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City to provide rent relief funding
By Tim Kalinowski on December 15th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council voted 6-3 to provide up to $500,000 in additional one-time funding drawn from City reserves to help those struggling to pay their rent in the community in 2021. Deputy Mayor Ron Miyashiro proposed providing the $500,000 in one-time assistance to top up the City’s current commitment of $252,000 per year for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sexual assault sentencing set for Feb. 19
By Delon Shurtz on December 15th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 40-year-old Lethbridge man who admitted he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl more than three years ago, is set to be sentenced early next year. Gary James Lippa, who pleaded guilty last February to charges of sexual assault, child luring and making, printing and publishing child pornography, was in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No payment for downtown parking kiosks to continue until mid-January
By Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2020
Beginning on Monday, required payments for downtown Lethbridge parking kiosks will temporarily cease until Jan. 15. The kiosks will display the message: “No payment required at this time. Best wishes from the City of Lethbridge.” In addition, two downtown monthly parking incentives that started in September and were set to expire on Dec. 31 will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City man wins $100K on Lotto 6-49 EXTRA
By Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2020
A Lethbridge man is basking in a $100,000 payday after the EXTRA on his Lotto 6-49 ticket for the Nov. 11 draw matched the last six digits of the winning number. Morgan Schindel picked up his winning ticket a couple of days before the draw at Savers Convenience Store at 15 Mic Mac Boulevard West ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to cut $1 million in LPS funding
By Tim Kalinowski on December 15th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council voted to accept the recommendation of the Finance Committee to cut $1 million in funding from the Lethbridge Police Service in 2021 and 2022 during its final budget deliberations on Monday. Coun. Blaine Hyggen had brought forth an amendment to have council reconsider the cut, but ended up losing the vote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No tickets or fines issued over anticipated COVID-19 health measures protest
By Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2020
The Lethbridge Police Service said in a news release it was encouraged by the fact that no tickets or fines needed to be issued at what was expected to be an anti-mask protest at a local business this past weekend. Police said contingency plans were put in place and a visible police presence was established ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Check Stop campaign begins
By Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2020
The Lethbridge Police Service held its first Christmas Check Stop of the campaign on Saturday. The volume of traffic passing through the Check Stop was consistent with previous years, LPS said in a news release. Officers issued one impaired-driving sanction under the new provincial impaired-driving legislation that came into effect on Dec. 1. In addition, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council passes revised budget
By Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council passed the revised 2021 and 2022 budget without further amendment during Monday’s council, bringing to a close a lengthy process which began over three weeks ago in Finance Committee. On the final day of deliberations two proposed amendments were defeated. Coun. Blaine Hyggen’s motion to rescind a $1-million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police remain prepared to enforce health measures
By Herald on December 14th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge police say they are encouraged by the fact that no tickets or fines were needed to be issued at what was expected to be an anti-mask protest at a local business this past weekend. Contingency plans were put in place and a visible police presence was established to limit the risk of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire destroys large hay shed near Taber
By Herald on December 14th, 2020
A fire has destroyed a large shed containing a crop of Timothy hay northeast of Taber this weekend. Crews from the M.D. of Taber Regional Fire Service say they arrived at the property, owned by Johnson Fresh Farms, 10-kilometres north of Fincastle in the early Sunday morning hours to find the structure fully involved. Defensive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Public Library to continue offering curbside services
By Herald on December 14th, 2020
The Lethbridge Public Library has returned to a curbside pick up service model following new health measures that went into effect over the weekend. The library will be operating Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 12 to 4 p.m. Full instructions for curbside pick up are available on at http://www.lethlib.ca, ... Read More »
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