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Cinemas reopen as province prepares to enter Stage 2
By Tim Kalinowski on June 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Galaxy Cinemas Cineplex in Lethbridge will be opening once again this week to offer a big screen experience to local residents. “We have been closed for six months,” says Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge general manager Warren Nagurny. “Obviously, we want to make sure everyone is safe and everyone is doing what they need ... Read More »
1 responseCoaldale rejects rezoning bylaw for cannabis retail location
By Nikki Jamieson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on June 10th, 2021
Proximity played a factor in a recent rezoning denial in Coaldale. During a recent regular town council meeting, Coaldale rejected a rezoning bylaw for a potential cannabis store in Coaldale. Bylaw 816-P-05-21 would have rezoned lands legally described as Plan 6476AA Block 7 Lot 2, or 1606 20 Avenue, from Commercial C-1 to Direct Control ... Read More »
1 responseConvicted drug smuggler receives eight and a half year sentence
By Delon Shurtz on June 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Citing Bradley Michael Gaudrault’s young age, troubled upbringing and drug addiction, a judge rejected a recommendation for a prison sentence of 12-15 years, and sentenced the drug smuggler to eight and a half years in a federal penitentiary. “He was a one-time courier of a large amount of cocaine,” Madam Justice Kristine Eidsvik ... Read More »
1 responseDutch Elm Disease still a concern for City
By Tim Kalinowski on June 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Dutch Elm Disease remains a concern in the city, the Civic Works Standing Policy Committee of city council was told during this week’s public meeting, and the City will be stepping up its inspection and education efforts to help prevent further spread of the disease. Last year Lethbridge became the first community in ... Read More »
1 responseService dog Hope helping local woman overcome fears
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2021
Chonita Sims is looking to bring awareness to the community in regards to service dogs. Sims dog Hope helped her to become comfortable leaving her house after the Raymond woman had been housebound, only leaving her house for emergencies and necessities like groceries. Sims had tried many different treatments, but nothing really helped her overcome ... Read More »
1 responseWoman pleads guilty after answering call on stolen tablet
By Delon Shurtz on June 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Serina Nooitgedagt probably wishes the computer tablet she stole earlier this year had caller ID. On March 16 Nooitgedagt stole the $200 tablet from the home of her partner’s mother. When the tablet’s owner called the device’s number, Nooitgedagt answered and was caught. Nooitgedagt pleaded guilty last week in Lethbridge provincial court to ... Read More »
1 response‘We are tired of losing our loved ones to the drugs’
By Lethbridge Herald on June 9th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald Community members of the Blood Tribe held a rally on Wednesday to call out the Blood Tribe’s leadership for not doing enough to support grassroots people during the opioid crisis, and leveled serious accusations that the same leadership is turning a blind eye to ongoing drug activity within the community. ... Read More »
8 responsesMan who fled from police sentenced for dangerous driving
By Delon Shurtz on June 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 41-year-old Lethbridge man who attempted to flee from police and had to be forcefully pulled out of a stolen vehicle, has been handed a three-month jail sentence. Jyi Mickell Trotter was sentenced Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court after he pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving. Court was told the property ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tourism industry calling for border reopening plan
By Tim Kalinowski on June 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Tourism Industry Association of Canada is calling on the Trudeau government to commit to border reopening on a firm timeline and a concrete plan which will allow tourism businesses and operators to get back to work this summer. “For about 15 months the international border and the border with the U.S. has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Committee recommends new Transportation Safety Plan be sent for council vote
By Tim Kalinowski on June 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge took one more step toward creating safer streets for vehicle and pedestrian traffic alike as the Civic Works Standing Policy Committee of city council recommended unanimously that the new Transportation Safety Plan be sent for a final vote to city council at its next regular meeting. The reason the ... Read More »
1 responseAttempted abduction case on hold
By Delon Shurtz on June 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The defence lawyer for a Lethbridge man accused of trying to abduct a young teenager, is still trying to determine whether the matter can be resolved without a trial. Calgary lawyer Jeanine Zahara has been attempting to meet with the Crown prosecutor to discuss early case resolution (ECR), but Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial ... Read More »
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