Southern Alberta News
Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grants announced
By Al Beeber on July 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The new Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant is going to help 11 initiatives this summer. The grant recipients were announced Thursday morning across from Casa at Lighthouse restaurant. The grant money is designed  to “support businesses, entrepreneurs, organizations and community-minded individuals in implementing initiatives, events and/or programs that seek to activate vacant, under-utilized and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young offender sentenced to jail for part in group attack on teenager
By Delon Shurtz on July 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An 18-year-old man who was only 16 when he and a group of friends attacked and brutally beat another teenager, has been sent to jail. The man, who can’t be identified because he was a youth at the time of the offence, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farming Smarter back in the field
By Tim Kalinowski on July 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Farming Smarter held its first in person Plot Hop in over a year at its compound on Thursday. The event, which has participants being driven around in a wagon to various test plots to learn about the results of Farming Smarter’s extension research projects geared toward helping solve problems encountered in everyday management ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt Museum collecting history of pandemic
By Tim Kalinowski on July 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Learning its own lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Galt Museum and Archives is putting a new emphasis on understanding the history being made today, says Galt CEO and executive director Darrin Martens. “Everyday we are contributing to the history of our community, and of our culture,” he says. “It is imperative that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crow Chief sentenced to eight years for shooting
By Delon Shurtz on July 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Cindy Day Rider is still living in a nightmare, more than a year after her younger brother was shot and nearly killed while he slept beside his girlfriend. “I can still remember that night vividly,” Day Rider said Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, where she read aloud her victim impact statement during the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Nikkei Way documentary explores Japanese Canadian heritage in Lethbridge
By Dale Woodard on July 22nd, 2021
Kynan Gordon’s documentary is one that hits close to home for him. Working alongside fellow producer and best friend Arjan Gill, the duo’s project, The Nikkei Way, was recently released through the Telus Storyhive documentary edition. The documentary is a journey through the eyes of a group of Japanese Canadians in Lethbridge, exploring their heritage, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Niitsitapi Experience shares Blackfoot history and traditions
By Al Beeber on July 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Visitors to Fort Whoop-Up on Wednesday had a chance to learn about Indigenous traditions and practises in a program run by the Galt Museum & Archives. Niitsitapi Experience will also run Aug. 18 and 25 at the fort. Natasha Gray, the fort site co-ordinator, said Wednesday the event was a chance for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Piikani Nation launches challenge against review panel decision on Grassy Mountain coalmine
By Tim Kalinowski on July 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Piikani First Nation will be launching a legal challenge against the decision of the Joint Review Panel which found the Grassy Mountain coalmine was not in the public interest. In the affidavit filed with the courts on July 16, the Piikani First Nation said the Joint Review Panel should have given more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge reserves sentencing for impaired driver who ran over woman
By Delon Shurtz on July 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who ran over another woman with her car two years ago, knows she’s going to jail, but not for how long. The Crown recommended during a hearing Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court that Jessica Lee Gearing receive a sentence between one year and 15 months, while defence suggested a sentence ranging from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New affordable housing projects announced for Lethbridge
By Tim Kalinowski on July 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada announced two new affordable housing projects for seniors and Indigenous women and children in Lethbridge. Alberta Seniors and Housing Minister Josephine Pon took part in two groundbreaking ceremonies, one in Coulee Creek and one near Blackfoot Lodge, on Monday alongside Minister of Indigenous Relations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused rejects resolution proposal, heads to trial
By Delon Shurtz on July 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who looked like he was going to resolve several criminal charges, has rejected a plan by his lawyer and the Crown prosecutor that could have avoided running trials. The accused, Travis Roy Priest, had been considering with his lawyer a resolution proposal from the Crown in relation to an electrical ... Read More »
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