Southern Alberta News
Crews focusing on potholes along city streets
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When it comes to potholes, Lethbridge motorists have little patience and they want them repaired yesterday, especially if the potholes are on their streets. But with more than 900 calls to repair potholes expected this year, don’t expect City crews to fill the hole in front of your house any time soon. “We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wood’s Homes stands up for mental health
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Carrie Dahl says people dealing with mental health challenges are some of the strongest people she knows. They’re expected to live life with the same expectations of society while having a battle in their own brain, which “takes a lot of strength, especially in young people,” Dahl said Monday. Dahl, Fund Development and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sex charges in human trafficking case withdrawn
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Several sex-related charges against a Lethbridge man were withdrawn Monday after he agreed to sign a common law peace bond. During a brief hearing in Lethbridge court of justice, Fadi Chtewi consented to enter into the 12-month peace bond and acknowledge that without it, there is a risk that he would breach the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPC to face number of funding requests
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council will be hearing multiple submissions today when it meets at City Hall. The meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. in council chambers. The SPC includes the mayor and all members of council. This afternoon’s meeting has 14 submissions from City staff on various ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor calls inter-governmental workshop a success
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Mayor Blaine Hyggen is calling a Thursday workshop with representatives from Alberta’s mid-sized cities a success. The inter-governmental workshop was staged to discuss challenges faced by communities in Alberta, as well as solutions that are being developed. About 70 people roughly a dozen communities attended either in person at City Hall or online ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!VR Hackathon event challenges students with real-world problem
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge College Spatial Technologies Applied Research and Training (START) Centre is hosting the first of its kind Virtual Reality Hackathon this weekend. The college is one of three institutions across the province taking part in the Hack and Seek: Alberta XR Career Quest, which is also happening this weekend at Bow Valley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man to face preliminary hearings for sex and child porn offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Numerous attempts to resolve several sex and child pornography charges have failed, and a 45-year-old Lethbridge man could be headed for trial after all. Lethbridge lawyer Scott Hadford and his client James Martinac had hoped to avoid previously scheduled preliminary hearings, and any subsequent trials, and were working out plea deals with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FLVT students ready to showcase ‘Madagascar’
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Father Leonard Van Tighem School Performing Arts students are ready to showcase their latest production, Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr. at the Yates Memorial Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. Directed by Michele Hammel and Alexie Beaulac, Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr. takes the audience along the journey to freedom from zoo life of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cinco de Mayo Taco Festival to tempt taste buds at Festival Square
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Grupo Latino Lethbridge is giving taco lovers an opportunity to celebrate their favourite food on Saturday during the Cinco de Mayo Taco Festival Lethbridge at Festival Square. Patricio Sarmiento, main coordinator for the event told the Herald Tuesday that even though Cinco de Mayo is technically on Sunday, they will be celebrating on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge rejects claims of self-defence, finds Tailfeathers guilty of manslaughter
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Cullen Drake Tailfeathers was not acting in self-defence when he brutally beat to death a much smaller Linden Blair Grier nearly three years ago in a Fort Macleod home, a Lethbridge judge has determined. “The facts show me, that he intended to inflict harm on Mr. Grier,” Justice Kristin Ailsby said Thursday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officer speaks to SACPA about city’s drug trends
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on Thursday hosted Lethbridge Police Service Sgt. Ryan Darroch with the Downtown Policing Unit to speak about the current drug crisis within the city. Prior to his presentation, Darroch told the Herald he would be talking about the current drug trends and crime trends within the ... Read More »
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