Southern Alberta News
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!SPC to hear report on downtown cycling lanes
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A report will be presented to the Assets and Infrastructure Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council this afternoon on bicycle lanes. The presentation will be made by transportation engineer Adam St. Amant. The SPC consists of chair and acting mayor Mark Campbell, vice-chair Nick Paladino, deputy mayor Jeff Carlson and Ryan Parker. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bridge tourney a success
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 2nd, 2024
Lethbridge Bridge Club recently held a week-long regional tournament of duplicate bridge card game on with 428.5 tables played by competitors from near and far. The tournament ran April 8-14. Five American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) members at the tournament earned their ACBL Life Masters status, one of them being local resident Mary May. Players ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Catholic Central High School student wins inaugural Analog writing prize
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 2nd, 2024
Analog Books has announced a local student as the winner of its inaugural Analog Prize. In celebration of excellent short stories fiction writing at secondary school level in southern Alberta, Analog Books presented the top prize of $500 sponsored by the University of Lethbridge chancellor Terry Whitehead to Stevie Sander a student at Catholic Central ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sexual assault centre hoping for government funding
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Minister of Children and Family Services Searle Turton announced Tuesday the provincial government will be providing additional funding to multiple sexual assault centres across the province and the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre is hoping to be one of them. Turton said during a press conference Tuesday that since May is Sexual Violence Awareness ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police weren’t fooled in stolen truck case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 27-year-old Fort Macleod man being investigated for driving a stolen truck managed to throw police off the scent, but not for very long. Police were called to the Chinook Regional Hospital in March where an employee told them Robert Harry Taggart was visiting his father. She said Taggart had told her on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province hikes funding for irrigation rehabilitation program
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government is boosting funding for its irrigation rehabilitation program. The province is providing in Budget 2024 $19 million for the program which is an increase of $5.5 million over last year. “This is money well spent,” said Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation RJ Sigurdson at an announcement in Vauxhall on Tuesday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Contractor hoping to stave off Milk River school demolition
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 1st, 2024
Demolition plans for a historic school in Milk River are raising concerns among some community members who say the school has potential to be repurposed for housing. Milk River contractor Jarrad McCoy, who has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry, detailed some of the benefits of repurposing Erle Rivers High School ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two charged with child assault may resolve case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man and woman accused of sexually assaulting the woman’s child may make a deal with the Crown to resolve their case rather than go to trial. The case was in Taber court of justice Tuesday, where Lethbridge lawyer Miranda Hlady requested an adjournment to allow the accuseds’ lawyers time to review an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Distracted driving can be deadly
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 1st, 2024
Distracted driving is responsible for 25.17 per cent of fatal collisions in Alberta, according to a Canadian financial comparison website. A recent report conducted by HelloSafe took a closer look at numbers about distracted driving and the number of deaths related to it in Alberta has increased in one year by 65 per cent. “If ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man gets credit for time served on offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 35-year-old man who committed several criminal offences in February and March has been sentenced to just under four months in jail. Christopher Sonny Small Legs pleaded guilty in Lethbridge court of justice to single charges of break and enter, obstructing a peace officer and possession of stolen property under $5,000, as well ... Read More »
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