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Woman hoping for bail
By Delon Shurtz on March 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman accused of robbing a taxi driver and stealing his car more than a year ago, hopes a judge will release her from custody when she returns to court today for a bail hearing. Jessica Mae Eagle Speaker, who is in custody at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, faces charges of robbery, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council cancels two meetings
By Tim Kalinowski on March 26th, 2021
Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge City Council on Tuesday voted 5-4 to cancel the two Council meetings between Monday, September 20 (Nomination Day) and Monday, October 18 (Election Day). The Council Code of Conduct Bylaw 6125 requires City Council members to perform their functions and duties in a conscientious and diligent manner with integrity, accountability and transparency. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS chief commits to accountability
By Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Chief of Police Shahin Mehdizadeh committed to greater accountability and transparency for the Lethbridge Police Service moving forward during his presentation to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on Thursday. “Police work is about accountability,” he stressed during SACPA’s YouTube livestream weekly speaker series. “We have to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Mask Clean-Up set for Sunday
By Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge-based initiative is hoping to start a province-wide movement to encourage others to retrieve and dispose of improperly discarded face masks on community streets. Community Mask Clean-Up will hold its province-wide mask clean up day on Sunday, and is expecting a strong turnout in Lethbridge. “We’re just asking communities ... Read More »
1 responseLUB amendment would ban manure spreading in Picture Butte
By Nikki Jamieson on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDssnews@sunnysouthnews.com Picture Butte town council is considering whether to ban livestock grazing and manure spreading in the Urban Reserve land district. During their regular March 8 meeting, Picture Butte town council reviewed a posted land-use bylaw amendment regarding Urban Reserve land. Bylaw No. 911-21 would amend the town’s LUB to remove some uses from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Widening of Barnwell-area road moving forward
By Cole Parkinson on March 25th, 2021
After the Municipal District of Taber assessed Range Road 17-4 needed a redesign due to large amounts of traffic, they are proceeding with the project. The road, which heads north of Barnwell, has exceeded the current design of the road – as the large-scale farming traffic on the road is causing shoulder damage. The project ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge police recover stolen handgun
By Lethbridge Police on March 25th, 2021
Lethbridge Police have charged a father and son with numerous weapons and other charges in connection with an investigation into stolen firearms. Police were investigating the theft of firearms from a gun safe at a residence in West Lethbridge. As a result of the investigation members of the Lethbridge Police Service Priority Crimes Unit, with ... Read More »
1 responseTwo charged in Willow Creek break and enter
By Claresholm RCMP on March 25th, 2021
A break and enter in the MD of Willow Creek has led to charges against the two suspects and an investigation into the actions of the home owner who allegedly fired a shotgun. On Sunday at 3:30 p.m., a 911 call was received by Claresholm RCMP, reporting a break, enter and theft. The complaint was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS under the gun to address issues
By Tim Kalinowski on March 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@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, Madu imposed the ... Read More »
2 responsesMustard Seed plans nixed by city council
By Tim Kalinowski on March 25th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com In the end the “Nays” had it after city council voted to reject The Mustard Seed’s bid to open a new sober shelter site at the 100 block of 13th Street South. While recognizing the need for such a facility in the community, all councillors, including those in favour, felt that perhaps ... 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 »
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