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City outlines priorities in 2022 action plan
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday accepted the Quarter 3 2022 Action Report as information. The report, submitted by Director of Finance and Corporate Performance Tony Vanden Heuvel, provided council with an update on the progress and status of initiatives in the Gateway to Opportunity 2022 Action Plan. The plan contains 24 initiatives labelled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Volunteer Lethbridge’s comprehensive approach to vetting ‘revolutionary’
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Amanda Jensen feels Volunteer Lethbridge is on the right path to something special. Volunteer Lethbridge, which has operated in the city for 41 years, is an organization that connects volunteers to non-profit organizations of many kinds here. Its model is being examined by other agencies who are exploring the possibility of following in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PACT actions connecting vulnerable with services
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com During the Lethbridge Police Commission meeting on Wednesday, LPS Cst. Derek Williamson presented a report on the Police and Crisis Team (PACT) and highlighted some of the benefits and next steps to take. PACT is comprised of two teams of one LPS police officer and one Alberta Health Services mental health professional. “Our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home invasion results in nearly two years imprisonment
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old woman who threatened her five-year-old son and broke into a neighbour’s residence will spend the next several months in jail. Megan Amber Scout, who pleaded guilty last week in Lethbridge provincial court to single counts of housebreaking to commit assault and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, was sentenced to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young men more likely to drive impaired: MADD
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Canadian men, particularly younger men, believe they’re invincible when it comes to impaired driving, a national survey suggests. The Ipsos survey, conducted in May and June on behalf of MADD Canada, indicates that men between the age of 18 and 34 are more likely to drive than the average Canadian after consuming alcohol, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vigil honours memory of missing woman
By Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
Ry Clarke – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Family and friends gathered for a vigil ceremony on Friday to remember Tia Blood at the spot where the missing woman’s body was found earlier this week. Dozens of people gathered to show their support, lining the stretch of road in a rural area southwest of Coalhurst, ... Read More »
1 responseCity making changes to snow removal
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is introducing a phased approach to snow removal this winter starting with about 25 kilometres of streets and roadways. Phase 1 snow routes will be activated during heavy snow events and will feature temporary parking restrictions – with enforcement – and implementation of plowing on the right on those ... Read More »
2 responsesImpaired hit and run driver receives sizeable fine
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A hit and run in Lethbridge earlier this year has netted a Lethbridge man a hefty fine and a driving prohibition. Colin Garner was driving his vehicle on the westside during the early morning hours of Feb. 26 when he struck a pick-up truck, but instead of stopping he drove away. At about 1:23 ... Read More »
1 responseBar fight costs accused $1,000
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man has been ordered to stay away from a city restaurant and bar for the next 18 months. That’s the amount of time Corby Costar-Tarcon, 27, will be on probation for causing problems at the westside business just before midnight on Feb. 12 of this year. Police were dispatched to a ... Read More »
1 responseOctopus aliens? Origin theory doesn’t hold water for local expert
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2022
The Canadian Federation of University Women welcomed Jennifer Mather to the University of Lethbridge recently to speak on the research surrounding the theory that octopuses could have been seeded on planet earth through life-bearing comets. Mather got her PhD in Boston, and it was while growing up in Victoria, B.C., that she gained an interest ... Read More »
3 responsesApples to oranges? Comparing municipal tax rates in Alberta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A person in Lethbridge says they pay a certain amount of property taxes on their house while a friend in Calgary pays less for a home with the same value. They’re unhappy about it and wonder why. The matter of property tax comparison came up at a recent Economic Standing Policy Committee meeting ... Read More »
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