Southern Alberta News
Warkentin steps into new role with Exhibition
By Dale Woodard on May 11th, 2021
Mike Warkentin is ready to jump into his new role in his hometown. Last week, the Lethbridge & District Exhibition appointed Warkentin as Chief Executive Officer, just in time for the first Lethbridge & District Exhibition annual Farmers’ Market of the year at the Exhibition Park South Pavilion on the weekend. Warkentin, 37, joined Lethbridge & ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta couple celebrating 75th wedding anniversary
By Al Beeber on May 8th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Steele and Loree Brewerton will be celebrating a special anniversary on Sunday but COVID-19 restrictions mean family and friends won’t be joining them in person at their Magrath home. The Brewertons who live in the Diamond Willow Lodge in Magrath, will be marking their 75th wedding anniversary on Mother’s Day. Eldest daughter Bonnie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No quick decision on Grassy Mountain mine assessment; OWC
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - for the Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com on May 8th, 2021
The Oldman River watershed has been at the centre of the debate regarding coal mining in the Rockies. There are two coal mines that are being proposed which are undergoing review. The area covered by the Oldman watershed expands from High River to the St. Mary River system in Glacier National Park, and part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City looking at rentable e-scooter pilot project
By Tim Kalinowski on May 8th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Micro-mobility was a major topic of discussion at this week’s Civic Works Standing Policy Committee meeting of city council – namely, the viability of bringing rentable e-scooters to downtown Lethbridge as a pilot project this summer. The e-scooters, provided by a private business entity, would be readily accessible for anyone who wanted to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motorists asked to nominate Alberta’s worst road
By Tim Kalinowski on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association has launched a province-wide contest to nominate Alberta’s Worst Road. The contest encourages drivers to safely post pictures of the most notorious roads in their part of the province to social media with the #AlbertaFixOurRoads hashtag along with a location and a few words about why ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Offender sentenced in child pornography case
By Delon Shurtz on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The last of three Lethbridge men caught in a child pornography sting last year has been sent to prison. Bryan Alas Hernandez, 19, was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to two years in a federal penitentiary, following his guilty plea in January to one count of distributing child pornography. The 19-year-old was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Party represents alternative to UCP and NDP, leader tells SACPA
By Tim Kalinowski on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Acting Alberta Party leader Jacquie Fenske spoke at the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs weekly YouTube livestream speaker series on Thursday to explain why the Alberta Party represented a strong alternative to both the UCP and the NDP. To illustrate this point, Fenske spoke of a personal meeting she had with now ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farmers’ markets returning to Exhibition and Downtown
By Al Beeber on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Farmers’ markets are returning to Lethbridge! The Lethbridge and District Exhibition and Downtown Lethbridge BRZ will both be operating markets in the city this year. The Exhibition’s kicks off Saturday at 8 a.m. running until 1 p.m. It will be open every Saturday until Oct. 9. The Downtown Lethbridge BRZ market will run ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in drug case granted bail
By Delon Shurtz on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of two men arrested and charged with drug-related offences following a traffic stop in the city last month, has been released from custody. Dylan Ivan Sokol, 25, was granted bail Thursday following a brief hearing in Lethbridge provincial court. The accused must pay a $1,000 deposit and reside at his grandmother’s home in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Guardians of the Grasslands’ highlights importance of saving endangered native prairie landscape
By Tim Kalinowski on May 7th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Ducks Unlimited Canada, the Canadian Cattlemen Association, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada are teaming up to make their 2019 documentary short film “Guardians of the Grasslands” even more accessible to the public by now streaming it on YouTube and other social media platforms. Filmed on location at the Waldron Ranch Grazing Co-op ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!London Drugs offering shelf space to businesses impacted during pandemic
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - For the Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2021
A year after London Drugs first offered up shelf space to local product producers and small businesses who had to close their doors due to COVID-19, the Local Central program is now expanding to support restaurants in Alberta impacted by pandemic-related restrictions. Any restaurants with specialty items suitable for retail sales — such as sauces, ... Read More »
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