Southern Alberta News
Contractor facing charges over employee death
By Tim Kalinowski on September 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A court case involving a construction contractor who had a temporary employee die on the job while working on the City of Lethbridge’s water treatment plant in 2019 will be returning to court later this month. Maple Reinders Constructors Inc. is facing eight Operational Health and Safety Act charges associated with the death ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in alleged rural property crime spree returns to court
By Tim Kalinowski on September 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Taber man facing numerous charges after an alleged rural property crime spree earlier this year will hope to resolve some of them when his case returns to court in Lethbridge today. The Coaldale/Picture Butte RCMP received numerous reports of break and enters over the span of a few weeks back in late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council candidate says a flourishing city needs to be a common goal
By Tim Kalinowski on September 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council candidate Rufa Doria says running for elected office in Lethbridge means minding her ABCs – that is being “attentive” to the needs of the community, keeping “business in mind” in build a flourishing economy, and building a “community of the soul” where the interests of all citizens are taken care of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial dates set for driver in pedestrian fatality case
By Tim Kalinowski on September 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Trial dates have finally been set in a 14-month-old careless driving case involving the death of a young boy. The trial of Neil Martin Skjodt of Lethbridge will be held over three days from March 28 until April 1 next year. Judge Sylvia Oishi set the trial dates in Lethbridge provincial court on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L employee theft case waiting on disclosure
By Tim Kalinowski on September 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lawyers for a former University of Lethbridge accounting clerk accused of stealing more than half a million dollars from the school, are still awaiting additional disclosure from the Crown’s Special Prosecutions office, the court was told on Tuesday. This was the second time defence had made the same request for additional disclosure after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whoop-Up Days set to return this week
By Al Beeber on September 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Whoop-Up Days are back! The city’s summer fair returns this year starting Thursday and running through Sunday. Enhanced health and safety protocols have been introduced due to COVID-19. All visitors will be given temperature screening at the entrance. They will also be screened for flu symptoms. If a visitor’s temperature is 38C, that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor to present masking resolution for City facilities
By Tim Kalinowski on September 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With dramatically rising COVID numbers across the province in recent days, Mayor Chris Spearman will bring forth an Official Business Resolution at next week’s city council meeting which would, if passed, make wearing masks or face coverings mandatory at all City-owned indoor facilities, including the Enmax Centre, through the end of the year. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police reminding drivers to slow down for student safety
By Al Beeber on September 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A new school season means the return of reduced speed limits and the city police will be having a bigger presence around schools as students return to their classrooms. School zones are now in effect from 7:30 to 4:30 p.m. week days, Lethbridge Police Service sergeant Steve Veale told media Wednesday in front ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!GoFundMe set to help family of local youth in hospital
By medicinehatnews on September 1st, 2021
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help a local youth dealing with necrotizing fasciitis. A total of $15,000 has been raised for 13-year-old Grant Vanvelthuizen of Lethbridge, who had to have his leg amputated due to necrotizing fasciitis last week. Vanvelthuizen suffers from neutropenia, a suppressed immune system, causing him to be airlifted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayoral candidate looking for a people-centred council
By Tim Kalinowski on September 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Mayoral candidate Keean Lehtinen says he would like to see a cleaner Lethbridge and a more people-centred city council if elected this fall. “I think a lot of the mayoral candidates we have right now are extremely qualified and competent people, but their platforms, I feel, don’t have enough of a human element ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Resilient YQL program offers purposeful fun on the water
By Dale Woodard on August 31st, 2021
For over a year, Resilient YQL founder Tannis Chartier has been offering a variety of programs for Lethbridge’s homeless population, running out of the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen. On Saturday afternoon at Henderson Lake, Chartier and Resilient YQL’s latest outing made a big splash as a group grabbed some paddles and took a course in kayaking, ... Read More »
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