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City and Waterton getting funds to invest in smart grid technology
By Tim Kalinowski on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) announced funding for Lethbridge and Waterton to help the communities invest in smart grid technology to increase power use efficiency, and to help lower greenhouse gas emissions. The City of Lethbridge received just over $413,000, or about 25 per cent of the project’s cost, to help install Conservation Voltage ... Read More »
2 responsesWoman sentenced for hotel theft, housebreaking and other charges
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz/@lethbridgeherald.com While it’s not unusual for hotel guests to leave with tiny bars of soap and little bottles of shampoo tucked into their suitcases, Chassidy Lynn Morin went a little overboard. After staying at the Holiday Inn in Lethbridge last May, the 42-year-old woman checked out with towels, hangers and even linen, worth a ... Read More »
2 responsesCharges laid in Granum standoff incident
By LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICE on March 20th, 2021
Lethbridge Police have charged two people and recovered stolen property worth about $120,000 – including six vehicles and weapons -Ă‚Â afterĂ‚Â arrests were made in Granum on Tuesday. Ă‚Â The Lethbridge Police Service Priority Crimes Unit and Crime Suppression Team, with assistance from the Blood Tribe Police and RCMP, were investigating individuals involved with multiple motor vehicle ... Read More »
1 responseMurder suspect remains in custody
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 37-year-old woman accused of deliberately striking and killing her ex-spouse with her vehicle last year remains in custody while her lawyer waits to receive from the Crown’s office information about his client’s charges. The matter for Melissa Dumaine Whitegrass was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, but it was simply adjourned until March ... Read More »
2 responsesBindra charges going to trial in November
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old Lethbridge man who is expected to have three trials for more than a dozen criminal charges, goes to trial on several of the charges this fall. Sohil Bindra is scheduled to stand trial Nov. 8-19 on charges of sexual assault, housebreaking and commit sexual assault, administering a noxious substance, and drug ... Read More »
2 responsesTraffic stop results in drug-related and other charges
By Lethbridge Police Service on March 20th, 2021
Lethbridge Police have charged a driver with drug-related and other offences following a traffic stop on March 16. About 3:20 a.m. police stopped a vehicle westbound on Whoop-Up Drive on a traffic matter. The driver was subsequently arrested for failure to comply with release conditions. AĂ‚Â search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of 26 ... Read More »
1 responseCommittee gets update on reconciliation work
By Tim Kalinowski on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of city council received an update from the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee (RLAC) during Thursday’s meeting which outlined the group’s plans to work in various realms to provide greater awareness of Indigenous perspectives, and to provide greater opportunities for Indigenous people within the community. Presenters Perry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not guilty plea entered in attempted abduction case
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 21-year-old Lethbridge man charged in connection with an attempted abduction in the city last year is preparing to stand trial. During a hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, an agent for the accused’s lawyer pleaded not guilty on behalf of Heinrich Van Daniel Blanco to one count of attempted abduction of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney names city as hub prospect for digital wave
By Collin Gallant on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDcgallant@medicinehatnews.com Rural Alberta – and specifically Medicine Hat and Lethbridge – have a place in the digital economy, Premier Jason Kenney told a conference of county leaders on Wednesday, citing southern Alberta’s two mid-sized centres as potential “hubs” of interest to expanding digital companies. The comments came near the end of speech to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province taking notice of high city COVID numbers
By Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2021
Gillian Slade Southern Alberta Newspapers Gslade@abnewsgroup.com Mayor Chris Spearman is hopeful that Lethbridge’s high COVID numbers attracting the attention of Alberta Health this week may spark some action. Lethbridge has seen active cases have more than doubled from a month ago to the highest number since the start of the pandemic. The March 20 provincial ... Read More »
13 responsesLethbridge officials reinforce warning of rising COVID cases
By Herald on March 19th, 2021
City of Lethbridge release: With the highest COVID-19 case count since the pandemic started over a year ago, Lethbridge leaders are pleading with residents to stop all social gatherings and follow the public health orders in an effort to curb the current rate of infection. On Thursday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of ... Read More »
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