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Hurricanes survey looking for feedback from Enmax patrons
By Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
The Lethbridge Hurricanes have contracted out Collaborative Strategies Consulting to see if it’s feasible to take on more of a role with internal operations at the Enmax Centre. “The Lethbridge Hurricanes are exploring if this is the time that they take on a higher level of responsibility as the anchor tenant, recognizing that it would ... Read More »
2 responsesCity council striving for enhanced doctor recruitment
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council has accepted a recommendation from its Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee to continue exploring collaboration options to bring more doctors to Lethbridge. Those collaborations would be with Alberta Health Services and the Chinook Primary Care Network (CPCN). At an April meeting, the committee was told recruitment efforts are successfully bringing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driver involved in pedestrian fatality receives fine and suspension
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 67-year-old Lethbridge man who struck and killed an elderly woman with his vehicle as she crossed a city street, has been fined and prohibited from driving under the Traffic Safety Act. Godwin Paul Cohen, who pleaded guilty to one count of careless driving, was fined $2,000 Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court and suspended ... Read More »
1 responseCity council holding the line on property tax increase
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents will see an increase on their bills in 2022 after city council on Tuesday gave second and third readings to a bylaw that sets tax rates to be imposed upon property within the city. Bylaw 6358 also sets the tax rates required to raise requisitions for the Alberta School Foundation, Holy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City hopes to curb ‘undesirable’ behaviours with Public Spaces Bylaw
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday unanimously gave second and third reading to an amended public spaces bylaw as recommended by the Community Safety Standing Policy Committee in April. The purpose of the bylaw is to clearly outline expected behaviour in public spaces. The bylaw lists undesirable behaviours in the city including littering, public urination, ... Read More »
5 responsesWaterton prescribed burn to restore naiver prairie grasslands
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Waterton Lakes National Park saw a prescribed burn take place this past week in an effort to restore native prairie grassland. Fire managers completed ignition operations last week for the Y-Camp prescribed fire in Waterton Lakes National Park. According to Parks Canada, a prescribed fire is an intentional fire planned and managed by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court sets news media hearing on Coutts warrant
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Five national news media organizations will try later this summer to convince a judge to unseal information the RCMP used to obtain search warrants during the Coutts border protest. Edmonton lawyer Matthew Woodley, who represents the CBC, CTV News, Global News, Postmedia and The Globe and Mail, was in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, where he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackfoot name bestowed on U of L’s EleV Navigator Team
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge EleV Navigator Team received a Blackfoot name bestowed by Blackfoot Elder Francis First Charger during a naming ceremony Tuesday at the University of Lethbridge. The name bestowed on the EleV Navigator Team is Iiksitawapa Akakatsiyiwa (Going All Out Society). During the ceremony University of Lethbridge manager ... Read More »
1 responseCrown 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 »
1 responseFarmer’s Market returns to Exhibition
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2022
The Farmer’s Market kicked off its 2022 season at Exhibition Park on Saturday. “Our Farmer’s Market is one of our longest and most important signature events,” said Mevisha Maistry, Exhibition Park’s director of communications, marketing and event development. “So, it’s very much about bringing the community together and telling our local food story here in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused re-hires lawyer in anticipation of resolving charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was expected to resolve several criminal charges before he went AWOL last month, didn’t remain free for long before he was back in court with his lawyer. The lawyer, Brad Kraus of Calgary, confirmed Monday in Lethbridge provincial court that he has been retained, again, by Gerald David Thurber on ... Read More »
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