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Bison welcomed back to Waterton
By Waterton National Park on March 2nd, 2021
Parks Canada welcomed six plains bison from Elk Island National Park to the Waterton Lakes National Park bison paddock on Feb. 19. Parks Canada was joined by Blackfoot Confederacy elders from Kainai Nation, Piikani Nation and Siksika Nation to welcome the bison (known as Iinnii in Blackfoot) back to the park, blessing the animals and ... Read More »
2 responsesTrafficker ‘lucky’ to get three years, says judge
By Delon Shurtz on March 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who was given a three-year prison sentence for weapon and drug-related offences, is lucky he didn’t receive a longer sentence, a judge suggested during a hearing in Lethbridge provincial court. Judge Erin Olsen told Eldon Jon Myers he was fortunate to receive the sentence, given the serious nature of his ... Read More »
1 responseHouse fire deemed suspicious
By Lethbridge Herald on March 1st, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Sunday house fire has been deemed “suspicious” by the Lethbridge Fire Prevention Office, and the Lethbridge Police Service will now be taking over the investigation. Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a residential fire in the area of 16 Street and 2 Avenue North at approximately 3:45 p.m. ... Read More »
2 responsesBILD wants tax break for developers
By Lethbridge Herald on March 1st, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Building Industry and Land Development Association of Lethbridge is asking city council to consider giving local developers a 50 per cent tax break on vacant serviced lots in the city. Bridget Means, executive officer of BILD Lethbridge, made the request on behalf of her members to city council’s Economic Standing Policy ... Read More »
4 responsesMeth smuggler gets prison
By Delon Shurtz on February 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary trucker found guilty earlier this month of smuggling a record amount of methamphetamine into Alberta in 2019 has been sentenced to 11 years in a federal penitentiary. Judge Gregory Maxwell handed down his decision Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, and said even though Asif Mir was only a courier in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three-day trial set to address multiple charges
By Delon Shurtz on February 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 24-year-old Calgary man who was hoping to resolve more than 50 charges relating to Lethbridge offences is heading for trial later this year. Alexander Timothy Kulach, who had hoped to resolve his charges without going to trial, will now stand trial for three days in Lethbridge provincial court beginning Sept. 27. Police ... Read More »
1 responseBudget under scrutiny
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com In Aesop’s parable the “Birds, The Bats and The Beasts” a bat first flies up into the air to seek friendship with the birds who reject him because he is not a bird. He then flies to the beasts of the earth who reject him because he has wings, and ... Read More »
2 responsesWalk with rifle results in fine for careless use of a weapon
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2021
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Richard Allen Knoch should have left his rifle at home, rather than his coat and shoes, when he went for a short walk last December. It was just after 8:00 in the morning on Dec. 11 when the 65-year-old Coalhurst resident was seen walking barefoot along 51 Avenue, and wearing ... Read More »
6 responsesNPF launches ‘Keep Alberta RCMP’ campaign
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2021
Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers The National Police Federation launched the ‘Keep Alberta RCMP’ campaign recently in response to the province’s Fair Deal Panel looking at replacing the RCMP with a provincial police force. Alberta taxpayers and local communities would have to pay the $112 million if Alberta were to replace the RCMP. The federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Shields speaks on carbon tax affects for veterans
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2021
By Cole Parkinson Southern Alberta Newspapers With the carbon tax continuing to be an issue across the country, Bow River MP Martin Shields has continued to bring forward concerns to the House of Commons. On Feb. 17, Shields rose in the House to speak on how the carbon tax is affecting his constituents, including veterans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!March 31 decision set for Palmer sexual assault trial
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2021
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge judge is expected to give his decision next month on whether a man sexually assaulted a woman while she was passed out in his bedroom in 2019. Justice Vaughan Hartigan reserved his decision following Ivan Iain Palmer’s trial earlier this month, but is set to announce on March ... Read More »
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