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Accused in 17-year-old murder case appears in Lethbridge court |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Wednesday, August 12 2009, 9:54 PM |
A 51-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the 1992 slaying of an Edmonton man in the Crowsnest Pass appeared briefly in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday.
Michael Desmarais was charged with the murder in 1993, but had to await the completion of a lengthy U.S. sentence for murder before his return to Canadian soil.
In early July 1992, Gordon Mills told his family he was going on a Rockies sightseeing excursion and was expected to return home in four or five days. He was last seen at a gas station in Banff before his body was found almost two months later near Leitch Colleries, east of the Crowsnest Pass. An autopsy revealed Mills had been shot and was likely the cause of death.
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Alliance leadership hopeful in southern Alta. |
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Written by Dave Mabell Lethbridge Herald
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Wednesday, August 12 2009, 9:52 PM |
He’s a longtime Conservative, raised in Claresholm and now a businessman in Calgary. But Mark Dyrholm is so unhappy with Premier Ed Stelmach and his top cabinet ministers, he’s running to take over his job.
One of three leadership candidates for the Wildrose Alliance, Dyrholm is heading to southern Alberta on Saturday. He’ll be meeting supporters in Taber, Lethbridge, Cardston, Fort Macleod and hometown Claresholm.
Dyrholm, along with two challengers, will also be taking part in a party-organized Lethbridge rally on Sept. 15. But since announcing his candidacy in mid-June, he’s hit the road to take the pulse of voters in all parts of the province.
“A lot of people are really happy to see a candidate with real Reform party credentials,” he said in an interview. “Albertans finally see something that reflects where they’re headed.”
Formerly vice-president of an independent business group in Calgary, Dyrholm says he served on the campaign team for Ron Liepert (now health minister) and also got involved in the Conservatives’ leadership race.
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Wild ride takes a costly toll |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, August 11 2009, 9:47 PM |
This definitely wasn’t driving Miss Daisy.
A female driver crashed into seven parked cars outside a southside apartment complex early Tuesday before driving over a median and smashing through a fence.
Just after 3 a.m., a woman was seen yelling and causing a disturbance outside the apartment complex in the 1600 block of Scenic Drive South. Minutes later, a Chrysler Fifth Avenue with a woman at the wheel pulled into the parking lot, struck six cars, then turned around and hit another vehicle on the other side of the lot. The Chrysler then bounced over a median, smashed through a fence onto Scenic Drive and headed south.
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Taxi driver attacked by female passenger |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, August 11 2009, 9:46 PM |
A taxi driver was attacked early Tuesday by a female passenger when he refused to return her prepaid fare after driving her and a friend home.
The assault occurred just after 2 a.m. after the cab driver had picked up the woman and a man in the downtown area, collected a prepaid fare and driven them to a home in the 1300 block of 23 Avenue North.
As they pulled up outside the home, the male passenger demanded the money back. When the driver refused to hand it over, a struggle ensued between him and the woman. During the tussle, the woman struck the driver’s hands with a piece of wood.
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Adjournment for man facing attempted murder |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, August 11 2009, 9:45 PM |
An adjournment was granted this week for a Stirling-area man facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault with a firearm.
Nicholas Gerard Verwer will return to Court of Queen’s Bench in Lethbridge for an arraignment hearing on Aug. 24. A trial date may also be set.
The 49-year-old man was committed to stand trial after a preliminary hearing earlier this year. Charges were laid in August, 2007 when police and paramedics responded to a Stirling call and found a man with a gunshot wound.
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