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Some pandemic requirements still in place for border travel, warns CBSA
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Canada Boarder Services Agency is reminding travellers that not all requirements changed on April 1 for those arriving in Canada. CBSA director of operations, Lisa White said they want to make sure there is no confusion between what is no longer required and what remains in place. Requirements for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated ... Read More »
1 responseLocal car community rallies to remember one of their own
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com He died suddenly recently at the age of 29, leaving a wife and young child without a husband and father. Grayson Mutter, a popular and well-known staff member at Subaru of Lethbridge, also left behind friends he may not have known he even had. And they showed up in force on Saturday night ... Read More »
1 responseBig fines for net fishing on Cross Coulee Reservoir
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Using nets to illegally catch fish has netted four Calgary men hefty fines. Li Hua Guo, Hong Xia Kuang, Wei Yong Situ and Xu Wen Situ, pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of unlawful possession of 28 lake white fish, for which they were fined $1,000 each. All but Guo ... Read More »
3 responsesStreet sweeping underway this month
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The city street sweeping program starts on April 12 and residents can expect $25 tickets if they don’t move vehicles out of the way. The annual program will begin in areas that were missed last year including Tudor Estates, Chinook Heights, Park Royal and Scenic Heights, transportation operations manager Julieane Ruck said Monday. ... Read More »
1 response‘Ditch the Draft’ rally protests province’s new K-6 curriculum
By Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2022
Justin Seward – Lethbridge Herald A crowd protesters showed up in front of City Hall on Saturday for a province-wide ‘Ditch the Draft’ Curriculum rally. The focus of the protest was to hear the concerns about Alberta’s K-6 draft curriculum. In March the provincial government announced that it would be implementing the new K-3 Mathematics, ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge and District Music and Speech Arts Festival results
By Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2022
Wednesday, March 30 Choral Adjudicator: Catherine Glaser-Climie School Choral Jazz Group – School Choral Jazz Group; School Chorus – Movie/TV/Pop – Junior High/Middle School; School Chorus – Movie/TV/Pop – Senior High School: Immanuel Christian Senior Vocal Ensemble (Conductor: Nathalie Snyder). Thursday, March 31 Choral Adjudicator: Catherine Glaser-Climie School Chorus – Sampler – Grades ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attempted robbery, assault nets six month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 19-year-old southern Alberta man who threw a needle filled with methamphetamine at a nurse, then a day later attempted to rob a Lethbridge convenience store, has been sentenced to six months in jail. Hunter Alexander Frank was sentenced Friday in Lethbridge provincial court on charges of assault with a weapon, attempted robbery ... Read More »
1 responseAccused in sex assault trial fires lawyer
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 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, has fired his lawyer. Sohil Bindra, who is scheduled to hear the judge’s decision on May 3, parted ways with his lawyer during a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court. Calgary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disclosure forcing adjournments in trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Lawyers representing several people charged in relation to a human trafficking case are being forced to seek lengthy adjournments as they struggle to pore over enormous amounts of disclosure. During a hearing Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court Calgary lawyer Kaysi Fagan asked to adjourn the matter for her client, Mohammad Zafari, until May ... Read More »
1 responseLast Chance Cat Ranch awaits appeal decision
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 2nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Last Chance Cat Ranch had the opportunity to present to the City of Lethbridge Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Thursday about the Stop Order issued in February. Board member and volunteer Laurie Olmstead said they will receive a ruling by Apr. 15, 2022. “We talked about where our roots are and then ... Read More »
2 responsesVR journey begins for students on Lethbridge College Island
By Lethbridge Herald on April 2nd, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald A group of Lethbridge College students are embarking on a virtual educational journey that will land winners of a competition paid summer internships with Aftermath Islands. Twelve students in three programs will work in teams to creature structures, businesses and complete transactions on Lethbridge Island, a virtual space in the ... Read More »
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