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Mauro walks away from Economic Standing Policy Committee meetings
By Tim Kalinowski on May 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com On Day Three of Economic Standing Policy Committee Capital Improvement Program deliberations Coun. Joe Mauro decided to withdraw his participation from the meetings for the rest of the week. Mauro said 20 years of frustration with the process is behind his decision to refuse to perform this duty of an elected council member ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carjacking trial continues
By Delon Shurtz on May 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Fort Macleod RCMP officers didn’t have to wait long before the driver of a stolen vehicle sped toward them on Highway 2 south of town early in the morning of Oct. 21, 2019. But before Officer Liam Tidd could place a spike belt on the highway, the stolen 2005 Hyundai Tuscon flew past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economic Standing Policy Committee finishes day three of deliberations
By Tim Kalinowski on May 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic Standing Policy Committee forged ahead with some heavy lifting on some proposed community capital projects during its third day of deliberations. Despite the early exit of Coun. Joe Mauro, remaining committee members recommended that funding be approved for Fire Station No. 3 relocation to 16 Avenue South by a unanimous vote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virtual Kidney Walk supporting patient programs, research and organ donation initiatives
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2021
Every spring for the past nine years, residents of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat have put on their walking shoes for a morning of family fun to support kidney patients in their community. When the pandemic changed the world in 2020, the switch to make Kidney Walk virtual was a tremendous success and surpassed the foundation’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mustard Seed says initiative has to come from community before any possible return to city
By Tim Kalinowski on May 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Nearly two months after having its sober shelter quashed by city council, the Mustard Seed says it has no immediate plans to return to Lethbridge unless conditions on the ground change. “Once burnt, twice shy,” says Mustard Seed CEO Stephen Wile. “To be really honest, we have stayed in contact with city hall, ... Read More »
1 responsePeenaquim disc golf course will work as part of multi-use park, says City parks manager
By Al Beeber on May 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Users at Peenaquim Park in north Lethbridge should be able to co-habitate after the construction of a planned disc golf course, city parks manager Dave Ellis said Thursday. The 18-hole course is scheduled for construction at Peenaquim Park which is home to a city dog run, the Fish and Game Shooting Range, Softball ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge College launches new dual credit courses for area high school students
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2021
High school students can now get a head start on their post-secondary journey thanks to Lethbridge College’s new dual credit courses. Beginning in the fall, students from seven area school divisions can enrol in one of six college-level classes, earning credit at both their high school and at Lethbridge College while exploring the college’s innovative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police shut down drug house on city’s northside
By Herald on May 12th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald Relief — at least temporarily — has come to neighbours of an northside drug house. The Alberta Sheriff’s Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit obtained a court order and has shuttered the home along the 100-block of 19 St. N. for a period of 90 days. Mike Letourneau, manager of ... Read More »
2 responsesReconciling injustices against Indigenous peoples this week’s SACPA topic
By Lethbridge Herald on May 12th, 2021
This week’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs online speaker series will feature Don McIntyre discussing how to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action, and should the truth of Canada’s shameful treatment of Indigenous peoples be told as part of the K-12 school and post-secondary curriculum? The speaker will also address Canada’s ... Read More »
3 responsesEconomic SPC recommends funding for green bin program
By Tim Kalinowski on May 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council narrowly approved about $3.5 million a year over the next four years as a capital investment in a curbside organics “green bin” program in the 2022-2031 Capital Improvement Program cycle. The motion, sponsored by Coun. Jeffrey Carlson, passed by a vote of 5-4 after Coun. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who bragged about impaired driving sentenced to jail
By Delon Shurtz on May 12th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who bragged to police he’s a great drunk driver, will spend the next several weeks behind bars. Richard Wayne Daye pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of impaired driving, and was sentenced to three months in jail. Court was told the man’s blood-alcohol readings were more than ... Read More »
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