Southern Alberta News
Lethbridge County supporting Readymade Indigenous event
By Nikki Jaimieson - Sunny South News on August 27th, 2021
Lethbridge County is supporting a Readymade event in honour of Indigenous culture. Council received an invitation to attend the Readymade Community Centre’s Celebration of Indigenous Culture event Sept. 11, which will feature dancers, drummers, speakers, storytellers, artisans, and a teepee raising to celebrate and bring awareness to Indigenous culture in the area. Another letter from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southland pancake breakfast supports Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on August 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com There was a banner crowd of supporters on hand for Southland Trailer’s 4th Annual Pancake Breakfast on Thursday morning, which saw proceeds donated to the Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association (LTRA). From 7 to 11 a.m. at Southland’s 41st Street North location, patrons were treated to an ample supply of flapjacks and sausages while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman guilty of $46,000 theft from employer sentenced to year in jail
By Tim Kalinowski on August 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge woman, who stole over $46,000 in cash and merchandise from her long-time employer, was sentenced to one year in prison in Lethbridge provincial court on Thursday. A visibly distraught Melanie Dawn Vaillancourt was taken into custody immediately following the verdict delivered by Judge Kristin Ailsby to begin serving her one-year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing stolen property charges in resolution discussions
By Tim Kalinowski on August 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A man facing nearly 50 charges of possession of stolen property is still engaged in potential resolution discussions with the Crown. Lethbridge lawyer Scott Hadford, who represents the accused, Gerald David Thurber, 53, told the court on Thursday he was hopeful of making progress on the case at his next appearance on Sept. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Last of accused out on bail in human trafficking case
By Tim Kalinowski on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge doctor charged in connection with human trafficking and sex-related offences has been released on bail. Dr. Ziyaad Noor was granted release on a $10,000 promise to pay no-cash bail in Lethbridge provincial court on Tuesday, and is subject to several release conditions. Noor was the last remaining accused still in custody ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SCS assault sentencing adjourned as judge declares conflict
By Tim Kalinowski on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A 29-year-old man who pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon for spraying a security guard in the face with the contents of a syringe at the former drug supervised consumption site is still awaiting sentencing. Cross Child’s case was supposed to take the next steps in Lethbridge provincial court on Wednesday, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Theatre Outré back on stage this fall
By Al Beeber on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com After being shut down for the last year and a half because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Theatre Outré is ready to open its doors again at Didi’s Playhaus. Theatre Outré, which calls itself “southern Alberta’s only queer theatre company,” will be staging three productions this season, the first starting Sept. 28, co-artistic director ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City moves to deter purchasers from flipping industrial land
By Tim Kalinowski on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has moved to deter real estate speculators from buying City-owned industrial land with the intention of flipping it to sell for a higher value later. Mayor Chris Spearman brought forward an official business resolution at Tuesday’s council meeting which would require purchasers of City-owned industrial land to draft a development plan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council defers decision on tax offset for Lethbridge Housing Authority
By Tim Kalinowski on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has deferred decision on a potential $90,023 tax offset for the Lethbridge Housing Authority for two weeks. The Lethbridge Housing Authority had originally asked for a tax cancellation from city council at a previous public meeting to help with inflationary pressures facing the organization from increased maintenance costs and other rising ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Illegal fishing nets substantial fine
By Tim Kalinowski on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A day of fishing out with the kids turned into some substantial fines for a couple who illegally harvested fish from Little Bow Provincial Park.. Franz Froesse admitted in Lethbridge provincial court on Wednesday that he and his wife, Eva Klassen, took their kids on June 6 to Little Bow Provincial Park, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sexual assault conviction results in 30-day jail sentence
By Tim Kalinowski on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in his home while she was passed out has received a 30-day jail sentence. Ivan Iain Palmer was found guilty in March on one count of sexual assault. Justice Vaughan Hartigan handed down his sentence for Palmer in the Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench ... Read More »
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