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Fresh Start says more supportive housing vital to recovery in Lethbridge region
By Tim Kalinowski on February 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Fresh Start South Country Treatment Centre says it is vital to bring additional supportive housing into the Lethbridge region to ensure long-lasting recovery for those addicted to alcohol and drugs. About 70 per cent of the population that comes to Fresh Start is homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, Fresh Start Recovery ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four month jail sentence for shopbreaking and theft
By Delon Shurtz on February 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge man who was caught after he broke into a city business more than a year ago, has been sentenced to four months in jail. Jason Frank Busby was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court, after he pleaded guilty to one count of shopbreaking and commit theft. Court was told the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time to plan: Notley
By Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Alberta needs to build a new economic strategy. Rachel Notley, MLA and Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta was the featured guest speaker as the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs met Thursday. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect day-to-day lives and remains at the front of people’s minds, ... Read More »
3 responsesHIV Community Link withdraws plan for 13 Street N. harm reduction site
By Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2021
HIV Community Link will not be setting up at harm reduction site on 13th Street North as previously planned. HIV Community Link issued the following statement on Thursday regarding the location they had been seeking for a potential harm reduction site at 422 13th Street North: “HIV Community Link announces that the space on 13th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online resources now available for 2021 Municipal Election
By City of Lethbridge on February 18th, 2021
Those interested in putting their name forward as a nominee for the 2021 Municipal Election can now access online resources to help them with this process. The City’s election website at lethbridge.ca/elections will be updated regularly as the nomination period progresses. Resources currently available include: -Candidate’s Guide to Running for Municipal Office in Alberta -Council ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LTC and DSL residents, staff receiving vaccine
By Nikki Jamieson on February 18th, 2021
Available COVID vaccines are being distributed despite recent shortages. Not long after the first COVID-19 vaccines became available and were distributed, earlier this year Pfizer announced they were shipping about 80 per cent less vaccines over the next few weeks as it completed upgrades to its manufacturing plant in Belgium, and Moderna also announced in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family struggling to hold onto dream
By Greg Bobinec on February 18th, 2021
A local southern Alberta family is struggling to hold onto the property they have been working towards developing as a place to help employ people with disabilities, and is asking for the community’s support to save it. Since moving from their successful greenhouse in Barons several years ago, Suzie Irwin and her husband Brandt moved ... Read More »
1 responseMan won’t be leaving jail soon despite bail
By Delon Shurtz on February 18th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old man charged with several other individuals in relation to a serious assault on the westside in September has been granted bail, but he won’t be getting out of jail right away. Jesse Dean Davidson, who is charged with aggravated assault, disguised with intent and failure to comply with a release order, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lantic Sugar says Taber operations should return to normal this year
By Southern Alberta Newspapers on February 18th, 2021
Lantic Sugar expects operations at its Taber sugar beet plant to return to normal output in 2021, but could incur higher production costs as it adheres to pandemic safety protocols. The statement was part of the company’s recent first-quarter earnings release. Through the company’s entire production network, sales volume increased 1.1 per cent in late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Allegations made against retired LPS inspector
By Lethbridge Herald on February 17th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Serious allegations of sexual assault and abuse of power went public on Wednesday after the CBC reported that retired Lethbridge Police Service Inspector Bill Kaye, who at the time worked as a victims advocate with the city’s Domestic Violence Action Team and sat as board member with the Chinook Sexual ... Read More »
1 responsePiikani man pleads not guilty to murder charge
By Delon Shurtz on February 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 37-year-old Piikani man accused of killing a teenager last summer has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and causing an indignity to human remains. Dustin Big Bull entered the pleas Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he also elected to be tried by a Court of Queen’s Bench judge and ... Read More »
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