Southern Alberta News
Gilbert Paterson teacher named Edwin Parr nominee
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge School Division has announced this year’s Edwin Parr Award nominee for outstanding first-year teacher was selected from Gilbert Paterson Middle School. In a release shared with media on Wednesday, the division announced Mahaliah Peddle, who recently joined the Gilbert Paterson Middle School at the beginning of the current school year, has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court dismisses appeal of fatal crash convictions
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The Court of Appeal has dismissed a southern Alberta woman’s appeal of her convictions for impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death, stemming from a fatal car collision four years ago. Yvette Bakko was sentenced last March to four years in a federal penitentiary after she was found guilty of both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More signatures needed for future council runs
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave second and third readings to a bylaw which will increase the number of signatures needed for people running for council and mayor. Council voted by a 6-3 margin on both readings. A year ago on March 7, city council adopted a resolution put forward by councillor Ryan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Businessman gets conditional sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge businessman who was charged with numerous fraud-related offences and was set to stand trial last January before it was cancelled, has pleaded guilty to a fraction of the charges and won’t have to go to jail. Grant Stevenson, 41, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice to a single count ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dates set for trial into record drug bust
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 35-year-old man accused in one of the city’s biggest drug busts is headed for trial, but not until next year. Patrick Rodney Jr. is scheduled to stand trial Feb. 3-21, 2025. The trial, which was set Monday in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench, is also expected to include three days for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shoplifter receives jail sentence for needle threat
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Nicholas Heavy Runner only faced a single charge of shoplifting, until he threatened a security guard with a weapon. While on a routine patrol in the Park Place Mall on Dec. 17 of last year, the security guard was alerted to a theft from Sport Check. He caught up with Heavy Runner after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safety the focus of agriculture campaign
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 13th, 2024
The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association is creating awareness as it celebrates Ag Safety Week. The “Your Farm, Your Family, Your Success: Safety is Our Heritage” initiative is the final part of a three-year safety campaign run by the CASW. Farm safety week begins Sunday and runs to March 16 with the CASW encouraging farming communities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chamber hosts arts and culture panel
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce has brought back the State of the Industry Arts and Culture panel discussion about the importance of keeping arts and culture thriving and accessible in our community. Panelists from three non-profit organization and one from the for-profit sector, spoke about their SWOT analysis that covers Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!University market showcases Indigenous entrepreneurs
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 13th, 2024
As a part of the celebration of Indigenous Awareness Week at the University of Lethbridge a launch of “We are Iniskim” was showcased along with an Indigenous Merchant Market on Tuesday. In 2002 Elder Bruce Wolf Child gifted University of Lethbridge with the Blackfoot name of Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. University of Lethbridge has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pre-med students ‘hoof it’ for charity
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
The 11th annual Hoof-It Run was held under warmer conditions on Saturday morning at the Nicholas Sheran Park. The annual run is hosted by U of L’s Pre-Med Club and all the proceeds go to the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen and the university’s Student Union Food Bank. “Tuition’s expensive and kids want to really invest in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water situation could be dire without more precipitation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents may be asked to voluntarily begin conserving water this spring. Director of Infrastructure Services Joel Sanchez told the Assets and Infrastructure Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council last week that water levels in the Oldman and St. Mary River reservoirs remain well below normal and the provincial outlook suggests circumstances ... Read More »
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