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Fifteen days for thrift store clothing theft
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Trying to flee from police after stealing clothes from a city store didn’t work out too well for Jocko Slade Trotter. The 35-year-old man and a woman were caught shoplifting last November from Value Village on Mayor Magrath Drive South, where Trotter was seen shedding layers of his own clothing and putting on ... Read More »
1 responseJail time ordered for machete-swinging incident
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A drunken Lethbridge man who swung a machete at a group of people last spring has been sentenced to three months in jail. Bart Louis Young will, however, be able to serve his sentence on weekends, a judge told him recently in Lethbridge provincial court. Young will also be on probation for a ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge County hosting nutrient management webinars
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2023
Lethbridge County is hosting a webinar series focused on nutrient management in farming practices to help local producers learn from experts for free. Kicking the series off this week, Rezvan Karimi, research scientist with Lethbridge College, and Eric Bremer, with Western Ag, spoke about enhancing yield and nutrient use towards the efficiency of crops under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drug trafficker pleads guilty to two counts
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who sold drugs to an undercover police officer on two occasions in 2019, won’t be sentenced until the spring. Brian Robert James, who previously elected to be tried by a Court of King’s Bench judge with a preliminary hearing, instead pleaded guilty last week in Lethbridge provincial court to two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polar Plunge returns to Henderson’s icy embrace
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Annual Polar Plunge hosted by the Lethbridge Police Service in partnership with the Law Enforcement Torch Run, is heading back to Henderson Lake this year. The Polar Plunge raises awareness and funds for Special Olympics, with a collective goal for all the events taking place across Alberta of $150,000 this year. LPS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City releases lease details for Blood Tribe shelter takeover
By Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge and Blood Tribe Department of Health have agreed upon a lease agreement for a shelter operating at the location of the former Lethbridge Shelter and Stabilization Centre on 2 Ave. N. Details of the agreement were provided to city council on Tuesday in the consent agenda ... Read More »
3 responsesCity parking fines targeted for increase
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council will be asked to give first readings to a pair of bylaws at today’s meetings. Bylaw 6393 is a parking fine amendment to Traffic Bylaw 5834 which will increase parking fines from $25 to $50 while maintaining a $15 reduction if payment is received by the City within seven days ... Read More »
5 responsesMotion to push for homelessness strategy
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An official business motion will be presented to Lethbridge city council today calling on administration to develop a long-term approach to deal with homelessness. The motion, to be put forward by councillors John Middleton-Hope and Nick Paladino, stated that the province has indicated that $1 million in funding is available for shelter space ... Read More »
13 responsesDangerous driving trial postponed
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The trial for a southern Alberta woman charged with dangerous driving in relation to the Coutts border protest and blockade last year, has been cancelled. The two-day trial for Joanne Person was scheduled to begin Feb. 16, but it was vacated Monday in Lethbridge provincial court after her lawyer, Kelsey Sitar of Calgary, ... Read More »
1 responseCox honoured for early LGBTQS+ advocacy work in Lethbridge
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 24th, 2023
Lethbridge resident and business owner Levi Cox has been chosen as one of the recipients to receive the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medal. Being awarded to 7,000 Albertans, the commemorative medals honour the contributions made by Canadians towards society. Cox was awarded his for service to the community of Lethbridge, with his efforts towards LGBTQS+ and ... Read More »
1 responseMalanka celebration shows support for Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Club
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2023
The Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Club held a Malanka New Year’s celebration in front of a sold-out crowd of over 260 people at the Italian Canadian Culture Club on Saturday evening. “It was actually one of our most successful Malankas in quite a while,” said club president Donna Whitton. “The divide was so good. Everyone was ... Read More »
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