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MLAs feel Albertans frustrated with continued COVID restrictions
By Gillian Slade on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDGslade@abnewsgroup.com Some regional MLAs say the government’s decision not to ease COVID restrictions this week has created a sense of frustration among Albertans. On Monday Health Minister Tyler Shandro said even though the benchmark for moving to stage three of restrictions was 300 COVID hospitalizations in the province, and this had been reached for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS under the gun to address issues
By Tim Kalinowski on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The CBC is reporting that Justice Minister Kaycee Madu has given the Lethbridge Police Service three weeks to produce a plan of how it intends to deal with its ongoing issues, or he will step in to dissolve the police force under the province’s extraordinary powers. According to the CBC, Madu imposed the ... Read More »
2 responsesBail conditions changed for accused in drug smuggling case
By Delon Shurtz on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDDShurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A judge has agreed to change a bail condition for a man accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Alberta late last year. Judge John Maher consented Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to a defence request that Amarpreet Singh Sandhu’s curfew be amended to allow him to leave his home earlier each day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge police recover stolen handgun
By Lethbridge Police on March 25th, 2021
Lethbridge Police have charged a father and son with numerous weapons and other charges in connection with an investigation into stolen firearms. Police were investigating the theft of firearms from a gun safe at a residence in West Lethbridge. As a result of the investigation members of the Lethbridge Police Service Priority Crimes Unit, with ... Read More »
1 responseFormer employee facing 14 months in theft case
By Former employee facing 14 months in theft case on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDDShurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge woman who stole nearly $47,000 in cash and merchandise from her long-time employer, faces a jail term of up to 14 months if a judge accepts the recommendation by the city’s chief prosecutor. Crown Prosecutor Dawn Janecke is seeking a jail sentence for Melanie Dawn Vaillancourt of 12 to 14 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two charged in Willow Creek break and enter
By Claresholm RCMP on March 25th, 2021
A break and enter in the MD of Willow Creek has led to charges against the two suspects and an investigation into the actions of the home owner who allegedly fired a shotgun. On Sunday at 3:30 p.m., a 911 call was received by Claresholm RCMP, reporting a break, enter and theft. The complaint was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plumber receives six-month conditional sentence for sexual assault
By Delon Shurtz on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDDshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A plumber has been placed under house arrest for sexually assaulting a woman during a house call last summer. When Alan Grant Matejko arrived at a rural home last July to do some plumbing, the only person home at the time was the homeowner’s 26-year-old daughter. Matejko hugged the woman and gave her ... Read More »
1 responseJustice minister sets deadline for Lethbridge Police Service action plan
By Herald on March 24th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The CBC is reporting that Justice Minister Kaycee Madu has given the Lethbridge Police Service three weeks to produce a plan of how it intends to deal with its ongoing issues, or he will step in to dissolve the police force under the province’s extraordinary powers. According to the CBC, ... Read More »
5 responsesCouncil debates Mustard Seed shelter proposal
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council defeated the rezoning motion by a vote of 7-2 late Tuesday night at a public hearing on the proposed Mustard Seed Sober Shelter site at 110 13th Street South, as proceedings stretched far into the evening with 30 presenters speaking for and against the proposed rezoning which would ... Read More »
7 responsesCity Hall going red to honour World TB Day
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge City Hall will be lit up red tonight at sundown to mark World Tuberculosis Day. Lethbridge will be taking part in a worldwide effort to raise awareness of the ongoing seriousness of TB, a potentially deadly infectious bacterial disease which globally continues to kill approximately 4,000 people per day. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City votes to adopt new recreation, culture master plan
By Tim Kalinowski on March 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge City Council voted on Tuesday to unanimously adopt the new Recreation and Culture Master Plan. The Master Plan outlines new strategies and policies to help guide city council and the City of Lethbridge forward in various aspects of Recreation and Culture’s project planning and service delivery. Input into the plan included recommendations ... Read More »
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