Southern Alberta News
Council candidate wants a safer community where ‘every voice matters’
By Tim Kalinowski on July 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council candidate Suketu Shah says he hopes to inspire the local business community to take a leading effort in trying to confront some of the pressing social issues facing the city. “We want council and the mayor in a place where we can make some stronger decisions to help those homeless people,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges withdrawn for man arrested in drug bust
By Delon Shurtz on July 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary man arrested during a drug bust in Lethbridge nine months ago is no longer facing charges. Samantar Hussein was charged last September with three counts of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of proceeds of crime, but the charges were withdrawn last week in Lethbridge provincial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barbecue competition heats up the weekend
By Dale Woodard on July 13th, 2021
Meat was on the menu as Alberta’s first Master Series Barbecue Competition — Smoke, Wind and Fire —flared up Saturday and Sunday at Exhibition Park. For Devynn Bohn, the co-owner and pit master of Hickory Street in Stirling who got a lesson on deboning a pig’s head from renowned chef Connie DeSousa and John Jackson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder case adjourned
By Delon Shurtz on July 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A one-year-old murder case was back in Lethbridge provincial court Friday, but simply adjourned to allow defence more time to review disclosure. An agent for Lethbridge lawyer James Rouleau requested the adjournment, and told court there is a “substantial” amount of disclosure to review. He also said an expert for the defence needs ... Read More »
2 responsesShakespeare in the Park is back this summer
By Al Beeber on July 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Shakespeare in the Park is back! With COVID restrictions lifted, the organizers of the popular event opened a new show Friday night at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden. The show had a limited capacity and was sold-out well before performance times but fans of live theatre and The Bard don’t need to fret because ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National scholarships help grads take next step
By Dale Woodard on July 10th, 2021
Four local students have earned national honours as they graduate from high school. Chinook High School students Rylee Wevers and Sydney Whiting and Catholic Central High Schools’ Joshua Kroker and Declan Sander were winners of four-year renewable $2,500 Ted Rogers Scholarships for the Class of 2021, handed out late last month. A total of 26 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council candidate looks to govern for all citizens
By Tim Kalinowski on July 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council candidate Davey Wiggers says he would like to put an end to the partisan bickering in the city, and get on with the business of running the government for the best benefit of all its citizens. “Respecting the views of those who don’t agree with you is crucially important,” he says. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Child pornography charges lead to jail time
By Delon Shurtz on July 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 42-year-old southern Alberta man caught last year with pictures and videos of child pornography, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Stephen Roger Waldorf of Coleman was sentenced Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to two years in prison on one count of possession of child pornography, an offence to which he pleaded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced for numerous criminal charges,released with time served
By Delon Shurtz on July 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 37-year-old man facing 43 criminal charges, many going back to 2019, was handed a jail sentence Tuesday, but released the same day. Nicholas Rodney Scout was sentenced in Lethbridge provincial court to nearly seven months in jail after he pleaded guilty to many of his charges, including possession of stolen property, theft, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Law firm seeks to launch class action suit over residential schools
By Tim Kalinowski on July 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Guardian Law Group is seeking to launch a class action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of Indigenous families who lost loved ones at residential schools. “There has already been a class action regarding Indian Residential Schools,” explains Guardian Law attorney Mathew Farrell. “That claim was about survivors. This claim is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayoral candidate looking to get to work on city’s social problems
By Tim Kalinowski on July 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge’s latest mayoral candidate says it is time for Lethbridge to roll up its sleeves to get to work on the city’s pressing social problems, and to address all the problems stemming from economic inequality in the city. Mixed Martial Arts fighter Kolton “The Maniac” Menzak is a lifetime Lethbridge resident with blue ... Read More »
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