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Budget deliberations project 5.1 per cent tax increase
By Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com That’s a wrap! City council acting as Economic Standing Policy Committee wrapped up five days of budget deliberations Friday morning with unanimous approval to move forward a 5.1 per cent annual property tax increase for council to approve at its Nov. 29 meeting. The base budget for the next four ... Read More »
4 responsesLocal businessman facing multiple fraud-related charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The owner of a Lethbridge mechanic shop accused of committing numerous fraud-related offences, has been ordered to personally attend court next month if he hasn’t retained a lawyer to assist him. Lethbridge lawyer Marcus Mueller appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, but pointed out he could only act as an agent for the ... Read More »
1 responseSuspect in impaired driving death to remain in custody
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man charged in relation to a drunk driving death three years ago will remain in custody pending his trial next year. Wesley Brian Phillips had hoped to be released from remand custody Thursday following a bail review the previous day in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench. After listening to arguments ... Read More »
2 responsesSexual assault trial scheduled for next spring
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man waiting to be sentenced for sexually assaulting three women, will stand trial next spring in relation to an assault against a fourth woman. Sohil Bindra, 36, is scheduled to stand trial April 18-20, 2023 for several sex offences against the woman. He also faces a charge of sex assault against ... Read More »
2 responsesFamily’s Angel Tree donation in memory of baby daughter
By Cole Parkinson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS cparkinson@tabertimes.com on November 18th, 2022
It’s starting to look and feel like Christmas outdoors and a family in Enchant, along with the surrounding community, have donated over 200 plus gifts to the Angel Tree Toy Depot in Lethbridge. Emily and Alex Geerligs donated last year after their baby daughter Madison passed away, and they decided to commemorate what would have ... Read More »
1 responseHarrowing escape from Ukraine recounted at SACPA
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 18th, 2022
Emotions were high Thursday during the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs presentation hearing from Ukrainian refugee Alona Sinchuk. Audiences were recounted with Sinchuk’s escape from Ukraine two weeks after the Russian invasion earlier this year. Fleeing with her two teenage boys, she would travel from Dnipro to Kyiv, from where they would escape to ... Read More »
1 responseKainai paramedic student following best path forward
By Samantha Johnson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 18th, 2022
Getting a high school diploma was a struggle for Ina Fairbanks, but she completed it and is now in the Applied Bachelors and Health and Science Paramedic Program at Medicine Hat College. She has decided to extend her program time, finishing the degree in five years rather than three. “I really struggled graduating from high ... Read More »
1 responseAccused in Coutts drug bust makes court appearance
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary man is facing drug-related charges after a trucker tried to enter Canada at the Coutts border crossing earlier this month. On Nov. 6 a commercial transport truck arrived at the border with a shipment of bananas. Border officials searched the vehicle and found 43 kg of cocaine hidden inside the load ... Read More »
1 responseKeating highlights polar perseverance, local adventure
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 18th, 2022
Adventurer and naturalist Brian Keating captivated audiences with his presentation this week at the Galt Museum. Hosted by the Friends Society of the Galt Museum, Keating’s talk explored the polar expedition (1914-17) of Ernest Shackleton, where he and 27 of his men spent more than two-years stranded in Antarctica. Keating followed up with a presentation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flair Airlines postpones Tucson route
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Flair Airlines has announced the cancelation of their highly-anticipated route from Lethbridge to Tucson until next winter, due to supply chain issues impacting the availability of critical equipment. To service flights at the Lethbridge Airport, specialized equipment is necessary including a ramp to allow passengers to board an aircraft and support mobility-restricted passengers. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinook High School primed to stage ‘Mamma Mia!’
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 18th, 2022
Students at Chinook High School are looking forward to presenting Mamma Mia! running Nov. 29 through Dec. 3. With around 85 students involved in production the show is set to have audiences singing along to the soundtrack of ABBA songs and laughing with all the hilarious hijinks involved in this classic tale. “It is a ... Read More »
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