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Christmas Check Stop campaign preparing for possible increase in impaired drivers
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service announced Thursday they are bracing for a busier Christmas Check Stop campaign. Â The LPS is preparing for the possibility of a greater number of impaired drivers on the road as it kicks off its 2021 Christmas Check Stop campaign this weekend. “The province has reported a 43 per ... Read More »
1 responseCity exploring options for emergency overflow shelter
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of city council on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution calling for administration to work with Alpha House and the province to identify options for a four-to-six month emergency overflow shelter. The committee also called on administration to evaluate and report on the feasibility of using the ... Read More »
12 responsesUnited Way of Lethbridge celebrates an 80 year history of helping
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on December 3rd, 2021
Noted historian, author, teacher, advocate Belinda Crowson held a virtual fireside chat Saturday, celebrating 80 Years of United Way in Lethbridge. At the centre of Saturday’s discussion was helping those in need. “One thing we know about Lethbridge and any community is there has always been a need and there has always been people who ... Read More »
1 responseSubject of motel raid released on bail
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 39-year-old Lethbridge man arrested following a police raid at a city motel last month, has been released from custody. Jerome Ross, who appeared in court Thursday by CCTV from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, was released on $500 bail with conditions he report by phone every week to the Lethbridge Police Service, not possess ... Read More »
1 responseFarmers’ market and trade show set to get folks into Christmas spirit
By Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge and District Exhibition kicked off their Big Christmas Farmers’ Market and Trade Show on Thursday that will run until Saturday, Dec. 4. The event has divided the Exhibition pavilion into Santa’s Workshop, the North Pole, South Pole, and Reindeer Run, where attendees can enjoy a multitude of local ... Read More »
1 responseFundraiser gets a kick out of helping deliver toys for Christmas
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Children in needy Lethbridge families are going to get a kick out of a fundraiser that will put toys under many Christmas trees. Champion Taekwon-Do recently staged its annual kick-a-thon fundraiser, teaming up this time with the Toys for Tots campaign run by the Salvation Army as part of the city’s Christmas Hope ... Read More »
1 responseSex assault trial moved to next summer
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The second of three sex assault trials involving the same man has been adjourned to the new year. Sohil Bindra was scheduled to begin the one-week trial Dec. 13 in relation to one woman, but it’s been moved to June 24-27 to accommodate an earlier trial that’s gone into overtime. That trial was ... Read More »
1 responseSeniors Christmas Market supports food bank
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com AgeCare Columbia residents were able to enjoy a Christmas Market on Wednesday to find a perfect Christmas gift for their loved ones and help out the Lethbridge Food Bank. The idea behind the market was to give residents a chance to purchase Christmas gifts without having to leave the facility, as sometimes that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder case adjourned until later this month
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old Medicine Hat woman charged with first degree murder, is in quarantine at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre and was not required to appear in court for a brief hearing Wednesday. However, Calgary lawyer John Oman appeared on behalf of his client, Melissa Lynn Martens-Lagasse, and said he has only received an initial amount ... Read More »
1 responseFCSS, Chinook Sexual Assault Centre expand services to rural areas
By Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
Barons Eureka Warner Family and Community Support Services (BEW FCSS) and the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre (CSAC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to expand services to rural areas of southwestern Alberta. In a press release, executive director Zakk Morrison of BEW FCSS said November 25 marked the start of 16 days of activism ... Read More »
1 responseMayor disappointed as ombudsman decline to investigate EMS dispatch consolidation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Ombudsman will not do an investigation into Alberta Health Services’ amalgamation of ambulance emergency dispatch services and Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen isn’t happy about it. Marianne Ryan on Friday announced in a press release on the Alberta government website that “my office thoroughly analyzed the complaint and confirmed that the decision ... Read More »
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