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Kenney names city as hub prospect for digital wave
By Collin Gallant on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDcgallant@medicinehatnews.com Rural Alberta – and specifically Medicine Hat and Lethbridge – have a place in the digital economy, Premier Jason Kenney told a conference of county leaders on Wednesday, citing southern Alberta’s two mid-sized centres as potential “hubs” of interest to expanding digital companies. The comments came near the end of speech to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Traffic stop results in drug-related and other charges
By Lethbridge Police Service on March 20th, 2021
Lethbridge Police have charged a driver with drug-related and other offences following a traffic stop on March 16. About 3:20 a.m. police stopped a vehicle westbound on Whoop-Up Drive on a traffic matter. The driver was subsequently arrested for failure to comply with release conditions. AÂ search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of 26 ... Read More »
1 responseBindra charges going to trial in November
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old Lethbridge man who is expected to have three trials for more than a dozen criminal charges, goes to trial on several of the charges this fall. Sohil Bindra is scheduled to stand trial Nov. 8-19 on charges of sexual assault, housebreaking and commit sexual assault, administering a noxious substance, and drug ... Read More »
2 responsesNot guilty plea entered in attempted abduction case
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 21-year-old Lethbridge man charged in connection with an attempted abduction in the city last year is preparing to stand trial. During a hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, an agent for the accused’s lawyer pleaded not guilty on behalf of Heinrich Van Daniel Blanco to one count of attempted abduction of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province taking notice of high city COVID numbers
By Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2021
Gillian Slade Southern Alberta Newspapers Gslade@abnewsgroup.com Mayor Chris Spearman is hopeful that Lethbridge’s high COVID numbers attracting the attention of Alberta Health this week may spark some action. Lethbridge has seen active cases have more than doubled from a month ago to the highest number since the start of the pandemic. The March 20 provincial ... Read More »
13 responsesLethbridge officials reinforce warning of rising COVID cases
By Herald on March 19th, 2021
City of Lethbridge release: With the highest COVID-19 case count since the pandemic started over a year ago, Lethbridge leaders are pleading with residents to stop all social gatherings and follow the public health orders in an effort to curb the current rate of infection. On Thursday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of ... Read More »
3 responsesA GRIM ANNIVERSARY
By Gillian Slade on March 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDG slade@abnewsgroup.com One year ago the first COVID death was reported in Alberta and the first cases were announced in the south zone. Below is a chronological order of events as they unfolded that week. March 16, 2020 • Schools and daycares were closed. • Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legion gets financial boost
By Dale Woodard on March 19th, 2021
The Royal Canadian Legion General Stewart Branch No. 4 has received a financial shot in the arm. The branch was recently the recipient of $10,849.30 through‚ Veterans Organization Emergency Support Funding to assist them through what’s been a tough past year with the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Legion has been closed a couple of times already ... Read More »
1 responseSculptor’s work to hang in Edmonton Convention Centre
By Tim Kalinowski on March 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge artist’s fascination with examples of symmetry and cooperation in nature will soon reveal a golden vision which will hang in the Edmonton Convention Centre for years to come. Sculptor Catherine Ross has been working on the installation art piece “Migratory Paths,” which represents a flock of birds turning in mid-flight, for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Design funding for Milk River School modernization
By Nikki Jamieson on March 19th, 2021
Design funding has been announced for modernizing a school in Milk River. On March 10, the province announced $268 million for school construction across the province, including funding five modernizations or additions, two school replacement projects and a school ownership solution. This year, funding was announced for schools in Airdrie, Calgary, Camrose, Coaldale, Edmonton, Evansburg, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New opportunities for Cardston-Siksika; MLA Schow
By Cole Parkinson on March 19th, 2021
With three months down in 2021, Cardston-Siksika MLA Joseph Schow says the game plan for the rest of the year is similar to years past. As the provincial government continues to deal with COVID-19, Schow says he plans to get out and hear from constituents with additional safety measures in place. “You can expect more ... Read More »
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