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Bomb-making suspect has case adjourned to Jan. 28
By Delon Shurtz on December 18th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused of making a bombs in his residence won’t return to court until the new year so his lawyer can go over a large amount of disclosure from the Crown’s office. Lethbridge lawyer Vincent Guinan, who was in provincial court Thursday, said the matter for his client, Shaun Ryan Hlavach, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More delays in fatal collision case
By Delon Shurtz on December 18th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The COVID pandemic is making it difficult for a lawyer to meet with a client, who is charged in connection with a fatal car collision last year. The lawyer told a judge Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, the pandemic has prevented him from visiting Wesley Brian Phillips at the Calgary Correctional Centre. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Delivery service initiative helps support local businesses
By Dale Woodard on December 18th, 2020
An initiative encouraging residents to keep their dollars local during COVID-19 times launched Thursday at noon. Simply Delivery, a local delivery service with no commission fees, has teamed up with Downtown Lethbridge and the Heart of Our City Committee, the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Lethbridge — under the Lethbridge Brighter Together community brand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police charge five in connection with aggravated assault
By Lethbridge Herald on December 18th, 2020
Lethbridge Police have charged five city men, with arrest warrants still out for three of them, in connection with an aggravated assault on Sept. 25. Police were called to an early-morning disturbance at a trailer park in the 2700 block of Westside Drive West. Upon arrival, police located a 40-year- old male suffering from serious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 1,000 families registered for Christmas Hope food hampers
By Lethbridge Herald on December 18th, 2020
The Christmas Hope campaign, a five-agency collaboration serving our community at Christmas, has registered close to 1,070 households for food hampers and more than 4,155 children for gifts. The collaboration includes the Lethbridge Food Bank, Interfaith Food Bank, the Salvation Army, Lethbridge Family Services Angel Tree and My City Care Shop of Wonders. The partnership ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LC engineering technology program overcomes COVID-19 challenges
By Greg Bobinec on December 18th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Although the current pandemic has presented challenges on education quality, Lethbridge College, among other engineering technology programs, are being recognized for their trademark ingenuity and inventiveness in finding solutions to keeping their students on track to completing their education and advancing onto their careers. Engineering technology education is, in most cases, three years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mustard Seed holds supportive housing residents accountable, SACPA told
By Lethbridge Herald on December 17th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs ended its year by inviting Byron Bradley, managing director of The Mustard Seed for Central Alberta, to talk about his organization’s plans for opening a permanent supportive housing facility at the Ramada Inn on Mayor Magrath Drive South during its weekly YouTube livestream ... Read More »
2 responsesExhibition Park selects Lethbridge construction firm for agri-food hub and trade centre
By Herald on December 17th, 2020
Lethbridge & District Exhibition has awarded Lethbridge’s Ward Bros. Construction Ltd. a $62 million contract to manage construction of the new 268,000-square foot Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre. Construction is slated to begin in the spring of 2021 and is anticipated to create more than 350 construction jobs over 22 months, with up to 50 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coaldale group collects enough names for Municipal Inspection
By Tim Kalinowski on December 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Community group Citizens For A Better Coaldale were successful in collecting the necessary number of signatures needed to force a Municipal Inspection of the Town of Coaldale. The petition has now been sent to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs for final certification. Citizens For A Better Coaldale spokesperson Jack Van Rijn said his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pleas in child porn cases expected in Jan.
By Delon Shurtz on December 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two Lethbridge men arrested earlier this year following a child pornography sting are expected to plead to their charges when they return to court in the new year. The matters for Brandon Bran Eguizabal and Bryan Alas Hernandez were in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday but adjourned until January, ostensibly for guilty pleas and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 has led to more children in poverty: report
By Tim Kalinowski on December 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com According to a new report released in conjunction with Public Interest Alberta and Alberta College of Social Workers, COVID-19 pandemic has brought more children into poverty in the last year adding to an already terrible situation in the province. Prior to the pandemic one in six Alberta children were already living in poverty ... Read More »
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