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Man 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 ofĂ‚Â failing to comply with an order of a medical officer of health, has been hit with a hefty fine. Michael James Hoffman was scheduled toĂ‚Â attend a hearingĂ‚Â in Lethbridge provincialĂ‚Â court Thursday, but when he failed to show up, he wasĂ‚Â convicted and fined $1,200. Judge Erin ... Read More »
1 responseMan 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 amountĂ‚Â 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 truckerĂ‚Â protest at the Coutts border earlierĂ‚Â this year. Pawlowski’s lawyer, Chad Haggerty of Calgary, appeared in Lethbridge provincialĂ‚Â court Friday, where he pleaded not guilty on behalf of his clientĂ‚Â toĂ‚Â criminal charges of breaching a release order ... Read More »
1 responseBTPS 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!Proposal 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 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 responsesRed Dress Day renews calls for Indigenous justice
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Public Library celebrated Red Dress Day Thursday to honour and remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Red Dress Day originated from the REDress Project conducted by artist Jaime Black on May 5, 2010 and has gathered the attention of many through the years. “Today we had a presentation here ... Read More »
1 responseYouth En Route and WCHS team up for bicycle initiative
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
A Calgary organization is helping Lethbridge high school students view biking as an option for going to school. Winston Churchill High School is teaming up with Youth En Route to make biking easier to access for high school students. Youth En Route is an organization out of Calgary that helps youth have a green, healthy ... Read More »
1 responseMan receives five month sentence for multiple property offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old man who pleaded guilty to several criminal offences has been handed a five-month jail sentence. Evan Lee Healy was sentenced Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he pleaded guilty to four counts of theft under $5,000 and three counts of mischief relating to incidents earlier this year and in 2021. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local 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 »
2 responsesItalian Open returns to Lethbridge Country Club
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
The Chinook Regional Health Foundation has confirmed that the Italian Open will return this August to the Lethbridge Country Club after having to cancel the last two years due to COVID-19. The Open is in its 25th year and focuses on giving back to health care within the community. “The event is certainly known as ... Read More »
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