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Coaldale council approves Video Lottery Terminals
By Erika Mathieu - SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on March 3rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDssnews@sunnysouthnews.com After an animated debate around the Coaldale council table, second and third readings of the Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) Bylaw 840-C-02-22 passed on Feb. 28 during a regular council meeting. The issue has been on and off the table a number of times over the past five years and has proved to be ... Read More »
1 responseAccused in Coutts conspiracy case awaits bail decision
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of four individuals accused of conspiring to commit murder during the blockade at Coutts in February, hopes to be released from custody today. Christopher Lysak, who had a bail hearing Tuesday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench, returns to court today for the judge’s decision. Following the lengthy hearing Monday, Justice Vaughan ... Read More »
4 responsesFamily medicine in crisis in Lethbridge, SACPA told
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) welcomed Dr. Samuel deWalle to their Thursday virtual meeting to discuss the family medicine crisis in Lethbridge. Congruent with the COVID-19 pandemic has been a gradual but persistent loss of family physicians in the city of Lethbridge, and with them the loss of access to primary ... Read More »
3 responsesBuilding preservation important for city’s future
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
There are many reasons for preserving Lethbridge’s historical buildings. On Saturday afternoon at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Belinda Crowson, president of the Lethbridge Historical Society, discussed a few of those reasons with a group of fellow-interested historians. Fittingly, the hour-long talk also took place in the SAAG building which turned 100-years-old this year. “So ... Read More »
3 responsesAlaska pair accused of gun smuggling no-shows in court
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A warrant has been issued for a U.S. couple accused of trying to smuggle guns over the border at Coutts. The warrant was issued Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court after the accused, Adam Peter Brown, 39, and Bethany Ann Brown, 42, didn’t show up for court and they didn’t have anyone attend to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former journalist pens Lethbridge love story
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com An Albertan author has written a story that brings a glimpse of what life was like in Lethbridge more than 100 years ago and it is named after the city itself. Inspired by a true story, Lethbridge tells the tale of an English lad abandoned by his family and a young American rejected by his ... Read More »
3 responsesULFA files unfair labour practice complaint
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against the U of L’s Board of Governors. ULFA president Dan O’Donnell said Tuesday the complaint with the Alberta Labour Relations Board comes after two years of unsuccessful negotiations. O’Donnell said the complaint is an effort to get supervision over ... Read More »
3 responsesVerdict expected in May for sexual assault trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who has been waiting since last December for a judge to give his decision on a sex-assault trial, will finally receive a verdict, but not for a couple more months. Judge Jerry LeGrandeur is expected to give his decision on May 3, nearly five months after Sohil Bindra stood trial ... Read More »
1 responseBlackfoot beadwork program connects with local history and culture
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A program for adults and seniors at the Galt Museum on Tuesday provided a history lesson and some hands-on learning. The session on Blackfoot beading by Kalli Eagle Speaker taught participants about the art of Blackfoot beading and gave them the chance to recreate their own using paint dots. The session was part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City responds to Alberta’s loosening of COVID-19 restrictions
By Lethbridge Herald on March 1st, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge is lifting restrictions on staff including the COVID-19 vaccination policy as the province moves into Phase 2 of its work to cut COVID measures. On Tuesday, Alberta made numerous changes to provincial policy which included lifting the mask mandate except on municipal and intra-provincial public transit ... Read More »
3 responsesTickets reinstated against LOPS pop-up tent organizer
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 1st, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com City bylaw tickets issued against a Lethbridge man for holding activities on city property without permits, and which were later dismissed in court, have been reinstated. The city successfully appealed a judge’s decision from last year, when 17 bylaw tickets against Timothy Michael Slaney were dismissed. Judge Kristen Ailsby granted a defence request in April ... Read More »
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