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Coutts man sentenced to nine years for having sex with teenage daughter
By Delon Shurtz on May 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 42-year old Coutts man who had sex with his 16-year-old daughter more than 50 times between 2016 and 2017, has been sent to a federal penitentiary for nine years. The man, who can’t be named to protect the identity of his daughter, wiped tears from his eyes as Madam Justice Bernette Ho ... Read More »
1 responseJail time for man guilty of sexual assault at homeless shelter
By Delon Shurtz on May 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 32-year-old man will spend several weeks in custody for sexually assaulting a woman at the city’s homeless shelter earlier this year. Matthew Todd Shouting pleaded guilty last week in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of sexual assault and was sentenced to two months in jail. Court was told Shouting went to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toxicologist talks coal mining regulatory process
By Dale Woodard on May 22nd, 2021
Mandy Olsgard, the owner and Senior Toxicologist at Integrated Toxicology Solutions, was the guest speaker at the weekly Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs Zoom conference Thursday. The Grassy Mountain Open-Pit Coal Mine proposed by Benga Mining Ltd., (Riversdale) in the Crowsnest Pass has raised questions and concerns about the regulatory process in Alberta, such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CCH valedictorians celebrate working through tough year
By Herald on May 21st, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald Through a tough past year, the students of Catholic Central worked together. So it’s fitting that Janelle Wipf, Isabella Umeris, Joshua Kroker and Alyssa D’Agnone will work alongside each other one more time, this time as class valedictorians. The four students were announced as this year’s graduating class valedictorians at ... Read More »
1 responseDriving stolen truck leads to jail sentence
By Delon Shurtz on May 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Driving a stolen pickup truck has netted a 29-year-old woman a two-month stint behind bars. Tila Bailey Scout was sentenced last week in Lethbridge provincial court after pleading guilty to one count of possession of stolen property. Court was told two people were seen Dec. 31 of last year standing outside the police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Walk for Dog Guides helps provide furry assistance
By Lethbridge Herald on May 21st, 2021
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald This month the Oler family, along with many others from coast-to-coast, are joining the Pet Valu Virtual Walk for Dog Guides in support of Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides, a national charity that provides dog guides at no cost to Canadians with medical and physical disabilities For the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Lack of facilities for permanent supportive housing,’ says Thomsen
By Tim Kalinowski on May 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City of Lethbridge manager of Community Social Development Martin Thomsen gave members of the Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of city council on Thursday a grim assessment of the severe challenges facing local organizations in establishing new permanent supportive housing facilities in the community. “The problem has been facilities,” Thomsen explained. “The ... Read More »
6 responsesAnother quiet Canada Day planned for this year
By Tim Kalinowski on May 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Local Canada Day celebrations will once again be a more muted affair this year, confirmed City of Lethbridge general manager of Recreation and Culture Robin Harper during Thursday’s Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee meeting. Harper reported to SPC members that this year’s celebrations will be similar to last year’s “celebrate in your ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No municipal inspection for Town of Coaldale
By Tim Kalinowski on May 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver says he finds no reason to launch a full municipal inspection of the Town of Coaldale at this time. “Municipal inspections are extraordinary measures and are not undertaken lightly,” said McIver in a letter to Coaldale residents earlier this week. “While the (preliminary) review noted there were some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge MLAs weigh in on Coal Policy survey results
By Tim Kalinowski on May 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge MLAs are saying the Alberta government’s Coal Policy survey results released this week should provide food for thought about how and where to appropriately develop coal in the province, and reveal a strong concern about coal mining from southern Albertans in particular. “Alberta’s government is committed to ensuring that our approach to ... Read More »
2 responsesMADD Crashed Car campaign sends message on impaired driving
By Herald on May 20th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald A car was spotted overturned on Highway 3 heading east out of Lethbridge. This single vehicle crash, however, was a staged one with a dire message as the MADD Lethbridge & Area Chapter relaunched their Crashed Car campaign warning of the horrific consequences of impaired driving. From May 20 to ... Read More »
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