Southern Alberta News
Committee gets update on reconciliation work
By Tim Kalinowski on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of city council received an update from the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee (RLAC) during Thursday’s meeting which outlined the group’s plans to work in various realms to provide greater awareness of Indigenous perspectives, and to provide greater opportunities for Indigenous people within the community. Presenters Perry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Binder charges going to trial in November
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old Lethbridge man who is expected to have three trials for more than a dozen criminal charges, goes to trial on several of the charges this fall. Sohil Bindra is scheduled to stand trial Nov. 8-19 on charges of sexual assault, housebreaking and commit sexual assault, administering a noxious substance, and drug ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Private health care in Alberta discussed at SACPA
By Dale Woodard on March 20th, 2021
Health care is truly a commodity like no other. This week’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs guest speaker Christopher McCabe, CEO and executive director of the Institute of Health Economics, presented on the topic of private health care. In discussing the issues and questions of the role of the private health sector in Alberta, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Traffic stop results in drug-related and other charges
By Lethbridge Police Service on March 20th, 2021
Lethbridge Police have charged a driver with drug-related and other offences following a traffic stop on March 16. About 3:20 a.m. police stopped a vehicle westbound on Whoop-Up Drive on a traffic matter. The driver was subsequently arrested for failure to comply with release conditions. AÂ search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of 26 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder suspect remains in custody
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 37-year-old woman accused of deliberately striking and killing her ex-spouse with her vehicle last year remains in custody while her lawyer waits to receive from the Crown’s office information about his client’s charges. The matter for Melissa Dumaine Whitegrass was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, but it was simply adjourned until March ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges dismissed Cardston wrongful workplace death case
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Charges against a Cardston company following a work-related death of an employee three years ago have been dismissed. Judge John Maher ruled Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court that the Crown failed to prove Taurus Natural Inc., a livestock feed company, didn’t do enough to ensure the safety of 41-year-old Scott Forsyth, who died ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not guilty plea entered in attempted abduction case
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 21-year-old Lethbridge man charged in connection with an attempted abduction in the city last year is preparing to stand trial. During a hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, an agent for the accused’s lawyer pleaded not guilty on behalf of Heinrich Van Daniel Blanco to one count of attempted abduction of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sculptor’s work to hang in Edmonton Convention Centre
By Tim Kalinowski on March 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com ith examples of symmetry and cooperation in nature will soon reveal a golden vision which will hang in the Edmonton Convention Centre for years to come. Sculptor Catherine Ross has been working on the installation art piece “Migratory Paths,” which represents a flock of birds turning in mid-flight, for the past two years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legion gets financial boost
By Dale Woodard on March 19th, 2021
The Royal Canadian Legion General Stewart Branch No. 4 has received a financial shot in the arm. The branch was recently the recipient of $10,849.30 through Veterans Organization Emergency Support Funding to assist them through what’s been a tough past year with the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Legion has been closed a couple of times already over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Coaldale high school receives provincial funding
By Nikki Jamieson on March 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDEssnews@sunnysouthnews.com Funding has been announced for a new high school in Coaldale. On March 10, the province announced $268 million for school construction across the province, including funding for five modernizations or additions, two school replacement projects and a school ownership solution. This year, funding was announced for schools in Airdrie, Calgary, Camrose, Coaldale, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A GRIM ANNIVERSARY
By Gillian Slade on March 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDGslade@abnewsgroup.com One year ago the first COVID death was reported in Alberta and the first cases were announced in the south zone. Below is a chronological order of events as they unfolded that week. March 16, 2020 • Schools and daycares were closed. • Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, revealed ... Read More »
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