Southern Alberta News
Coalhurst solar project tackles greenhouse gas emissions
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 21st, 2023
The town of Coalhurst held an official opening for its new solar PV ground mount system on Wednesday at the town’s sewage lagoon site along range road 223. The project was completed last fall, operational on October 24 and was constructed by miEnergy for $155,282, with 41 per cent of the total covered from funding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Healthcare a problem, Phillips has confidence in the solution
By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 21st, 2023
In 2021, local hair stylist Branden Sant suffered a serious back injury. He didn’t have a family doctor to help him through it, and on Friday, he shared his story publicly at the Galt Museum. Shannon Phillips, MLA for Lethbridge-West, and Rob Miyashiro, Alberta NDP candidate for Lethbridge-East, joined Sant to support him and offer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boora receives Queen’s Jubilee Medal honour for community service
By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 21st, 2023
Businessman Bal Boora received the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medal in a small ceremony Friday afternoon at the constituency office of Shannon Phillips, MLA for Lethbridge-West. In presenting the award, Phillips was effusive in praising “his community service volunteerism at the hospital, the library, Meals-on-Wheels, Operation Red Nose, and the homeless shelter. He’s established a scholarship, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Artist making her mark in the realm of abstracts
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on February 21st, 2023
Local abstract artist Beverly Waters is the featured Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge artist for February and was painting her artwork on Saturday afternoon. Waters has been producing art her whole life, but has taken it more seriously in the last 10 years. She creates her artwork through multiple layers, colours, shapes and mark-making. “Well ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ultra-early seeding a cool experiment
By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 18th, 2023
Graham Collier, strategy lead in cereals and seed treatment for Nufarm Agriculture Inc. spoke about ultra-early wheat seeding at the 2023 Farming Smarter conference and trade show. Collier, who is just weeks from completing a doctorate in agronomy at the U of A, said that under Brian Beres and Dean Spaner, he’s spent the last ... Read More »
2 responsesBreak-and-enter lands woman five months in jail
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old woman who tossed a brick through a store window will have to spend a few months behind bars. Billie-Jean Long Time Squirrel pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of break and enter, and was sentenced to five months in jail. Court was told that at about 3:49 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Play day returns to University of Lethbridge for Family Day
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After two years of not being able to host an in-person event, Play Day is back at the University of Lethbridge’s 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness on Family Day 2023. Initially launched in 2011 and ran annually on Family Day until 2020, offering virtually in 2021, and having to cancel it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer working on bail plan for woman charged in baby’s assault
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman & Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2023
The mother of the now nine-week-old baby girl who was assaulted had her matter adjourned once again and remains in custody at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre. Last month Lethbridge Police charged a father and mother in connection with the assault and sexual assault of their then six-week-old daughter. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nature centre staging scavenger hunt as it prepares to launch new website
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Helen Schuler Nature Centre announced Friday the upcoming launch of its brand new website and to prepare for the big event, staff will be celebrating with a multitude of activities. Helen Schuler Nature Centre resource development coordinator Curtis Goodman said in the lead up to the launch that takes place on Feb. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced for forcibly preventing woman from leaving his home
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Shelby Ty Bastien has little memory of an incident at his home on June 15, 2021, when he forcibly prevented a frightened female friend from leaving his home. “He was grossly intoxicated at the time,” Lethbridge lawyer Vincent Guinan said Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, where Bastien pleaded guilty to one count of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Decision on hold until May for pastor in Coutts protest case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary pastor will have to wait another two-and-a-half months before he learns his fate following a trial earlier this month. Artur Pawlowski stood trial Feb. 2 and 3 on charges of mischief and breaching a release order, as well as a charge under the Alberta Critical Infrastructure Defence Act of wilfully damaging ... Read More »
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