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Rental prices up in city as interprovincial migration helps raise rates, says report
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 17th, 2024
Canadian rent growth shows a shifting market dynamic, according to website Rentals.ca and the Urbanation Rent Report. Lethbridge ranked 33rd out of 35 cities in March with the average one-bedroom rent being $1,282, which was a 2.4 per cent increase month-over-month and 5.9 per cent increase year-over-year, said Giacomo Ladas, communications manager of Rentals.ca, in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Richardsons have no plans to quit volunteering
By Gayle Low for the LETHBRIDGE HERALD on April 17th, 2024
In 1956 while attending the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Pharmacy, Ted Richardson, from Edmonton, fell in love with a classmate named Iris Kirk, and in June they will celebrate their 66th wedding anniversary! Following their 1957 graduation they moved to Iris’s hometown of Lethbridge and in 1963 opened Lakeview Drugs, which was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in human trafficking case wants charges resolved without trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man charged in connection to a three-year-old human trafficking case and who has been living under strict release conditions, has had several of his conditions removed pending the expected resolution of his charges without the need for a trial. Chief among the conditions is his 24-hour-a -day curfew, or house arrest, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bail hearing adjourned for man accused of hotel robbery
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A suspect who is accused of robbing a man and woman at a hotel late last year will have to wait nearly a month before asking a judge to grant him bail. Marvin Blake Weasel Head had anticipated having a bail hearing Monday in Lethbridge court of justice, but instead his lawyer requested ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nenshi brings message of optimism to city
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
Alberta NDP leadership candidate Naheed Nenshi was in the city on Saturday to speak to supporters in front of a packed house in Essie’s Ballroom at the Lethbridge Sandman Signature Lodge. “As I’m talking to people across the province, they’ve been telling me all the same thing, that they’re not really excited because they’re happy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary inquiry begins for man accused of killing fellow healthcare facility resident
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A preliminary inquiry has begun for a 52-year-old man accused of killing a resident at a healthcare facility in Lethbridge more than a year ago. The multi-day hearing, to determine if there is enough evidence to warrant a trial, began Monday in Lethbridge court of justice, where Wesley Red Young Man faces charges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief Fox pleased with Supreme Court ruling
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Blood Tribe chief Roy Fox says he’s pleased with the Supreme Court ruling that the reserve did not get what it was entitled to under Treaty No. 7. However, in a statement sent to media, Fox said “the Blood Tribe is disappointed that the court found that treaties were enforceable upon execution and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tyler Oler has developed a habit of volunteering
By Gayle Low - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
Tyler Oler loves to make others happy, and everyday as he volunteers, he’s doing just that! In 2020 Tyler served a two year Service Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His remarkable parents Dan and Mindy Oler helped plan and organize a huge variety of daily, mini service experiences, targeted at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of robbery wants to hire new lawyer
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who has fired a string of lawyers because his armed robbery case is taking too long to resolve, says he wants to hire a fifth lawyer. Jamie Gerald Bagu fired his fourth lawyer last month, and told a judge he would represent himself. But during a hearing this week in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nord-Bridge celebrates Logan Boulet Effect with annual lunch
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The colour green seems to be growing in popularity these days, even at the Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre where a number of people were wearing green t-shirts and eating green cake. The recent lunch gathering was in celebration of the Logan Boulet Effect in support of organ donor awareness and registration across Canada. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City club set to host regional bridge tourney here next week
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Duplicate Bridge Club will be hosting an American Contract Bridge League regional tournament Monday until April 16 at the Scenic Drive Holiday Inn. Players from all over Western Canada and the Northwest United States will be competing twice daily for black, red and gold ACBL Masterpoints, says tournament chair Dianne King ... Read More »
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