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MLAs feel Albertans frustrated with continued COVID restrictions
By Gillian Slade on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDGslade@abnewsgroup.com Some regional MLAs say the government’s decision not to ease COVID restrictions this week has created a sense of frustration among Albertans. On Monday Health Minister Tyler Shandro said even though the benchmark for moving to stage three of restrictions was 300 COVID hospitalizations in the province, and this had been reached for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plumber receives six-month conditional sentence for sexual assault
By Delon Shurtz on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDDshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A plumber has been placed under house arrest for sexually assaulting a woman during a house call last summer. When Alan Grant Matejko arrived at a rural home last July to do some plumbing, the only person home at the time was the homeowner’s 26-year-old daughter. Matejko hugged the woman and gave her ... Read More »
1 responseBail conditions changed for accused in drug smuggling case
By Delon Shurtz on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDDShurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A judge has agreed to change a bail condition for a man accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Alberta late last year. Judge John Maher consented Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to a defence request that Amarpreet Singh Sandhu’s curfew be amended to allow him to leave his home earlier each day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justice minister sets deadline for Lethbridge Police Service action plan
By Herald on March 24th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The CBC is reporting that Justice Minister Kaycee Madu has given the Lethbridge Police Service three weeks to produce a plan of how it intends to deal with its ongoing issues, or he will step in to dissolve the police force under the province’s extraordinary powers. According to the CBC, ... Read More »
5 responsesCouncil debates Mustard Seed shelter proposal
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council defeated the rezoning motion by a vote of 7-2 late Tuesday night at a public hearing on the proposed Mustard Seed Sober Shelter site at 110 13th Street South, as proceedings stretched far into the evening with 30 presenters speaking for and against the proposed rezoning which would ... Read More »
7 responsesCity Hall going red to honour World TB Day
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge City Hall will be lit up red tonight at sundown to mark World Tuberculosis Day. Lethbridge will be taking part in a worldwide effort to raise awareness of the ongoing seriousness of TB, a potentially deadly infectious bacterial disease which globally continues to kill approximately 4,000 people per day. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe Police investigating shooting
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2021
The Blood Tribe Police Service are investigating a shooting that occurred in the community of Standoff on Monday. According to a statement released by the BTPS on Tuesday, police officers were called to a residence at about 3 p.m. in Standoff. When they arrived, they discovered a man with significant injuries to his leg. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Schow talks prospects for ag
By Nikki Jamieson on March 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDssnews@sunnysouthnews.com The provincial government has been investing heavily in the agriculture industry over the past year with funding and infrastructure announcements. “It’s about long-term sustainability, making sure that agriculture is being supported in this province, and I fully believe that it is,” said Joseph Schow, MLA for Cardston-Siksika. When the pandemic started a year ... Read More »
3 responsesCity votes to adopt new recreation, culture master plan
By Tim Kalinowski on March 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge City Council voted on Tuesday to unanimously adopt the new Recreation and Culture Master Plan. The Master Plan outlines new strategies and policies to help guide city council and the City of Lethbridge forward in various aspects of Recreation and Culture’s project planning and service delivery. Input into the plan included recommendations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TDCAlA honours students in Celebration of Learning
By Greg Price on March 24th, 2021
Many hearts were full at the recent Celebration of Learning at the Provincial Building boardroom last week with Taber and District Adult Learning Association (TDCALA). There were nine Low-German Mennonite women in attendance, as ESL co-ordinator Shirley Selvaraj-Dyck and TDCALA executive director Cindy Slenders were on hand as masters of ceremonies, to give out certificates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New school nearing completion
By Dale Woodard on March 24th, 2021
A state-of-the-art elementary school is set to open its doors in September. Dr. Robert Plaxton Elementary School, located on Lethbridge’s south side is nearing completion and on Tuesday afternoon architects and teachers alike provided a tour of the modern facility which will house students aged Kindergarten to Grade 5. “It’s such an exciting opportunity to ... Read More »
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