Steffanie Costigan – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Helen Schuler Nature Centre celebrated the upcoming arrival of spring with their seventh annual Family Festival on Friday afternoon. Some of the special guests and activities at the festival included the Family Centre creating decorated windsocks with Blackfoot symbols, Lethbridge College Early Childhood Education program, Southern Alberta
Read More »LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of several masked and armed men who burst into a motel room in a home-invasion-style robbery late last year has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Charles William Good Striker, 37, was sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge court of justice to a single charge ... Read More »
3 days agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The union representing Alberta Sheriffs was caught blind-sided by the announcement on Wednesday that the Alberta government was creating a new policing agency. Bobbi-Jo Borodey, vice president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, says the union doesn’t know what kind of impact it will have on the Sheriffs, including on their roles, ... Read More »
3 days agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man who may have propositioned a woman downtown late last year, got more than he bargained for. Police received a report about 7 p.m. on Dec. 11 that two people with knives were chasing a man on 6 Street near 3 Avenue South. Police found the man suffering from a minor stab ... Read More »
3 days agoBy Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge College Kodiaks indoor track team head north to Edmonton to battle in the ACAC Championships this weekend. “I think we are about as prepared as we can be, and that’s always a good feeling when you go to a competition and you’ve crossed all the T’s (and) dotted ... Read More »
3 days agoBy Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes started their three games in a three day stretch with a 5-2 win over the Red Deer Rebels on Friday night at the Enmax Centre. “It was unbelievable,” said Miguel Marques, on the response after Wednesday’s 6-1 loss. “It was playoff hockey tonight . Red Deer’s (a) ... Read More »
3 days agoBy Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes are starting their biggest weekend of the season tonight in an attempt to get closer to solidifying their spot in the playoffs. The Canes host Red Deer tonight, turn around and play at Red Deer tomorrow and end the weekend at Calgary on Sunday afternoon. “I think ... Read More »
4 days agoFROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge March is here with plenty of notable topics and events to mention in this space. I was pleased to attend several local events on March 8 in celebration of International Women’s Day. In addition to my wonderful Lethbridge City Council colleagues Belinda Crowson and Jenn Schmidt-Rempel, ... Read More »
3 days agoLEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – Managing Editor When councillor Rajko Dodic on Tuesday was making his case for an official business motion on bike lane construction and possible removal, I doubt anyone expected him to tell his fellow civic politicians – and the public – some of the insults he had to endure ... Read More »
4 days agoAT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – UCP MLA for Lethbridge East Alberta’s government is setting a clear and responsible path forward for renewable project development to ensure our electricity grid is reliable, affordable, and sustainable for generations to come. I am proud that Alberta continues to be a leader in responsible energy development, not only ... Read More »
1 week agoEditor: I am writing in support of the downtown bike lanes along 4th Avenue and 7th Street South, and for continued development of a cohesive and connected network of safe cycling infrastructure within the city of Lethbridge. I am dismayed by councillor Dodic’s motion to tear up the existing bike lanes and put a halt ... Read More »
3 days agoEditor: In southern Alberta, members of the rural medical community, and indeed the populace at large, have been heartened by last week’s 2024 provincial budget announcement of a $43-million allocation for a Rural Medical Teaching School at the University of Lethbridge. While we wait for further details to emerge on the vision for this initiative, the ... Read More »
6 days agoEditor: Although the general consensus of the people of Alberta appears to be we don’t want a PST, aka Political Suicide Tax here, there are still rumblings every now and then that we need one to counteract the boom and bust cycle. I would be more inclined to accept a PST if the burden was ... Read More »
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