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BTPS launch new human trafficking position
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Blood Tribe Police launched the first Indigenous policing service-based Human Trafficking Coordinator Position on National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. BTPS Sr. Cst. Jennaye Norris has been appointed as Human Trafficking Coordinator of the BTPS and said that there was a need for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cinco de Mayo Taco Festival celebrates Latin American culture
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
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Be the first to comment!Man fined for passing counterfeit bill
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who tried to spend poorly-made counterfeit money has been fined 10 times the amount of the phony bill. On Aug. 12 of last year Donald Wallace Eldridge attempted to spend a fake $50 bill at a Little Caesars restaurant in the city. The obviously counterfeit bill was made of paper instead ... Read More »
1 responsePastor charged in Coutts blockade preparing for trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski is preparing for trial in relation to offences he is accused of committing during the trucker protest at the Coutts border earlier this year. Pawlowski’s lawyer, Chad Haggerty of Calgary, appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Friday, where he pleaded not guilty on behalf of his client to criminal charges of breaching a release order ... Read More »
1 responseProposal to evaluate potential carbon capture hub near Pincher Creek
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary-based energy company has submitted a proposal to the provincial government for a permit to evaluate the potential for a carbon capture sequestration hub near Pincher Creek. West Lake Energy Corp believes the hub will provide an immediate solution to the need for carbon capture, storage and utilization in Southern Alberta and ... Read More »
1 responseMan accused with health order violation convicted after failing to show for hearing
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge businessman who was found guilty last year of failing to comply with an order of a medical officer of health, has been hit with a hefty fine. Michael James Hoffman was scheduled to attend a hearing in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, but when he failed to show up, he was convicted and fined $1,200. Judge Erin ... Read More »
1 responsePlaygoers readying one-act performances after hiatus
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com After being shut down since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Playgoers of Lethbridge is ready to raise the curtain again on its annual one-act play festival. This year’s festival will run Saturday, May 17 starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Sterndale Bennett Theatre. Admission is $10 and doors open at 7. Organizer ... Read More »
2 responsesCommunity Animal Services may have the right pet for you
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Community Animal Services in Lethbridge is encouraging residents to adopt as they are over capacity at the animal shelter with both dogs and cats alike. Community Animal Services, formerly known as the Lethbridge Animal Shelter, held a media availability on Thursday to spread the word throughout the community about the excess of animals ... Read More »
1 responseTrial scheduled for multiple driving, theft offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was charged a year ago with numerous criminal offences, including flight from police and dangerous driving, is set to stand trial later this year. Darcy Red Crow, who remains in custody at the Calgary Remand Centre, will stand trial Nov. 23-25 in Lethbridge provincial court. Red Crow is charged with ... Read More »
1 responseUnexpected challenges highlighted in library’s community report
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Public Library recently presented its annual Report to the Community to the Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge City Council. “2021 was certainly another year of unexpected challenges and unique opportunities for Lethbridge Public Library,” said Terra Plato, CEO of Lethbridge Public Library, in a media release. The 24-page ... Read More »
1 responseLocal cheese makers win big in Montreal
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
An international food and beverage trade show has announced the winners of the 2022 International Cheese Competition. One of the cheese companies that entered the competition was Crystal Springs Cheese near Coalhurst, only ten minutes away from Lethbridge. The company was started in 1984 and pride themselves on being “Alberta made” according to their website. ... Read More »
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