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Temporary closures at Milk River emergency dept.
By Lethbridge Herald on December 25th, 2020
A number of temporary closures are in effect for the emergency department (ED) at the Milk River Health Centre over the coming week due to physician absence. During these times, the ED will not be accepting patients from: ¥ 8 a.m. today to 8 a.m. on Tuesday; and ¥ 8 a.m. Wednesday through Thursday. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Services plasma donation centre opens in Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on December 24th, 2020
Canadian Blood Services, in continuing to boost its plasma collections to meet the patient needs, has opened a dedicated plasma donation centre in Lethbridge. The new Lethbridge site is the second of three new centres in Canada for Canadian Blood Services, and is the first in the western provinces. “The opening of the new plasma ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Alberta health zones receiving vaccine doses
By Lethbridge Herald on December 24th, 2020
Health-care workers across the province will be rolling up their sleeves in the days and weeks to come as Alberta Health Services (AHS) began the rollout of 25,350 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all health-care zones on Wednesday. Fourteen dedicated COVID-19 centres across the province have been set up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges not warranted in ‘Storm Trooper’ incident: probe
By Lethbridge Herald on December 24th, 2020
The Lethbridge Police Service has received the findings of an external, criminal investigation into the “Storm Trooper” incident. The investigation by Medicine Hat Police Service, which included a review by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) and the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, has determined that criminal charges are not warranted. A professional misconduct investigation ... Read More »
2 responsesLPS surveillance leads to drugs, weapons charges
By Lethbridge Herald on December 24th, 2020
A short-term investigation by Lethbridge Police has resulted in a number of drug and weapons charges against a 35-year-old Lethbridge man. Members of the Crime Suppression Team, after surveillance revealed activity consistent with drug trafficking, arrested the man Tuesday. As a result of his arrest and the subsequent execution of a search warrant at a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial date to be set in gang-style attack
By Delon Shurtz on December 24th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of two youth charged in relation to a vicious gang-style attack on a teenage boy last year is expected to set a trial date when his matter returns to court in the new year. The boy, who can’t be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with single counts of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City woman to take plunge for Humane Society
By Lethbridge Herald on December 24th, 2020
A Lethbridge woman is planning on starting the new year with an icy plunge while benefitting a local charity. Kaelee Steele, who raised money for Alpha House with a 24-hour walk around Lethbridge in October, has initiated the Polar Plunge for Pets with money raised going to the Lethbridge and District Humane Society. Steele is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outfitters hoping for rebound in ’21
By Tim Kalinowski on December 24th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta outfitting industry has been enduring a tough year in 2020 with international tourism down and far fewer guided hunting opportunities, but it is looking forward, hopefully, to a bounce-back year in 2021, says Alberta Professional Outfitters Society (APOS) managing director Jeana Schuurman. “We bring in guided hunters from around the world ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NORAD has Santa on its radar while he delivers presents
By Lethbridge Herald on December 23rd, 2020
Stan Ashbee Alberta Newspaper Group NORAD tracks everything that flies in and around North America. On Christmas Eve, its special mission is tracking Santa! NORAD is proud to be celebrating 65 years of tracking Santa, using the same assets and procedures used to track all threats to Canada and the U.S. — 365 days a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Storm Trooper’ investigation determines charges not warranted
By Herald on December 23rd, 2020
Criminal charges have been found not to be warranted after an investigation into an incident in May where Lethbridge police responded to a woman in costume with a fake firearm promoting a local restaurant. On May 4, Lethbridge Police responded to two 911 calls reporting a person in a Storm Trooper costume carrying a firearm ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!County council approves 2021 budget
By Lethbridge Herald on December 23rd, 2020
Lethbridge County Council approved both the 2021-2023 Operating and 2021-2025 Capital Budgets at last week’s council meeting. The operating budget expense totals $28,050,645 for 2021, while the capital budget amounts to $9,215,000. The total tax support increase for 2021 is projected at 0.973 per cent and 0.109 per cent after assessment growth. “This has certainly ... Read More »
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