Southern Alberta News
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 »
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 responsesNeudorf sees common ground between agriculture and infrastructure and
By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 17th, 2023
Farming Smarter, a local research foundation, held its 2023 conference and trade show at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge Wednesday and Thursday. The event featured information sessions and talks from the Farming Smarter agronomists, as well as guest speakers from universities and the ag industry. Nathan Neudorf, Alberta’s minister of infrastructure and deputy premier, addressed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government house leader discusses upcoming budget in SACPA talk
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 17th, 2023
The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs welcomed Joseph Schow, UCP MLA for Cardston-Siksika and Government House Leader, to its Thursday session at the Lethbridge Senior Citizen’s Organization. Speaking on the topic of ‘The Fiscal Outlook for 2023, and a Recap of Years Past’, Schow gave audience members insight on the provincial budget and what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frank Slide a rockin’ attraction for visitors
By Troy Bannerman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 17th, 2023
As many Albertans looked for local locations to spend their holidays during the COVID-19 pandemic, one attraction benefitted in an unexpected way. The Frank Slide Interpretive Centre saw an increase in the total number of visitors during the COVID era as locals flocked to the site. This trend continued this year with attendance continuing to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rifle theft and sale lands man in federal prison
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 17th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The word on the street is, if you need a weapon or firearm, just drive by the city’s emergency shelter on the northside and ask for one. That’s how Dillon Freed Knife sold a semi-automatic rifle he had stolen from a residential garage nearly a year ago. At about 5:15 a.m. on April ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jail time for man who fled police traffic stop
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 17th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old man who fled from police when they attempted to conduct a traffic stop last fall, has been sentenced to six months in jail. Quinn Mitchell Pozzo was sentenced Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he pleaded guilty to one count of flight from a peace officer. Court was told that at ... Read More »
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