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SACPA hosting talk on the Oldman River watershed
By Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on February 10th, 2021
With significant interest in establishing metallurgical coal mining operations throughout the eastern slopes of Alberta, currently there are four companies exploring potential mining operations in the region. All the currently proposed coal mines are open-pit “mountain top removal” mines and are located in the Crowsnest Pass area. Coal mining exploration is also happening along the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LC giving students free gym passes
By Greg Bobinec on February 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College will be offering free Fitness Centre memberships to all students for the Winter 2021 semester, as they recognize the links between physical and mental health and to ensure all students have access to gym facilities. Following along with the easing of provincial health restrictions, the college will re-open its Fitness Centre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taber council discuss municipal brand identity
By Stan Ashbee on February 10th, 2021
Town of Taber Communications and Projects Co-ordinator Meghan Brennan said administration is seeking approval for the new Visual Identity Standards Policy, during a report submitted to council for consideration at a regular meeting held Jan. 25. “The Visual Identity Standards Policy outlines the standard to which the town’s brand and visual assets will be held. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stolen property nets 90-day sentence for city man
By Delon Shurtz on February 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com 26-year-old Lethbridge man charged with four others in relation to a serious assault on the westside in September, has received a jail sentence on unrelated matters. Jessie Dean Davidson was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to 90 days in jail – minus some credit for pre-trial custody – after pleading guilty to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man denies woman’s sexual assault claims at trial
By Delon Shurtz on February 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused of sexually assaulting a drunken woman while she was asleep in his bedroom, didn’t do anything in the room but watch Netflix and eat Hot Pockets, he said Tuesday during his trial in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench. Ivan Iain Palmer remained unfazed while co-Crown Prosecutor Tom Brannen grilled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CPAWS celebrates Coal Policy reinstatement
By Greg Bobinec on February 10th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Monday’s announcement from the Minister of Energy on the reinstatement of the 1976 Coal Policy is a significant step forward, says the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society of Southern & Northern Alberta Chapters (CPAWS). The announcement came after tens of thousands of Albertans raised their voices in opposition to open-pit mining in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ASIRT investigating use of police databases to access info on Shannon Phillips
By Tim Kalinowski on February 10th, 2021
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team will be conducting an investigation into a series of potentially unauthorized uses of police databases to access private information on MLA Shannon Phillips by members of the Lethbridge Police Service dating back to 2018. ASIRT announced on Tuesday it had been directed to investigate the potentially unlawful use of ... Read More »
2 responsesCouncil expressing mining concerns to province
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council voted unanimously Tuesday to have Mayor Chris Spearman draft a letter to the province expressing the City of Lethbridge’s ongoing concerns with proposed coal mining in the headwaters of the Oldman River watershed; despite the recent Kenney government decision to reinstate the 1976 Coal Policy, pending public ... Read More »
7 responsesTwo facing multiple drug charges
By Greg Bobinec on February 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.comL gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service has charged two people with multiple drug-related offences and seized more than $135,000 work of drugs after a search warrant was executed Thursday.. Police began a surveillance operation into possible drug trafficking at a home in the 3300 block of 5 A Avenue South in January. The house was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Queer festival returning with online format
By Greg Bobinec on February 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Quaint, Quirky and Queer Festival, formally known as the Pretty, Witty and Gay, returns for its 16th year with an online format, for everyone to enjoy from the comfort of their own home. The three-day event, taking place from Feb. 18-21, will host three events presented to celebrate the queer community of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Researcher addresses COVID myth
By Tim Kalinowski on February 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs welcomed University of Lethbridge biochemistry researcher Trushar Patel to its weekly YouTube livestream speaker series to talk about the origins of the coronavirus and the worldwide effort to produce viable, safe and effective vaccines. Patel took on some common misconceptions about the origins of the virus ... Read More »
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