Southern Alberta News
Careless driving trial delayed
By Delon Shurtz on May 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The trial for a Lethbridge man charged with careless driving in the death of a 10-year-old boy continues to be delayed while the Crown and defence discuss the findings of a traffic reconstruction report. Lethbridge lawyer Greg White, who was in Lethbridge provincial court Friday on behalf of his client, Neil Martin Skjodt, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City officials react to new targeted measures
By Tim Kalinowski on May 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City officials and local elected representatives reflected on new, more targeted, Lethbridge-specific provincial health measures brought in on Thursday. Lethbridge was identified by provincial health officials as a “COVID hotspot” with active cases now above 400 per 100,000 members of the population. Measures included the reclosure of indoor fitness studios and gyms, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grades 7 – 12 moving to at-home learning beginning next week
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on May 1st, 2021
As announced by Premier Jason Kenney on Thursday, stronger measures for targeted regions in the province that have high levels of active cases were set in place. Lethbridge is one of those targeted regions with respect to education and operations of schools. Students in the Lethbridge School Division from Grade 7 to 12 will switch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skyrocketing lumber prices increasing building costs
By Al Beeber on May 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Builders, renovators and do-it-your-selfers can expect to pay more if they need lumber for any projects this year. Lumber prices have skyrocketed since last summer and no break is on the immediate horizon. Brad Hoover, financial manager at Logic Lumber and a director of BILD Lethbridge, said the spike started last August after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smoke, Wind and Fire barbecue competition set for this summer
By Trevor Busch on May 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Backyard bragging rights for the best local barbecue this summer will be a top prize with the launch of the Smoke, Wind and Fire barbecue competition. The Lethbridge and District Exhibition, in partnership with the Lethbridge Lodging Association, announced the upcoming barbecue competition on Wednesday that is set to be held in Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local pharmacy offering scholarships to high school grads
By Dale Woodard on April 30th, 2021
A local pharmacy is aiming to give Grade 12 students from lower income families a financial shot in the arm. The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy is offering a scholarship program for students in the four Grade 12 high schools in Lethbridge School District 51, Chinook High School, LCI, Winston Churchill High School and Victoria Park High ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island boy inches closer to receiving exoskeleton
By Justin Seward SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on April 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDnews@cypresscourier.com Seven-year-old Bow Islander, Reid Hintz, was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC). AMC describes a variety of conditions involving multiple joint contractors at birth. A joint contracture is a joint that lacks normal range of motion or the joints are stiff and stuck. Common AMC symptoms include clubbed feet or vertical talus, extended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘EXolution’ project employing local trades
By Tim Kalinowski on April 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com To this point in the construction of its news “EXolution” conference centre and agri-food hub, the Lethbridge & District Exhibition has used largely local trades providing a direct and immediate stimulus to the local economy. Exhibition Park Chief Operating Officer Mike Warkentin told city council’s Economic Standing Policy Committee on Wednesday that of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coping with Crohn’s a work of art
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on April 30th, 2021
The 26th annual Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada will take place virtually once again. It will be held on Sunday, June 6, at over 60 locations across Canada. There are 270,000 Canadians living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and researchers are expecting that number to rise to 400,000 by 2030. As Crohn’s and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Neudorf presents party’s sector-based approach for economic recovery
By Tim Kalinowski on April 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf spoke to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs in his capacity as chair of the UCP’s government’s Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future during its weekly YouTube livestream speaker series on Thursday. Neudorf addressed various topics related to Alberta’s post-pandemic recovery, and offered a hopeful assessment that his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Child pornography nets Lethbridge man jail time
By Delon Shurtz on April 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man caught with hundreds of photos of child pornography and nearly a dozen videos, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Brandon Gerardo Bran Eguizabal, 27, who pleaded guilty in February to one count of possession of child pornography, was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to two years in prison. Crown Prosecutor Michelle Tai told ... Read More »
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