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Crown looks to fast-track Coutts blockade trials
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the Coutts border protest earlier this year are being fast-tracked to trial. The matter for one of the men, 48-year-old Christopher Lysak, was in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench Monday, where Crown Prosecutor Steven Johnston said he has preferred a direct indictment for the accused ... Read More »
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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents had the opportunity to connect with multiple agencies during the Community Service Fair on Friday afternoon provided by the Family Centre’s Family Resource Network. Family Centre executive director Maral Kiani Tari, said the purpose of the Community Service Fair was for families to network and learn what programs are available to ... Read More »
1 responseSculpture commemorates city’s contribution in First World War
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2022
Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD Exhibition Park will be the permanent home to the Legacy of Alberta sculpture after a dedication ceremony was held in front of dignitaries, the general public and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Canada, Patrick Van Gheel, on Saturday. The dedication ceremony was hosted by the Lethbridge United Services ... Read More »
1 responseCinco 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!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!Playgoers 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 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 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 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 »
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