Southern Alberta News
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns to Lethbridge
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Public Library will be hosting the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour once again at the Yates Memorial Centre on January 14. After not being able to host the festival in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions, the festival is coming back to Lethbridge for the 11th time. “People have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A year of returns for Lethbridge College
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com For Lethbridge College 2021 was a year of return. The return of students to campus and a return to some normalcy, while continuing to keep their community safe and healthy, according to college president Paula Burns. Burns said that one of the highlights of 2021 was having their first valedictorian, Ashley Pierson, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School librarian turned children’s author focuses on life choices
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge resident and award winning author, Beverly Rayner, has published her second book titled Barclay & Berk Builders: A Parable. She explains how working at a school library in Lethbridge influenced her to become the author she is now. “I write partly because I landed a job at Dr. Gerald Probe ... Read More »
1 responseExhibition board president honoured with Stars of Alberta volunteer award
By Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2022
A city woman has been honoured by the provincial government for her volunteer work in Lethbridge. Bev Lanz, president of the board of directors of Exhibition Park, was recently named a recipient of a Stars of Alberta Volunteer Award. The awards honour Albertans who have contributed to the well-being of their community and fellow community ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adjournment for driver in pedestrian fatality case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old Lethbridge woman accused of striking and killing a pedestrian with her vehicle during the summer has been granted another court adjournment while defence and the Crown continue to work toward resolving her charges without a trial. The matter was in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, where Shannon Goodstriker’s lawyer said he has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L marks achievement amid challenges of pandemic
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com For the University of Lethbridge, 2021 was highlighted by the completion of their Shine campaign according to Mike Mahon, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Lethbridge. “We were really pleased to have our shine campaign wrap up, which you know was a campaign about raising funds to support our university more broadly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Critical COVID measures needed before schools reopen, says NDP
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial NDP wants the Alberta government to introduce several measures to ensure schools can be kept open safely when students return to their classrooms next week. Education critic Sarah Hoffman outlined the measures Tuesday morning in a Zoom conference with party leader Rachel Notley and Brandi Rai, president of the Alberta School ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges dropped against co-accused in taxi robbery
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A woman who was accused with her sister of robbing a taxi driver more than two years ago no longer faces criminal charges in relation to the offence. Jessica Mae Eagle Speaker was scheduled to stand trial Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court on charges of robbery, uttering threats, theft of a motor vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BILD working with City for best use of roundabouts
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com As 1980s hair metal band Ratt once sang “out on the streets, that’s where we’ll meet.” And in Lethbridge that often means at roundabouts. In newer residential areas and on major roads, city drivers will inevitably come across a roundabout during their weekly travels. Love ’em or hate ’em, roundabouts are here and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local school divisions react to back-to-school delay
By Lethbridge Herald on January 4th, 2022
The Lethbridge and Holy Spirit Catholic school divisions were scrambling to react to last week’s announcement from the province that the “winter break” for students was being extended to January 10. Both divisions have since issued statements to the public detailing what the implications will be for their respective organizations. Diploma examinations for high school ... Read More »
2 responsesNotley pressures UCP to release Omicron estimates
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 4th, 2022
In light of new Omicron COVID hospitalization figures from Ontario, Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley is calling upon the UCP government to release the Alberta Health Services’ two-week hospitalization forecast. Speaking at a virtual press conference Monday afternoon, Notley called on Alberta premier Jason Kenney to make those numbers available to Albertans. “Over the past week, ... Read More »
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