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Council votes down shopping cart resolution
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An effort by councillor John Middleton-Hope to get the wheels rolling on an initiative to deal with abandoned shopping carts failed to make it out the door Tuesday. Council voted 5-4 against a resolution brought forward by the first-term councillor that would have directed administration to return to it through the Community Safety ... Read More »
1 responseWoman gets jail for attack at homeless shelter
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Attacking an employee of the homeless shelter with a knife has earned a Lethbridge woman a five-month jail sentence. Tia Cyanne Davis was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty in Lethbridge provincial court to a charge of assault with a weapon. Davis, 20, was at the shelter on April 27 and became involved in ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge Housing Authority secures funding for seniors housing project
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com In her sixth attempt to secure a response from city council in the past year, Robin James finally left council chambers on Tuesday with a smile on her face. James, the chief administrative officer of the Lethbridge Housing Authority, secured from council one-time funding of $110,000 to offset the 2022 operating costs of ... Read More »
1 responseTrial dates expected for men charged in human trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men charged with several others in relation to a human trafficking case are expected to schedule trial dates the next time their matters are in court. Calgary lawyer Kirsten Lancee, who represents Mohammad Neirabani, was in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday, where she elected to have her client tried by a provincial court ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil preparing for summer break
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Summertime is here and Lethbridge city council will soon be taking a brief break to enjoy it. Only more council meeting is scheduled before elected officials take a breather until September. The next full council meeting is scheduled for July 26 at 1:30 p.m. in council chambers. Aside from a meeting of the ... Read More »
2 responsesCity of Lethbridge recruiting residents to serve the community
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge has launched a recruitment campaign to encourage residents to get involved with City Council’s Boards, Commissions and Committees. The recruitment campaigned is called Bring Out The Best In Our City. Applications are open now until Aug. 28 for a variety of positions. “The recruitment focuses on bringing a multitude ... Read More »
1 responsePolice asking drivers to celebrate Street Machine Weekend safely
By Lethbridge Herald on July 6th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Services Traffic Response Unit is preparing for the return of Street Machine Weekend and is encouraging residents to celebrate the festivities safely and responsibly. The 44th annual Street Machine weekend runs from today until Sunday and LPS is reminding residents that all of the rules of the ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil tasks administration to look at homeless camps
By Lethbridge Herald on July 6th, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge city council is tasking administration to address the complex issue of homeless camps in the community. Councillor John Middleton-Hope on Tuesday presented a motion calling on City administration to develop a strategy on homeless encampments in the city. The motion was passed unanimously after a lengthy discussion about the issue ... Read More »
14 responsesThe heat is on for new Fire/EMS recruits after graduation ceremony
By Lethbridge Herald on July 6th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has welcomed 12 new members to their family, and it is putting some of them to work as early as today. After 10 intense weeks of training, a group of 12 recruits made the cut to the next level in their careers. Some come ... Read More »
1 responseHope and Healing installation has temporary home at Fort Whoop-Up
By Lethbridge Herald on July 6th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new temporary art installation that is part of an ongoing nationwide project will be calling Fort Whoop Up home for the next few months. Metis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers is bringing her artwork to Lethbridge through her Hope and Healing Canada project, which consists of site-specific art installations across Canada. ... Read More »
1 responseLocal author recording history of Lethbridge Broncos
By Lethbridge Herald on July 6th, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Broncos are gone but thanks in part to a new book being written, the city’s first Western Hockey League team may never be forgotten. Lethbridge resident Mark Weninger is in the finishing stages of writing a book about the history of the team which played here from 1974 until ... Read More »
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