Southern Alberta News
Fundraiser supports campus community radio station
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
People could sip on a cup of freshly brewed java and surf through boxes of old vinyl’s in hopes of adding to their collection during the inaugural CKXU Java and Jams Record Sale and fundraiser at Cuppers Coffee and Tea over the past weekend. Proceeds from the vinyl sales from the old Love and Records ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASA honouring U of L alumnus
By Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
NASA today will be awarding its medal for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to former Lethbridge resident Austin Mardon, a professor at the University of Alberta and graduate of the University of Lethbridge in 1985. The award, to be presented in one of two ceremonies today at NASA’s headquarters, is “for exemplary scholarship, advocacy, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roxy Theatre finalist in national competition
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Roxy Theatre in Coleman needs your help. Specifically, a community organization hoping to secure $50,000 to help renovate the facility needs your help. The Roxy Theatre in Coleman, a National Historic Site in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, has been nominated as one of the 12 finalists for the National Trust for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA calls for restoration of cancelled LEARN program funding
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Hundreds of letters are being given to the provincial government in support of the recently cancelled program at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization that assisted at-risk seniors. The Lethbridge Elder Abuse Response Network was terminated by the provincial government in March. The program had operated for 12 years until the LSCO executive director ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges dismissed against man accused in healthcare facility death
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Charges against a 52-year-old man accused of killing a resident at St. Michael’s Health Centre 16 months ago in Lethbridge have been dismissed. Charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault were dismissed last week in Lethbridge court of justice after Justice Eric Peterson ruled at the conclusion of a three-day preliminary hearing that there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual Coulee Cleanup initiative kicks off in city’s river valley
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
Community members scoured Indian Battle Park to collect garbage as a part of Helen Schuler Nature Centre’s launch of the annual Coulee Cleanup campaign on Saturday morning. “We launch every year in April and it’s just to get community members activated, get them out to the parks and into the coulees, into the river valley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homeless man jailed for uttering death threats
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Threatening to kill a couple of people, one of whom is a security officer at the Chinook Regional Hospital, has earned a 27-year-old man a brief stint in jail. Matayus Dan Card pleaded guilty in Lethbridge court of justice to two charges of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to address bylaw amendment for London Road Park
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council today will be asked to give first reading to Bylaw 6438, a land use bylaw amendment for 714 7 St. S. and a portion of 620 7 Ave. S. A report to be presented by community planner Ross Kilgour says Opportunity Lethbridge has applied to rezone the southwest corner of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McIntyre Ranch conservation project meets campaign goal
By Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has successfully completed its fundraising campaign to conserve the McIntyre Ranch. This conservation agreement project, located on the Milk River Ridge south of the community of Magrath is a testament to the power of collaboration and community engagement in conserving one of the planet’s most endangered ecosystems, Canada’s Prairie grasslands, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province introduces legislation to lower power bills
By Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
The provincial government says it is taking action to protect ratepayers by introducing legislation to lower and stabilize local access fees. The government is introducing the Utilities Affordability Statutes Amendment Act 2024, which if passed, will promote long-term affordability and predictability for utility bills in Alberta by prohibiting the use of variable rates when calculating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta woman charged with dangerous driving causing death set to stand trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 20th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta woman charged in 2022 with dangerous driving causing death is set to stand trial later this year. The charge stems from an incident on Sept. 7, 2022 when a minivan westbound on Highway 3 approached the intersection at Coalhurst. The vehicle drifted toward the turning lane, and without slowing struck ... Read More »
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