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Council action plan prioritizes doctor recruitment
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday approved unanimously its 2022 action plan. The plan, called Gateway to Opportunity, establishes priorities and strategic focus areas of council this year. Speaking about the plan, mayor Blaine Hyggen said at Tuesday’s meeting it will “clearly articulate priorities, create transparency, measure and report performance and build community trust. “As ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil considering integrity commissioner position
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council has tasked its Governance Standing Policy Committee with further investigating the possibility of creating an Integrity Commissioner position. At Tuesday’s meeting, council passed a resolution asking the SPC to report back to council no later than March 1. Specifically, the SPC will be tasked with focusing on two of three ... Read More »
1 responseSentencing adjourned for attempted robbery
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who attempted to rob a Lethbridge convenience store last year, hopes to convince a judge he doesn’t deserve to spend up to two years in jail. Hunter Alexander Frank, who is in custody at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, could face between 18 and 24 months in jail if the ... Read More »
1 responseRhyme time for toddlers at Family Centre West
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Parents and toddlers now have the opportunity to learn rhymes and riddles at Family Centre West every Tuesday until March 22. Starting this week, parents of children between three and 18 months of age are able to take part in Family Centre’s Rhymes & Riddles program. “The goal is and the purpose of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alpha House working to help clients out of the cold
By Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald It started here with one small room at the Lethbridge homeless shelter in the fall of 2019 and since then Calgary-based Alpha House Society has expanded its operations to offer a range of services. Its Lethbridge facility, now known as the Lethbridge Stabilization Centre and Shelter at 802 2 Ave. ... Read More »
1 responseChildren sharing warmth with Blankets of Hope
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Children of St. Martha School students are once again “Blankets of Hope” ambassadors, now for the 4th year in a row. Blankets of Hope was initiated by two brothers from Brooklyn, New York. Mike and Nick Fiorito reached out to Kindergarten teacher Laurie McIntosh four years ago over Instagram to ask if her ... Read More »
3 responsesReport points to added costs with cat bylaw
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Would a cat bylaw be a perfect fit for Lethbridge? A report was submitted to city council on Tuesday about the viability of such a bylaw. In response to an inquiry submitted by acting mayor Rajko Dodic on Dec. 2, General Manager of Regulatory Services Duane Ens states there is no legal impediment ... Read More »
2 responsesHouse arrest ordered for shopbreaking conviction
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Fort Macleod man who broke into his employer’s business and attempted to steal a vehicle has been placed on house arrest and ordered to pay nearly $3,000 for damages he caused. Jesse Taylor Shoemaker, who pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of shopbreaking with intent to commit theft, ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil approves major wastewater treatment plant upgrades
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday has given second and third readings to a multitude of bylaws. The bylaws council dealt with included several to borrow water for water treatment plant work. One of those calls is for the city to borrow $6,418,000 for medium voltage upgrades. The total cost of the project cited in ... Read More »
2 responsesSentencing hearing for taxi robber adjourned
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A sentencing hearing for a 33-year-old woman who robbed a taxi driver more than two years ago, has been adjourned for a month so the accused can be assessed for a pre-sentence report.
The report had been ordered last October after Kimberlie Rose Eagle Speaker pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and theft of ... Read More »
1 responseCity seeking survey feedback on place name strategy
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Receiving citizen input on updating many of the City’s place names to more effectively reflect the Blackfoot and other Indigenous peoples in the region is the goal of a new survey being launched by the City of Lethbridge. The City’s Indigenous Placemaking Strategy was approved by city council in May 2021. “The purpose ... Read More »
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