Southern Alberta News
Governments announce supports for farmers
By Government of Alberta on August 7th, 2021
The province is making $136 million available under the AgriRecovery program, a joint program between the governments of Alberta and Canada, and has asked the federal government to provide an additional $204 million for a total relief package of $340 million. The federal government is currently evaluating this request and earlier today announced $100 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City responds to challenges of maintaining parks
By Tim Kalinowski on August 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is acknowledging it is facing challenges on many fronts with regards to maintaining Legacy Park, and many of those challenges stem back to the park’s original creation in 2018. “The challenge in Legacy Park goes back to the original construction contract,” explains Chris Witkowski, parks planning manager for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic school board chair hoping to serve another term
By Al Beeber on August 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Bob Spitzig is hoping voters will give him another chance to serve as trustee of the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division. Spitzig, the current board chair, is running for his fifth term on the board which serves students from Bow Island to Pincher Creek. He is one of nine trustees on the board. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community rallies to replace local veteran’s stolen bike
By Tim Kalinowski on August 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A local veteran is grateful to his friends and community members after people rallied together to replace his stolen bicycle. “I bought a bike about a month and a half ago, and just fell in love with biking again,” explains Matthew Cody, who served in Bosnia and suffers from PTSD from his experiences ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Application for drug treatment court rejected for accused in bomb making case
By Tim Kalinowski on August 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused of making bombs in his residence last year, and then arrested earlier this year on drug-related offences, has had his application to have his case handled by the drug treatment court rejected. Lawyer Vincent Guinan informed the court that Hlavach had been denied his application to the drug treatment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Candidate believes in an open school board
By Tim Kalinowski on August 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Jeff Hill believes in accountability and transparency, and that a school board’s mandate should be to be open to the input of parents. “It feels like a lot of the current board members are representatives of the division, and spokespeople for the division, as opposed to the community,” states Hill. “It is about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dangerous driving and drug charge lead to jail time for Coalhurst man
By Tim Kalinowski on August 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Coalhurst man pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, possession of a controlled substance and breach of conditions, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail for his actions. Paul Wayne McCarthy entered his guilty plea in Lethbridge provincial court on Thursday. McCarthy admitted on May 18 just before noon he was returning home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing 50 charges of possession of stolen property waiting for disclosure
By Tim Kalinowski on August 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A man facing nearly 50 charges of possession of stolen property is still awaiting further disclosure from the Crown as his case proceeds toward possible trial or resolution. Lethbridge lawyer Scott Hadford, who represents the accused, Gerald David Thurber, 53, previously told the court back in May that he and the Crown prosecutor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge man sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to possession
By Tim Kalinowski on August 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man was sentenced to 30 days in jail for possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl, but will be credited for time served. Arnold Joseph Hofer, 50, of no fixed address, had been charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, and one count of possession of the proceeds of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local artist’s book releases inspired from the merging of painting and poetry
By Al Beeber on August 6th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com She has written three books combining poetry and painting and now Lethbridge artist Linda Horner is working on a fourth. The retired teacher at Immanuel Christian School has been busy since walking away from the classroom in 2001 and just released her third book “Poetry and Painting in Southern Alberta,” printed by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Case for man charged in 2020 homicide proceeding
By Tim Kalinowski on August 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The case of a 31-year-old man charged with homicide should take another step forward when it returns to Lethbridge provincial court on Aug. 18. The matter for Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe was in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday, where an agent for defence council, Calgary lawyer Akram Attia, confirmed they now had a signed designation ... Read More »
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