Southern Alberta News
Walk On the Wild Side on the right path for trail improvements around Picture Butte
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2021
A local group has become true trailblazers for the walking trails in Picture Butte. And thanks to a productive 2021, Walk On the Wild Side is definitely on the right path. “We’re quite enthused with it all simply because we’ve made some huge steps after nine years of toiling and all of a sudden all ... Read More »
2 responsesTelehealth not the solution to doctor shortage, says physician
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An Edmonton community physician suggests Telehealth services aren’t the solution to Alberta’s doctor shortage. Ed Papp, who has practised for 48 years in the province’s capital, also says patients of rural physicians trying to provide acute care are even more disadvantaged than those in bigger centres. “We used to be only able to ... Read More »
1 responseAmendments passed on council remuneration policy
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday unanimously passed amendments to the city’s policy on council remuneration and benefits. The amendments were addressed recently at the Governance Standing Policy committee of city council. Among the amendments recommended in a motion at the SPC by deputy mayor Belinda Crowson was that the acting mayor be compensated for ... Read More »
2 responsesVan Essen wins County by-election
By Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2021
Eric Van Essen has won the County of Lethbridge by-election for the Division 5 seat. The Monday by-election was called after no candidate ran in that division during the fall municipal election on Oct. 18. Results won’t be made official until noon on Friday but as of Monday morning, Van Essen took the election with ... Read More »
2 responsesChristmas shoppers line up for ‘Holi-Yay’ market
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2021
Judging by the lineup that snaked down the side of the Lethbridge Exhibition North Pavilion, people were blown away by the Lethbridge Handmade Market’s Holi-Yay event this past weekend. Fortunately, that was in figurative sense and not literally, as the Holi-Yay market returned after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While those ... Read More »
1 responseSchool division responds to curriculum announcement
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge School Division had a mixed reaction to the curriculum changes announced earlier this week by Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange. Even though they says they have not had the opportunity to look deeply at changes that have been made, they have had a preliminary overview of the province’s controversial revised K-6 curriculum.   “We are ... Read More »
1 responseDoctor says number of factors point to shortage
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald An Edmonton doctor says several factors are responsible for the doctor shortage and the inability for them to take on new patients in Alberta. Ed Papp, a veteran of 48 years in the medical profession who owns and operates a community clinic in Alberta’s capital, says doctors had high ... Read More »
2 responsesCarjacker sentenced 12 1/2 years
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 42-year-old man found guilty earlier this year of several violent criminal offences, including kidnapping and robbery, has been sentenced to 12 1/2 years in a federal prison. Cory Ray Williams was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, after Judge Gregory Maxwell said Williams’ offences comprised some of the most “aggravating circumstances imaginable.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crown wraps case in sexual assault trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The Crown prosecutors in a sex assault trial in Lethbridge concluded their case Monday after the judge ruled certain evidence presented in court last month is admissible. Judge Jerry LeGrandeur was asked by the Crown to accept similar fact evidence, which would allow evidence of alleged misconduct by the accused against another woman ... Read More »
1 responseMan accused of smuggling drugs ordered to stand trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary man accused of trying to smuggle millions of dollars worth of drugs into Alberta has been ordered to stand trial. After hearing evidence on day one of a scheduled two-day preliminary hearing last week in Lethbridge provincial court, Calgary lawyer Allan Fay consented to have his client, 39-year-old Amarpreet Singh Sandhu, stand trial. Judge ... Read More »
2 responsesDecember to remember those in need
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2021
Rise Above Mental Health and Community Supports are doing their part to make sure this month is indeed a December To Remember for the city’s vulnerable. The local group which started about five months ago had members at three different locations on Sunday for their December To Remember big toy/gift/food drive campaign with set ups at ... Read More »
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