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SPC votes to recommend encampment strategy
By Lethbridge Herald on April 18th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Safety and Social Standing Policy committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday unanimously voted to recommend council approve amendments to the encampment strategy. The request was made in a presentation by general manager of Community Social Development Andrew Malcolm. A report to the SPC says there is no additional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge gives youthful offender a break
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 18th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 20-year-old Lethbridge man facing seven months in jail for his first criminal conviction as an adult, was given a break from a judge, although not as much as he hoped. Patrick Joseph Moore had asked for a sentence of two months in jail after he pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge court of ... Read More »
5 responsesLethbridge man uses excessive force, chokes girlfriend during drunken fight
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 18th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was tried and found guilty several months ago of choking his girlfriend, will be able to serve a custodial sentence in the community. Paul Odong received in Lethbridge court of justice Wednesday an 18-month conditional sentence, the first half of which he will be under house arrest 24 hours ... Read More »
2 responsesPoliticians weigh in after federal budget tabled
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 18th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The federal budget has been tabled and provincial politicians are reacting. In a statement to media on Tuesday afternoon, mayor Blaine Hyggen said it will take time, including discussions with city treasurer Darrell Mathews, to review the full scope of the budget and see its impacts. “As always, city council will continue to ... Read More »
1 responseCurtain closing on Binning ownership of the Movie Mill
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 18th, 2024
A new chapter in the history of the locally owned Movie Mill theatre is set to begin soon. Movie Mill owner Leonard Binning said Wednesday new ownership will take over the theatre within the next week. “We’re so appreciative of the community. The Movie Mill has been about community and the community has been very ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province teams up with U of L on research projects
By Lethbridge Herald on April 18th, 2024
The provincial government is partnering with the University of Lethbridge to study water storage, endangered species and other issues impacting the southern Alberta region. The province on Wednesday announced a $500,000 grant to the U of L, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Shultz announced Wednesday in a release. “This grant will help us ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police lay charges after officers arrest fraudster
By Lethbridge Herald on April 18th, 2024
Lethbridge police have charged a 41-year-old male with fraud after he was apprehended attempting to collect money from a senior citizen targeted in a grandparent scam. LPS said in a news release Wednesday that on Monday members of the Crime Suppression Team responded to a report of a fraud after a 75-year-old woman was victimized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students get ‘EPIC’ learning experience at career event
By Lethbridge Herald on April 17th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Hundreds of students from southwestern Alberta schools had a chance to learn about different career opportunities at an epic educational session inside the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre Wednesday. The 13th annual Career Transitions EPIC Day saw 660 students – primarily in Grades 9 and 10 – from 39 schools ... Read More »
1 responseRichardsons have no plans to quit volunteering
By Gayle Low for the LETHBRIDGE HERALD on April 17th, 2024
In 1956 while attending the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Pharmacy, Ted Richardson, from Edmonton, fell in love with a classmate named Iris Kirk, and in June they will celebrate their 66th wedding anniversary! Following their 1957 graduation they moved to Iris’s hometown of Lethbridge and in 1963 opened Lakeview Drugs, which was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rental prices up in city as interprovincial migration helps raise rates, says report
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 17th, 2024
Canadian rent growth shows a shifting market dynamic, according to website Rentals.ca and the Urbanation Rent Report. Lethbridge ranked 33rd out of 35 cities in March with the average one-bedroom rent being $1,282, which was a 2.4 per cent increase month-over-month and 5.9 per cent increase year-over-year, said Giacomo Ladas, communications manager of Rentals.ca, in ... Read More »
3 responsesGuilty pleas expected in sex and child pornography case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 17th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 45-year-old Lethbridge man who intends to resolve some of his sex and child pornography charges, could enter pleas when he returns to court later this month. The accused, James Martinac, has been expected since March to plead guilty to some of his charges, but the case has been adjourned several times since ... Read More »
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