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Provincial award for Herald writer |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
As the Lethbridge Herald’s agriculture reporter, Ric Swihart is used to bringing news home to our readers.
Tuesday in Calgary, however, he became part of the news.
Swihart, who is in Calgary to cover the Alberta Irrigation Projects Association annual conference, has been honoured with the AIPA Gold Award for 40 years of dedicated service to agriculture in southern Alberta and his support of the provincial irrigation community.
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Council approves Enmax cost overruns |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
Costs are more than a million dollars higher than projected for a couple of projects included in the current Enmax Centre renovations.
Earlier this week, city council approved awarding two tenders totalling $3.1 million to a local construction firm for work originally projected to cost $1.8 million.
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Counterfeiting charges laid by local police |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Monday, 22 February 2010 |
The Lethbridge regional police Economic Crimes Unit have charged a 52-year-old woman in connection with two incidents where counterfeit money was passed.
The woman, who was arrested over the weekend in Tofield, is facing six charges in Lethbridge and is believed to be part of a group that has been spending counterfeit cash throughout the province over the past few weeks. A number of other law enforcement agencies are still investigating and further charges are pending.
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City won’t provide tax break |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Monday, 22 February 2010 |
Local university and college dorms won’t be getting a property tax break from the City of Lethbridge.
City council voted unanimously Monday to continue taxing student dorms at Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge at the full multi-family property tax rate.
The issue was referred to administration last November, when a joint delegation from the college and the U of L asked city council to eliminate property taxes on student dorms, saying such a move would help both institutions accelerate their goals of providing more on-campus student housing.
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Pitch made for twin ice arena location |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Monday, 22 February 2010 |
City planners are about a month away from deciding the site for a new westside twin-ice arena, and local school officials are appealing for it to be built near two new westside high schools.
A delegation from the Lethbridge public school division presented their case to city council Monday, saying it would be a win-win for the city to build the ice facility within a short walk of public and separate high schools slated to open this fall in West Lethbridge Centre, at the west end of Whoop-Up Drive.
“By having both the public high school and a Holy Spirit high school, there will be up to 1,500 students in that location when it’s full.
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