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Widening of Barnwell-area road moving forward
By Cole Parkinson on March 25th, 2021
After the Municipal District of Taber assessed Range Road 17-4 needed a redesign due to large amounts of traffic, they are proceeding with the project. The road, which heads north of Barnwell, has exceeded the current design of the road – as the large-scale farming traffic on the road is causing shoulder damage. The project ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LUB amendment would ban manure spreading in Picture Butte
By Nikki Jamieson on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDssnews@sunnysouthnews.com Picture Butte town council is considering whether to ban livestock grazing and manure spreading in the Urban Reserve land district. During their regular March 8 meeting, Picture Butte town council reviewed a posted land-use bylaw amendment regarding Urban Reserve land. Bylaw No. 911-21 would amend the town’s LUB to remove some uses from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justice minister sets deadline for Lethbridge Police Service action plan
By Herald on March 24th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The CBC is reporting that Justice Minister Kaycee Madu has given the Lethbridge Police Service three weeks to produce a plan of how it intends to deal with its ongoing issues, or he will step in to dissolve the police force under the province’s extraordinary powers. According to the CBC, ... Read More »
5 responsesCouncil debates Mustard Seed shelter proposal
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council defeated the rezoning motion by a vote of 7-2 late Tuesday night at a public hearing on the proposed Mustard Seed Sober Shelter site at 110 13th Street South, as proceedings stretched far into the evening with 30 presenters speaking for and against the proposed rezoning which would ... Read More »
7 responsesCity Hall going red to honour World TB Day
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge City Hall will be lit up red tonight at sundown to mark World Tuberculosis Day. Lethbridge will be taking part in a worldwide effort to raise awareness of the ongoing seriousness of TB, a potentially deadly infectious bacterial disease which globally continues to kill approximately 4,000 people per day. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Schow talks prospects for ag
By Nikki Jamieson on March 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDssnews@sunnysouthnews.com The provincial government has been investing heavily in the agriculture industry over the past year with funding and infrastructure announcements. “It’s about long-term sustainability, making sure that agriculture is being supported in this province, and I fully believe that it is,” said Joseph Schow, MLA for Cardston-Siksika. When the pandemic started a year ... Read More »
3 responsesCity votes to adopt new recreation, culture master plan
By Tim Kalinowski on March 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge City Council voted on Tuesday to unanimously adopt the new Recreation and Culture Master Plan. The Master Plan outlines new strategies and policies to help guide city council and the City of Lethbridge forward in various aspects of Recreation and Culture’s project planning and service delivery. Input into the plan included recommendations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe Police investigating shooting
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2021
The Blood Tribe Police Service are investigating a shooting that occurred in the community of Standoff on Monday. According to a statement released by the BTPS on Tuesday, police officers were called to a residence at about 3 p.m. in Standoff. When they arrived, they discovered a man with significant injuries to his leg. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TDCAlA honours students in Celebration of Learning
By Greg Price on March 24th, 2021
Many hearts were full at the recent Celebration of Learning at the Provincial Building boardroom last week with Taber and District Adult Learning Association (TDCALA). There were nine Low-German Mennonite women in attendance, as ESL co-ordinator Shirley Selvaraj-Dyck and TDCALA executive director Cindy Slenders were on hand as masters of ceremonies, to give out certificates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guilty verdict in drug smuggling case
By Delon Shurtz on March 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDDshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When Bradley Michael Gaudrault arrived at the Carway border south of Cardston three years ago, border officers became suspicious. Gaudrault was referred for a secondary inspection, and it wasn’t long before officers discovered cocaine hidden in a secret compartment. The Calgary man was charged with drug smuggling and drug possession for the purpose ... Read More »
1 responseFCSS acquires new Taber location
By Garrett Simmons on March 24th, 2021
It has finally happened – Family and Community Support Services has a new location in Taber. After leaving the old Barons-Eureka-Warner building on 56th Street, FCSS staff have mainly worked out of the hospital, along with a few other locations, to deliver a wide range of services. With a new location at secured at 5404-50 ... Read More »
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