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Sexual assault conviction results in 30-month jail sentence
By Tim Kalinowski on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in his home while she was passed out has received a 30-month jail sentence. Ivan Iain Palmer was found guilty in March on one count of sexual assault. Justice Vaughan Hartigan handed down his sentence for Palmer in the Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Theatre Outré back on stage this fall
By Al Beeber on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com After being shut down for the last year and a half because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Theatre Outré is ready to open its doors again at Didi’s Playhaus. Theatre Outré, which calls itself “southern Alberta’s only queer theatre company,” will be staging three productions this season, the first starting Sept. 28, co-artistic director ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Last of accused out on bail in human trafficking case
By Tim Kalinowski on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge doctor charged in connection with human trafficking and sex-related offences has been released on bail. Dr. Ziyaad Noor was granted release on a $10,000 promise to pay no-cash bail in Lethbridge provincial court on Tuesday, and is subject to several release conditions. Noor was the last remaining accused still in custody ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SCS assault sentencing adjourned as judge declares conflict
By Tim Kalinowski on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A 29-year-old man who pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon for spraying a security guard in the face with the contents of a syringe at the former drug supervised consumption site is still awaiting sentencing. Wade Cross Child’s case was supposed to take the next steps in Lethbridge provincial court on Wednesday, ... Read More »
1 responseCity moves to deter purchasers from flipping industrial land
By Tim Kalinowski on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has moved to deter real estate speculators from buying City-owned industrial land with the intention of flipping it to sell for a higher value later. Mayor Chris Spearman brought forward an official business resolution at Tuesday’s council meeting which would require purchasers of City-owned industrial land to draft a development plan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Illegal fishing nets substantial fine
By Tim Kalinowski on August 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A day of fishing out with the kids turned into some substantial fines for a couple who illegally harvested fish from Little Bow Provincial Park.. Franz Froesse admitted in Lethbridge provincial court on Wednesday that he and his wife, Eva Klassen, took their kids on June 6 to Little Bow Provincial Park, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alpha House withdraws rezoning application
By Herald on August 25th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald Alpha House has withdrawn its application to rezone its existing shelter location from the Railway Relocation Lands Area Redevelopment Plan, and move it to the new category of Direct Control to enable new uses of the site. The rezoning, which was listed under Bylaws 6275 and 6276 and scheduled for ... Read More »
4 responsesIndependent candidate running to represent electorate
By Tim Kalinowski on August 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Independent federal candidate Kim Siever says if elected he would put the needs of local residents before party loyalty. “I think one of the problems with party politics is there is this tendency of elected representatives to focus on representing their party more than they represent the people who elected them,” he ... Read More »
4 responsesLethbridge Exhibition discussing health protocols ahead of Whoop-Up Days
By Tim Kalinowski on August 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Whoop-Up Days runs in Lethbridge between Sept. 2-4 with the start of the horse racing city commencing on Sept. 5. In the lead up to these first major public events for Exhibition Park since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Mayor Chris Spearman asked CEO Mike Warkentin during Tuesday’s council meeting about his organization’s preparations ... Read More »
2 responsesCity approves permanent proclamation of annual Sisters in Spirit Day
By Tim Kalinowski on August 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has approved a permanent proclamation of an annual Sisters in Spirit Day each Oct. 4. “In many ways this is housekeeping because on Jan. 12 as per the recommendations approved by council, one of the recommendations of the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee is that we give ongoing support for missing and ... Read More »
3 responsesHigh level bridge tops list of must-see engineering and geoscience wonders
By Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2021
The Lethbridge viaduct tops a list of engineering and geoscience wonders people need to see this summer in Alberta. This list was created by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. APEGA says “the list is a mixture of beauty and ingenuity, offering jaw-dropping attractions in every corner of the province.” It cites ... Read More »
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