Southern Alberta News
Partnership to promote speed zone changes
By Lethbridge Herald on July 13th, 2023
The City of Lethbridge has partnered with Slow Your Roll and the YMCA of Lethbridge to promote upcoming changes aimed at creating safe and consistent speed zones across the community. The harmonization of school and playground zones will convert all zones to year-round playground zones with a 30 km/hour limit from 7:30 a.m. to 9 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council narrowly approves federal Reaching Home funding for consultant
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 12th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Is $200,000 to much to spend on a consultant? Even though the money is from the federal government, city council on Tuesday debated at length the first point of a resolution to spend $400,000 of federal Reaching Home funds. By a narrow 5-4 margin, council voted to approve the hiring of a consultant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in murder case back in court
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 12th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One day after making an appearance in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench, a city man accused of stabbing his wife to death in December was back in court of justice to deal with the same matter. The lower court appearance Tuesday was primarily a matter of housekeeping, however, since the fate of 59-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPC to consider motion to put fencing around Galt Gardens
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 12th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An official business motion is being put forward Thursday at the Community Safety Policy Committee of city council to erect a wrought iron fence around Galt Gardens. The committee meets at 1:30 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall and consists of chair Jenn Schmidt-Rempel, vice-chair Mark Campbell, Acting Mayor Ryan Parker and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Applications open for agri-food scholarship program
By Lethbridge Herald on July 12th, 2023
The SouthGrow Regional Initiative, in collaboration with MNP LLP, Ridge Utilities and Community Futures Lethbridge Region, has opened applications for the Agri-Food Futures Scholarship Program. This esteemed scholarship program aims to support local youth pursuing a rewarding career in the agri-food industry in southern Alberta. Scholarships worth $2,500 each will be awarded to three exceptional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L completes study for new Parkinson’s disease therapy
By Lethbridge Herald on July 12th, 2023
A press release on website newswire.com says Gb Sciences, Inc., a cannabis- and plant-inspired biopharmaceutical research and development company, has successfully completed a dose response study in rodents at the University of Lethbridge that supports Gb Sciences’ cannabinoid-based therapy for Parkinson’s disease. “The study has established dose ranges and the corresponding times to onset and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge College research farm a growing concern
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 12th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com There’s a 385-acre farm just east of Lethbridge that looks like any other farm in the area, at least to the casual observer or anyone who’s not particularly farm savvy. Perhaps the biggest indication that the farm might be a little different, however, is the variety of crops being grown. When it comes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Discussions ‘productive’ on case of accused killer
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 11th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 59-year-old Lethbridge man accused of stabbing his wife to death two days after Christmas, made his first appearance in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench since choosing in June to be tried by the higher court rather than by Alberta Court of Justice, formerly provincial court. David Albert Dragland appeared in court Monday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to address speed zone bylaw amendment
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 11th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Harmonized school and playground zones could become a reality for Lethbridge if city council gives second and third readings to a bylaw amendment today. Council meets at 1:30 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall. Transportation engineering manager Ahmed Ali will be making a presentation on the bylaw which will see school zones ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council being asked to support funding requests from Reaching Home portfolio
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 11th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council today will be asked in its consent agenda to approve $400,000 in funding allocation requests recommended by the Economic Standing Policy Committee which includes all members of council. Those recommendations come from the Community Wellbeing and Safety Strategy Advisory Committee. Those requests specifically involve $400,000 in funding from the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Human trafficking case going to trial in February
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 11th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A physician charged in relation to a two-year-old human trafficking case is set to stand trial early next year. The matter for Ziyaad Noor was in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench Monday, where Calgary lawyer James Hawkins confirmed the trial will run for five days beginning Feb. 5, 2024. Noor is one of ... Read More »
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