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God is still doing well in the polls
By University of Lethbridge on December 23rd, 2020
A majority of Canadians continue to believe in God, according to the most recent national survey by University of Lethbridge sociologist Dr. Reginald Bibby (DLitt ’18). Bibby has been charting the God numbers through national surveys from the mid-1970s to December of this year. “God is not faring all that badly in the polls,” says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soup kitchen to move from sit-down to takeout meals
By Tim Kalinowski on December 23rd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com As of Tuesday, the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen will no longer be offering sit-down meals to Lethbridge’s homeless community inside its existing dining facility. “We were approached by the City of Lethbridge,” explains Bill Ginther, executive director of the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen, “even though it is not within their mandate to tell us how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Break-in suspect to spend holidays in jail
By Delon Shurtz on December 23rd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused of breaking into a city pub last month will have to spend the Christmas holidays in custody. Travis Robert Taylor, who is remanded at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, hopes he’ll be released from custody early in the new year. His matter was in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, but his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vaccines coming for Southern Alberta health-care and long-term workers
By Herald on December 22nd, 2020
The provincial government has announced Alberta has received a second shipment of Pfizer vaccine that will be offered to health-care workers and long-term care workers across the province. A total of 25,350 vaccine doses have arrived in the province and will be delivered to vaccine sites around Alberta. Lethbridge, along with a number of other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ARCHES will not face charges
By Herald on December 22nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service will not be laying charges against ARCHES after its forensic investigation of the former supervised consumption site operator accounted for $1.5 million in provincial funding dollars previously unaccounted for in the July audit of the organization. Chief of Police Shahin Mehdizadeh told reporters on Tuesday with ... Read More »
15 responsesE-Free offers drive-in Nativity
By Greg Bobinec on December 22nd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Every year, the Evangelical Free Church of Lethbridge presents its annual Christmas Show, and this year with COVID-19 restrictions, they have found a way to still share the historic story of Christmas, running every evening through Christmas Eve. Typically held in their large facility, the church decided to move its live nativity production ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City to generate revenue from contaminated soil
By Tim Kalinowski on December 22nd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge will once again be offering commercial space at the landfill for contaminated soil from oilfield and other types of reclamation to generate additional revenue in 2021. “Contaminated soil is soil that has been chemically impacted by operations like, for example, coming from a gas station that is being remediated ... Read More »
2 responsesTraffic stop leads to several charges against Taber man
By Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2020
A traffic stop Saturday by Lethbridge Police resulted in multiple drug and weapons charges against a Taber man. With the assistance of the Downtown Policing Unit and Canine Unit, police stopped a suspicious vehicle about 5 a.m. in the 400 block of Mayor Magrath Drive North. The driver was arrested for multiple breaches of an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Town of Coaldale approves 2021 budget
By Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2020
The Town of Coaldale announced the approval of its 2021 budget on Friday with highlights including: third consecutive year of zero per cent increase in municipal residential tax rates; second consecutive year of zero per cent increase in municipal non-residential tax rates; and zero per cent increase in franchise fees (for natural gas and electricity) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LDS Church presenting film in place of live Nativity scene
By Darren Heyland on December 22nd, 2020
Since 1986, Lethbridge and area residents have gathered at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 43 Street to enjoy the holiday season by watching a short live Nativity production with live actors and live animals. Often braving cold temperatures, families have gathered on the bleachers to listen to and watch the story ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taber man still faces charges related to area break-ins
By Delon Shurtz on December 22nd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Only one of five men arrested in September relating to break-ins around southern Alberta still faces criminal charges. Dustyn McCracken of Taber, who is in custody at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, is the only suspect still facing numerous charges, including possession of stolen property, trafficking stolen property and theft of a motor vehicle. ... Read More »
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