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Community Mask Clean-Up set for Sunday
By Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge-based initiative is hoping to start a province-wide movement to encourage others to retrieve and dispose of improperly discarded face masks on community streets. Community Mask Clean-Up will hold its province-wide mask clean up day on Sunday, and is expecting a strong turnout in Lethbridge. “We’re just asking communities ... Read More »
1 responseWidening 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!Lethbridge police recover stolen handgun
By Lethbridge Police on March 25th, 2021
Lethbridge Police have charged a father and son with numerous weapons and other charges in connection with an investigation into stolen firearms. Police were investigating the theft of firearms from a gun safe at a residence in West Lethbridge. As a result of the investigation members of the Lethbridge Police Service Priority Crimes Unit, with ... Read More »
1 responseMustard Seed plans nixed by city council
By Tim Kalinowski on March 25th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com In the end the “Nays” had it after city council voted to reject The Mustard Seed’s bid to open a new sober shelter site at the 100 block of 13th Street South. While recognizing the need for such a facility in the community, all councillors, including those in favour, felt that perhaps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two charged in Willow Creek break and enter
By Claresholm RCMP on March 25th, 2021
A break and enter in the MD of Willow Creek has led to charges against the two suspects and an investigation into the actions of the home owner who allegedly fired a shotgun. On Sunday at 3:30 p.m., a 911 call was received by Claresholm RCMP, reporting a break, enter and theft. The complaint was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLAs feel Albertans frustrated with continued COVID restrictions
By Gillian Slade on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDGslade@abnewsgroup.com Some regional MLAs say the government’s decision not to ease COVID restrictions this week has created a sense of frustration among Albertans. On Monday Health Minister Tyler Shandro said even though the benchmark for moving to stage three of restrictions was 300 COVID hospitalizations in the province, and this had been reached for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS under the gun to address issues
By Tim Kalinowski on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@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, Madu imposed the ... Read More »
2 responsesPlumber receives six-month conditional sentence for sexual assault
By Delon Shurtz on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDDshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A plumber has been placed under house arrest for sexually assaulting a woman during a house call last summer. When Alan Grant Matejko arrived at a rural home last July to do some plumbing, the only person home at the time was the homeowner’s 26-year-old daughter. Matejko hugged the woman and gave her ... Read More »
1 responseFormer employee facing 14 months in theft case
By Former employee facing 14 months in theft case on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDDShurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge woman who stole nearly $47,000 in cash and merchandise from her long-time employer, faces a jail term of up to 14 months if a judge accepts the recommendation by the city’s chief prosecutor. Crown Prosecutor Dawn Janecke is seeking a jail sentence for Melanie Dawn Vaillancourt of 12 to 14 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bail conditions changed for accused in drug smuggling case
By Delon Shurtz on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDDShurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A judge has agreed to change a bail condition for a man accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Alberta late last year. Judge John Maher consented Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to a defence request that Amarpreet Singh Sandhu’s curfew be amended to allow him to leave his home earlier each day ... Read More »
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