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Lethbridge School Division adjusting for at-home learning
By Dale Woodard on November 26th, 2020
The Lethbridge School Division is making the necessary adjustments following the Government of Alberta’s announcement of mandatory restrictions for schools on Tuesday as COVID-19 numbers in the province continue to climb. Starting Monday, students in Grade 7 to Grade 12 will move to at-home learning. Students and staff will have their scheduled Christmas break following ... Read More »
1 response$1M LPS cut recommended
By Lethbridge Herald on November 25th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Finance Committee of city council voted to cut $1 million from the overall Lethbridge Police Service budget in 2021. The cut represents 2.75 per cent of the total police service budget, or about half of what council has been asking other City departments to absorb during this budget cycle. ... Read More »
1 responseWoman gets probation for assault and mischief
By Delon Shurtz on November 25th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 30-year-old woman won’t have to go to jail for assaulting her own mother, but she will be on probation for a year. Randa Shot Both Sides pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to single charges of assault and mischief causing damage, and received a suspended sentence, in addition to the period ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council, mayor to take 10% pay cut
By Tim Kalinowski on November 25th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Finance Committee of city council unanimously passed a resolution to reduce city council and the mayor’s pay by 10 per cent in 2021 with a zero per cent increase to follow in 2022. The motion was brought forward by Coun. Blaine Hyggen during Tuesday’s Finance Committee meeting, and is expected to save ... Read More »
3 responsesFee-for-service agreements to continue for community groups
By Tim Kalinowski on November 25th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Finance Committee of city council voted to continue fee-for-service agreements on top of their tax-supported base funding for local community organizations for the next two years, but shaved 10 per cent off the top during Tuesday’s meeting. The motion brought forth by Coun. Jeffrey Coffman granted just over $86,000 to the Allied ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada-China relations Thursday SACPA topic
By Lethbridge Herald on November 25th, 2020
Thursday’s online Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs session will discuss Canada-China relations and whether the relationship can be saved. Since the December 2018 detention of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and the subsequent arrest of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, Canada-China relations have been at their lowest point since the 1989 Tiananmen violence — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with property offences
By Lethbridge Herald on November 25th, 2020
The Lethbridge Police Service has charged a 32-year-old man with several property and property-related offences in relation to break-and-enters throughout the city. On Monday, members of the Lethbridge Police Service Priority Crimes Unit located the man in possession of a stolen vehicle. He had been linked to more than six commercial and residential break-and-enters dating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Herald keeps readers involved in community
By Lethbridge Herald on November 25th, 2020
Caring about a community means more than just providing services or sponsorships. It means helping to create an atmosphere of togetherness, fostering citizen engagement and providing common ground where we can all grow together and feel in touch with one another. For 125 years the Lethbridge Herald has provided that common ground for local citizens ... Read More »
1 responseAddictions Walk stresses taking responsibility
By Dale Woodard on November 25th, 2020
The annual walk against addiction as well as hope and commitment for recovery was afoot Tuesday morning. This year’s walk challenged people to reassess the way they look at addiction. With a trek that started at city hall and ended at Galt Gardens, McMan’s fourth annual Addiction Awareness Recovery Walk took to the streets in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council deals with fallout of loss of integrated EMS dispatch
By Tim Kalinowski on November 25th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Finance Committee of city council got off to a difficult start on day two with councillors having to contend with a budget resolution dealing with the potential fallout of the loss of integrated EMS dispatch in the community if Premier Jason Kenney refuses to intervene. In a bid to retain integrated EMS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legal Aid Alberta hosting online talk about dangerous domestic situations
By Lethbridge Herald on November 25th, 2020
Incidents of family violence are on the rise during COVID-19 and as the pandemic worsens and winter hits, more people are at risk. Today, Legal Aid Alberta lawyers are hosting their first free public online event to talk with Albertans about their legal options when someone is in a dangerous domestic situation. “We are concerned ... Read More »
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