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Live music coming back to Lethbridge
By Al Beeber on June 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Enmax Centre is ready to celebrate the loosening of COVID restrictions in a glorious way – with a concert by Canadian rockers, The Glorious Sons. While the show isn’t scheduled until February 3, tickets go on sale today. The Unfinished Business Tour, which features opening act JJ Wilde, is being staged by ... Read More »
1 responseUnexpected tax bill comes as Legion raises funds for roof
By Lethbridge Herald on June 4th, 2021
The Lethbridge Legon says they are facing an unexpected increase in their tax bill amid a campaign to raise funds for roof repairs.Royal Canadian Legion General Stewart Branch No. 4 past president, Kent Perry, spoke to the media Thursday about a recent GoFundMe campaign he organized to help pay for a new roof and re-opening ... Read More »
1 responseMan accused in stolen truck makes court appearance
By Delon Shurtz on June 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of two people arrested Monday after police stopped a stolen truck, made his first appearance this week in Lethbridge provincial court. Michael Dean McKie of Strathmore, who is in custody at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, was represented Wednesday by duty counsel, who told court the accused hopes to retain Calgary lawyer Shaun ... Read More »
1 responsePolice chief says crime rate going down
By Dale Woodard on June 4th, 2021
Crime rates in Lethbridge are headed in a favourable downward trajectory, said Lethbridge Police Service police chief Shahin Mehdizadeh. Speaking at the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce Virtual Town Hall session Tuesday morning, Mehdizadeh spoke of the crime trends of the past three years. Though the police chief noted no city or town will ever be ... Read More »
1 responseCity rolling out green cart pilot program
By Herald on June 3rd, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald After getting funding from city council to begin his work on a new curbside organics program during Tuesday’s meeting, Joel Sanchez, general manager of Waste and Recycling for the City of Lethbridge, wasted no time in briefing reporters on how the program will be rolled out city-wide by the spring ... Read More »
2 responsesCity council considers electronic voting technology
By Tim Kalinowski on June 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A presentation by a Lethbridge-based technology company had city councillors excited during this week’s public meeting, and led to a resolution to support the idea of investigating the potential for secure electronic voting for the 2025 municipal elections. Veras Technologies Inc. president and CEO Peter Hurd-Watler hoped to underscore for council the immense ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City resolution asks for coal mining ban in Eastern Slopes
By Tim Kalinowski on June 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council unanimously passed a resolution to encourage the province to ban all future coal exploration in the Eastern Slopes, and to reclaim all lands disturbed by coal exploration this past year, (before the Feb. 8, 2021 moratorium brought in by the province), by no later than Dec. 31, 2025. Mayor Chris Spearman ... Read More »
1 responseChief say LPS initiatives provide a return for community
By Dale Woodard on June 3rd, 2021
The Lethbridge Police Service are moving forward with a number of actions and initiatives that police chief Shahin Mehdizadeh is confident will provide ample return to the public. Mehdizadeh was the guest speaker at the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce Virtual Town Hall session Tuesday morning. In his hour-long presentation, which covered a variety of topics ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arsonist sentenced for March fires
By Delon Shurtz on June 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man with a history of setting fires, and who in March lit three fires all within an hour of each other, has received a five-month jail sentence. Danny Berdan, who previously pleaded guilty to three counts of arson, was sentenced Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, where defence had requested a sentence of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proud to Play kicks off Pride Month
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2021
The Lethbridge Public Library hosted their first Proud to Play virtual panel event on this week to kick off Pride Month. The event hosted Erin Silver, author of “Proud to Play Canadian LGBTQ+ athletes who made history”, Bonnie Provencal a Lethbridge softball and baseball coach, and Shawn Daye-Finley, Program and Event Coordinator at Lethbridge Sport ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renovation project approved for SAAG
By Lethbridge Herald on June 3rd, 2021
Food services, a patio and other upgrades will be part of a renovation project approved by city council for the Southern Alberta Art Gallery. The $5.78 million project was approved this week as part of the the city’s Capital Improvement Program for 2022-31. The renovations will included needs-based improvements to the gallery, food services/catering kitchen ... Read More »
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