Southern Alberta News
New military museum exhibit opens
By Tim Kalinowski on October 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Military Museum officially opened it latest exhibit “A Better World: Post-War Social Movements and the Canadian Veteran” at the Vimy Ridge Armoury on Monday. The display focuses on the turbulent times just after the First World War continuing up to the time of the Second World War, and the efforts returning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trustee candidate brings experience to the table
By Al Bieber on October 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com He spent more than 35 years teaching and now Dan Leis wants to give back to the community as a trustee for the Lethbridge School Division. A relative newcomer to Lethbridge, who along with his wife retired to the city three years ago, Leis knows he is lacking name recognition here. But the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Patrick students doing hands-on project
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on October 5th, 2021
St. Patrick Fine Arts School in Lethbridge has been hosting their “Arts in Residence” program since Sept. 27 to create an all-hands-on project. This week Deb Bryan, a ceramics artist from Edmonton, has been helping students create two 4′ by 7′ mural panels that will be placed in each side of the movable wall at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hampton ants to restore civility to city council
By Tim Kalinowski on October 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Council candidate Zachary Hampton says if elected he would focus on returning a sense of civility and co-operation to city council after a divisive four years in local politics. “As a lifelong citizen, I have gotten to know the city very well, and I think I have a vision of the potential the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary hearing into killing scheduled for March
By Delon Shurtz on October 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDShurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta woman accused of striking and killing her former spouse with a vehicle more than a year ago, is scheduled to have preliminary inquiry into the  matter, but not until next year. During a hearing Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, the accused’s lawyer, Scott Hadford, confirmed the preliminary inquiry will run ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special screening for “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” planned at Empress Theatre
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2021
A special screening will be held for the new “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” movie Nov. 13 at the Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod. The film will be shown there six days before the worldwide release. The film was primarily shot in Alberta and the Empress was featured in a scene. The special screening is being used as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Political scientist discusses federal election at SACPA
By Tim Kalinowski on October 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs welcomed political scientist Melanee Thomas of the University of Calgary to its weekly livestream YouTube speaker series on Wednesday to conduct a post-mortem on last month’s federal election. If it seemed like a campaign about nothing to you, said Thomas, it might be better viewed as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man fined $1,000 for rail hopping
By Delon Shurtz on October 2nd, 2021
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Be the first to comment!Man expecting prison after guilty plea on drug charge
By Delon Shurtz on October 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man charged with multiple offences following a drug bust in the city last year is expecting to go to prison, his lawyer told a judge Thursday. Nicholas Stephen Galbraith pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine, and will likely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Basic income would support the arts sector
By Jana MacKenzie, Allied Arts Council on October 2nd, 2021
During the long days of isolation and shut-downs we’ve all had the arts to keep us entertained and connected. And though theatres, live music venues, and galleries were the first to have their doors shuttered, artists across disciplines continued to produce and present their work virtually, and often for free. This disruption is not only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Record collector turns hobby into a new career
By Al Beeber on October 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com John Brooks has turned a passion he developed while teaching in Japan for 10 years into a business. Lethbridge native Brooks has opened a record and vintage clothing store in a small southside strip mall that is a veritable candy store for serious vinyl lovers. In Osaka, Japan, Brooks got into the vinyl ... Read More »
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