroux, Michelle Lee Toth and Edward Alexander Goodrich, were in Lethbridge provincial ... Read More »
Shoes for Kids YQL partners with Lethbridge Family Services
Shoes for Kids YQL Foundation is partnering with Lethbridge Family Services for its second annual Shoe Drive on Aug. 27, gathering brand new shoes for children across southern Alberta so they can start their school year off on the right foot. “We are working with the school boards as well as social services within the ... Read More »
Case adjourned for former officer charged with sexual assault
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The case against a retired Lethbridge police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Lethbridge several years ago has been adjourned again while the Crown and defence lawyer continue to discuss the case. The matter for William James Kaye was in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, but adjourned to Sept. 8 at the request of defence. Kaye, 63, is ... Read More »
Murder suspect expected to take next step in proceedings
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 27-year-old woman accused of killing an older woman late last year made a brief appearance Monday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench. Melissa Martens-Lagasse, who appeared in court by CCTV from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, is charged with first-degree murder and causing an indignity to a human body in relation to the ... Read More »
‘It’s going to become a ghetto’: Parker pushes for enforcement
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City councillor Ryan Parker thinks Lethbridge needs to take stronger action against residents of homeless camps. And the long-term councillor believes the city should be willing to stand up against any legal challenge to such action. Parker was opposed to a motion that was passed by a 6-2 vote Tuesday calling on administration ... Read More »
