Southern Alberta News
In-person Music and Speech Arts Festival wraps successful return
By Ry Clarke - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2022
Lethbridge and District Music and Speech Arts Festival came to a close this week on Friday. The second week of the festival hosted a collection of artists from around southern Alberta competing live in-person after having to cancel its 2020 season and restricting its 2021 season online. The return to in-person was much needed for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mystery artist brightening hospital halls at CRH
By Ry Clarke - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2022
Lethbridge’s Chinook Regional Hospital has a mystery artist spreading joy through the hospital using white plastic poly in an area of the hospital under construction as a canvas. Laurie Litchfield is a porter at CRH and the now revealed artist behind the artwork, using a dry erase marker and construction poly-plastic to tell a story. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warrant issued on drug trafficking charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An arrest warrant has been issued for a 40-year-old Lethbridge woman accused of selling drugs. The warrant for Carma Lynn Patterson was issued Friday, after the accused failed to show up in Lethbridge provincial court for a docket appearance. Patterson, who faces two counts of drug trafficking, was charged Feb. 3 after a ... Read More »
1 responseLawyer argues for five-year sentence in child sexual assault case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a 30-year-old Lethbridge woman who sexually assaulted her common-law spouse’s four year-old daughter six years ago, doesn’t believe his client should serve more than five years in prison. During a sentencing hearing Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, Calgary lawyer John Oman asked Judge Sylvia Oishi to sentence his client to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget lacks vision to restore Canada’s reputation, says Thomas
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com MP Rachael Thomas says the cost of living will continue to skyrocket after the Liberal government announced the federal budget Thursday. “The NDP-Liberal government has doubled down on their uncontrolled borrowing and higher taxes. The budget projects more than $56 billion in new spending. Sadly, this will offer short-term relief followed by long-term ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Claresholm man gets 75 days for uttering threats
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Claresholm man who was arrested earlier this week after he threatened to kill a police officer, will spend a few weeks in jail for his intoxicated outburst. Mark William King, 33, was sentenced to 75 days in jail after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of uttering threats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family Centre’s Play Zone helps build peer relationships
By Ry Clarke - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2022
The Family Centre Society of Southern Alberta is a non-profit organization providing many services to children, youth, and families in the region with programs offering early childhood development, education for parents, and support counselling. Drop-in programs, like the Play Zone, are semi-facilitated sessions where kids learn important aspects of growth as well as connecting family ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fines issued for firearm possession, drugs
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old Lethbridge man seen at a suspected drug house and later caught with drugs and a shotgun, has been hit with a couple of fines. Kody Abraham Martens pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of unauthorized possession of a firearm and drug possession, and was fined $1,500. Court was told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slasher claims victim used racial slurs
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A cyclist slashed a motorist in the face with a knife because the driver hurled racial slurs at him, a judge was told this week during a hearing in Lethbridge provincial court. Peter Ajang, 46, admitted he attacked the driver last August after he was hit by the driver’s vehicle as he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in homicide elects trial by judge and jury
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old woman accused of killing another woman during an altercation late last year could schedule a trial when she returns to court later this month. Calgary lawyer John Oman was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, where he confirmed his client, Melissa Martens-Lagasse, will be tried by a Court of Queen’s Bench judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nature Centre seeking volunteers for peak season
By Ry Clarke - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2022
Lethbridge’s Helen Schuler Nature Centre is accepting applications for volunteers as the busy season begins. The Nature Centre requires no previous experience, providing training for all volunteers looking to broaden their naturalist side. Volunteers will help with customer service, working in exhibit rooms, and assisting with the Schuler’s living roof. Curtis Goodman, resource development coordinator ... Read More »
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