Southern Alberta News
Honkers smash and grab nets jail time
By Delon Shurtz on May 18th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Travis Robert Taylor was having trouble seeing as he backed a small pickup truck in front of Honkers Pub and Eatery at about 6 a.m. Nov. 29 of last year. He pulled off the balaclava hiding his face, but in that instant a security camera recorded him as he and another man drove ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing decision for drug smuggler set for June
By Delon Shurtz on May 15th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The Crown and defence in a drug smuggling case are miles apart when it comes to sentencing a Calgary man who was found guilty in March following a week-long trial in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench. Calgary lawyer Sean Fagan is seeking a seven-year prison term for his client, Bradley Michael Gaudrault, while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farmers’ Market vendor aiming for business as normal
By Dale Woodard on May 15th, 2021
Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tiara Forsyth tries to keep things business as usual. Forsyth, the owner of Sekhmet’s Emporium, was among the vendors set up for the first Lethbridge & District Exhibition annual Farmers’ Market of the season last weekend at the Lethbridge Exhibition Park South Pavilion. Though this year’s farmers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economic Standing Policy Committee finishes week of deliberations
By Tim Kalinowski on May 15th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council adjourned on Friday after five days of deliberations leaving $31 million unallocated for the next elected council to make use of after this fall’s municipal election. While most initiatives funded in this upcoming 2022-2031 Capital Improvement Program cycle were modest and relatively inexpensive to fund, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow River MP Shields highlights pandemic effects on newspapers
By Cole Parkinson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on May 15th, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a struggle for a large majority of Canadians since it first started last spring, and as it has continued, frustrations and hardships have been prolonged. As a way to highlight what several weekly newspapers in southern Alberta have been dealing with since last March, Bow River MP Martin Shields rose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday deadline for Lethbridge School Division pilot e-learning program
By Al Beeber on May 15th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Parents have until Monday to register their students for a pilot e-learning program being conducted by the Lethbridge School Division. An e-learning program, said Board chair Christine Light Friday, is “flexible, innovative and accountable for engaging students in meaningful digital learning experiences where they can thrive within the school and broader community.” The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ASIRT investigating Lethbridge Police Service officer
By medicinehatnews on May 15th, 2021
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team will be investigating allegations that a Lethbridge Police Service member potentially mishandled evidence. On Thursday, the LPS suspended the officer with pay and ordered an internal investigation into professional misconduct under the Police Act and Police Service Regulation. LPS said in a press release that investigation will be held ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EDA Xperience summit and conference set for next week
By Nikki Jamieson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS ssnews@sunnysouthnews.com on May 14th, 2021
This year, you can enjoy an annual gathering for Economic Developers of Alberta from the comfort of your own couch. For the first time, EDA will be combining their summit and conference and will be going virtual in a two-day event, the EDA Xperience 2021, Leaders’ Summit and Conference. “Every year, we actually have a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carjacking trial awaits verdict
By Delon Shurtz on May 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a man accused of committing a series of violent offences 18 months ago, didn’t call any evidence during his client’s trial this week in Lethbridge provincial court. Calgary lawyer Andre Ouellette didn’t put Cory Ray Williams on the stand Thursday after the Crown concluded its case. The matter now rests ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reconciliation is an issue involving everyone, SACPA told
By Al Beeber on May 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The idea of reconciliation is not an aboriginal issue, it’s an issue involving everyone, the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs was told at its Thursday online session. Don McIntyre, an assistant professor in the University of Lethbridge’s Dhillon School of Business’ Indigenous Governance and Business Management Stream, addressed truth and reconciliation with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economic Standing Policy Committee finishes day four of deliberations
By Tim Kalinowski on May 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council Capital Improvement Project deliberations for the 2022-2032 cycle continued on Day Four Thursday with several significant initiatives recommended for approval. A majority of SPC members chose to go electric by recommending the funding of the replacement of the current diesel City bus fleet with electric ... Read More »
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