Southern Alberta News
NDP leadership race in final stage
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The last debate is behind them and the four contenders for the leadership of the Alberta NDP are heading into the final stretch of the campaign. Voting started Monday and in what the party is calling a historic day, by 3:30 p.m. of the 85,000 Alberta NDP members, 11,633 had already cast ballots. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man gets prison for child porn
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coalhurst man has been sent to prison for three years after being caught with thousands of images and videos of child pornography. Christopher William Jenkins was sentenced Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice, where he pleaded guilty to charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. During a search of Jenkin’s residence in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community gathers to test endurance of tractors
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com An authentically Albertan event consisting of farmers with old tractors, pushing their engines to the limit brought the town of Picture Butte to life. The long-running annual Tractor Pull event was held at the Coyote Flats Pioneer Village in the community just north of Lethbridge this past weekend. Spectators were treated to tractors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nepali association expanding in Lethbridge
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com From the snow-covered Himalayan’s to the golden prairies, one local cultural group is expanding its ranks in Lethbridge. The Nepali Association of Lethbridge (LeNA) has been around for nearly a decade, but the organization has begun ramping up its efforts in the past two years. Tulsi Paudel, LeNA advisor, says the time has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman gets jail for assaults
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 27-year-old woman who assaulted several people – one every month for three out of four months – has received a short jail sentence. Felicia Jody Big Weasel was sentenced to 30 days in jail after she pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice to three counts of assault. The first of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man jailed for defecating at library
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Blood Reserve man who pleaded guilty to several charges, including mischief by defecating at the Lethbridge Public Library, has been sentenced to 45 days in jail. Library employees found Austin Blake Black Water on Aug. 30 of last year, defecating in a stairwell directly outside of the childrens’ wing. “When he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nord-Bridge kicks off Seniors Week celebration
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre is celebrating its members with multiple activities during Seniors’ Week. The celebration kicked off Monday with a jam session in the Dunford Diner. Ashley Kern, program coordinator, told the Herald on Monday the centre has been celebrating Seniors Week for almost two decades as seniors are very important to them. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympian honoured with headdress transfer
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 4th, 2024
The first Blood Tribe member to qualify for the Olympics was recognized for his achievements with a headdress transfer on Monday. Apollo Hess was named to the Paris 2024 Canadian Olympic team after placing second in the men’s 2024 Olympic swimming trials in Toronto. Hess says that he always had a feeling that he would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Environment Week encourages residents to do their part
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Environment Week kicked off in Lethbridge Monday with the City encouraging residents to use alternative modes of transportation such as biking, taking the bus, walking or using micro-mobility devices to reach their destinations. Sustainability engineer with the City’s Waste and Environment department, Raene Barber, and Environment Lethbridge’s executive director Kathleen Sheppard both had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Big Truck Petting Zoo’ digs up day of fun for crowds
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com Whether getting their picture taken in an excavator or checking out the controls of a fire truck, thousands of residents visited the Big Truck Petting Zoo this Saturday. The City of Lethbridge joined forces with the Lethbridge Public Library Crossings Branch, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services and the Lethbridge Police Service to display ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Green Acres rolls out Seniors Week with wheelchair races
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Green Acres Foundation kicked off Seniors Week with a wheelchair race at the Garden View Lodge Monday, where participants from various Green Acres Foundation lodges raced each other. Donna Coslovi, CEO of the Green Acres Foundation spoke to media about the event. “We’re really proud of the fact that this province recognizes ... Read More »
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