Southern Alberta News
City thankful for patience as work on downtown project wraps up
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 30th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Construction around the downtown core has finally come to an end and traffic can once again flow freely, especially around the intersection of 4 Avenue and 7 Street South which is now re-open. City officials spoke to reporters Wednesday about the construction project, and they highlighted how thankful the City is for everyone’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas campaign helping families in need
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The YWCA Lethbridge and District’s Stockings of Hope Christmas Campaign is in full swing and ready to help women in need and their families celebrate Christmas. Director of external relations, Cat Champagne says the campaign will help women and children who are either using YWCA programs or who have used them within the ... Read More »
4 responsesMemory of Metis veteran honoured for military service
By Troy Bannerman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2023
Shelley Townsend is proud of her Metis heritage. She is descended from Marguerite Taylor, the second wife of George Simpson, who was the Chief of all Inland Posts for the Hudson’s Bay Company. Townsend’s father, Owen Simpson, was a veteran of the Second World War. Like many Indigenous Veterans, Metis included, most served without recognition. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accessibility a challenge for city man with cerebral palsy
By Chris Hibbard - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2023
For the ‘average’ Lethbridge citizen, the city is quite easy to navigate – 20 minutes from one side to the other. For many other residents however, it’s a whole different story. Tim Hamilton was born with cerebral palsy. He has spent the entirety of his 64 years in a heavy electric wheelchair. He can move ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman jailed for stealing, squatting in vacant homes
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old woman who stole more than $1,000 worth of cosmetics from a city business, and was caught after repeatedly breaking into vacant properties, has received a short jail sentence. Makayla Wilhelmina Veenstra was sentenced Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice after pleading guilty to two charges each of mischief, theft and failure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province announces new funding to school districts
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2023
The Government of Alberta announced it will be distributing $30 million in additional funding to school districts throughout the province. The news was announced on Tuesday morning by Minister of Education, Demetrios Nicolaides, who, along with Edmonton Catholic School board chair, Sandra Palazzo spoke from Holy Child Catholic Elementary School in Edmonton. The funding is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L professors receive nearly $700,000 to continue ag research
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
Three professors at the University of Lethbridge in the Department of Biological Sciences have secured nearly $700,000 in research funding thanks to Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR). Announced Monday morning in the Science Commons building, the money will extend the positions of agriculture researchers Michele Konschuh, Shelley Hoover, and Kim Stanford for another five years. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary lawyer no longer representing accused in hotel fire
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a man charged with setting fire to the historic Lethbridge Hotel earlier this year has been allowed to withdraw as the accused’s counsel. Calgary lawyer Robin McIntyre was granted leave to step down after Michael Randall Big Swan failed to attend court Monday, and after McIntyre’s agent, Kirsten Lancee, told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman charged with dangerous driving causing death to stand trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman charged in relation to a fatal collision with a pedestrian earlier this year is expected to set a trial date when her matter returns to court next month. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, Lethbridge lawyer Justin Dean pleaded not guilty on behalf of the accused, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charities rolling out their Christmas campaigns to help the needy
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
With the big day less than a month away, local charities are rolling out their Christmas campaigns to help those in need this holiday season. As part the campaigns, Monday saw the official launch of Toy Mountain at Centre Village Mall. Part of the Christmas Hope initiative — a collaboration of six organizations comprising Volunteer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS setting up Christmas checkstop for charity
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 28th, 2023
Lethbridge Police Service’s fourth annual Charity Checkstop is set to go Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and officers will be at the Park Place Mall’s west parking lot next to the old Sears store to collect new toys, gifts, money and non-perishable food for the Christmas Hope campaign. Constable Brooklyn Peterson says police ... Read More »
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