Southern Alberta News
Spring moisture a blessing for area fields and farmers
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With moisture being essential for farming the drought has put farmers’ schedules behind, but the recent precipitation has helped move the process along. Ken Coles, executive director of Farming Smarter spoke to the Herald Monday morning and said the recent precipitation will help southern Alberta in a big way. “Our reservoirs were completely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary man gets prison for trafficking fentanyl
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary man who was arrested in the spring of 2022 after he and another man were caught in Lethbridge with 300 grams of fentanyl, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Robert Forrest Watt was sentenced last week in Lethbridge court of justice to three- and-a-half years in prison. The 36-year-old man ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge businessman jailed for selling blackmarket tobacco, again
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge business owner who was fined in 2022 for selling black market cigarettes from his grocery store, has received a jail sentence for committing the same crime again. Alam Al Huda Hasaballah pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice to a charge of fraud over $5,000 and was sentenced to three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Emma!’ ready to rock the stage at Chinook High School
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com As the stage darkens, the theatre waits with anticipation. Suddenly, music blasts and lights flare up as the song and dance routine of “Emma!” begins. Students at Chinook High School will be performing a unique rendition of the Jane Austen novel by the same name. Alisha Hornberger, co-director and choreographer for the production, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge hosts Entertainment and Collector Expo this weekend
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With comics and everything nerdy and geeky available, lovers of collectables will have an opportunity to enjoy the Lethbridge Entertainment & Collector Expo at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre this weekend. Event coordinator Autumn Fowler says there is something for everyone to enjoy at the family event. “We have everything from cosplay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sent to prison for sex with unconscious underage girl
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who had sex with an underage girl while she was passed-out drunk, is serving a sentence in a federal penitentiary. Morgan Joseph Tetreault was sentenced in April to three and a half years in prison after Justice Kristin Ailsby found him guilty of sexual assault. Ailsby convicted Tetreault last February, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disc golf taking off in Alberta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Craig Burrows-Johnson has seen disc golf grow from a sport virtually nobody had heard of to one which is now played throughout the year in this city and elsewhere. Disc golf has many reasons for its appeal including a relatively low cost for equipment. It can be played without having to reserve spots ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aviation Day set to take off
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Airport will be hosting the inaugural YQL Aviation Day Saturday to showcase a variety of career opportunities within the aviation industry. Anthony Kish, airport electrician, spoke to the Herald about the event Thursday and said Aviation Day is a day for bringing awareness to aviation industry and the needs in it. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LCI valedictorian feels honoured
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Collegiate Institute students will be crossing the graduation stage Saturday at the Enmax Centre surrounded by family and friends as they receive their high school diplomas. Among the almost 300 graduates crossing the stage this year is Marie Metz, who has been named valedictorian for the class of 2024. On Thursday she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPC gets look at Civic Culture Plan
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Governance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday got a look at the City’s 2024 Civic Culture Plan. The SPC consists of councillors Belinda Crowson, Jenn Schmidt-Rempel, Rajko Dodic and John Middleton-Hope. According to a presentation presented and submitted by Recreation and Culture general manager Robin Harper, the plan “is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA talk focuses on medical training school
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A rural medical education training centre at the University of Lethbridge will benefit Lethbridge, southern Alberta and the university itself. That was one of the messages made at Thursday’s session of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization. Jon Doan, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences ... Read More »
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