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Lethbridge College students participate in mock disaster
By Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
Lethbridge College Digital Communications and Media (DCM) students got some valuable ‘on-the-scene’ experience early in the semester thanks to their participation in a mock disaster conducted by the communities within the Municipal District of Willow Creek. The exercise simulated EF3 (Enhanced Fujita Scale) tornados touching down in the communities of Nanton, Claresholm, Stavely, Fort Macleod, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ron James hits Lethbridge for post-restrictions comedy tour
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com It’s been said that laughter is the best medicine and comedy fans can expect Ron James to prove that adage right when he plays two shows at the Yates Theatre this month. The irreverent Canadian funnyman will be performing at the downtown venue on Nov. 22 and 23. He’s looking forward to returning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ASIRT says use of force justified in 2020 Blairmore shooting
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) completed an investigation into an incident that took place in February 2020 and has released the executive director’s full report. ASIRT executive director Michael Ewenson states in his report that ASIRT investigated the circumstances surrounding the death of a 30-year-old individual, who was shot in Blairmore ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vending machine incident costs man 30 days
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Causing a disturbance after losing $1.50 in a vending machine has netted a 41-year-old man a stint behind bars. Waylon Girard Spear Chief was sentenced to 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of causing a disturbance and possession of a weapon for a dangerous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 responsesHarrowing 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 responseLocal 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 »
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