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City cancels Six-Mile project
By Jensen, Randy on June 17th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has voted to cancel the $1.75-million Six Mile Coulee Pathway project, and has asked City staff to go back to the drawing board to work with user groups to come up with an acceptable alternative to improve the safety and sustainability on the popular trail system. The unanimous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to assault with a weapon
By Shurtz, Delon on June 17th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who assaulted another man more than three years ago has finally been sentenced. Matthew Kyle Chiefmoon was sentenced to 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of assault with a weapon. Blood Tribe police were called to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three charged after stolen vehicle recovered by Suppression Team
By Jensen, Randy on June 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police have charged three people after members of the Crime Suppression Team recovered a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Pincher Creek. On Monday, a CST member observed a stolen Dodge Charger travelling in the area of 2A Avenue and 13 Street North. Police followed the driver to a business along ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Potai’na (Flying Chief), a.k.a. Joe Healy
By Submitted Article on June 17th, 2020
Rebecca Wilde Potai’na (Flying Chief), also known as Joseph Healy, was a prominent member of the Kainai Nation and son of Akai-nuspi (Many Braids) and Pi’aki (the Dancer). Potai’na was orphaned at a young age when his parents and sisters were killed in their camp near Sun River, Montana. It was his father’s dying wish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing multiple charges after assault, attempting to disarm police
By Jensen, Randy on June 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD A 28-year-old man is facing numerous charges following an incident Monday evening at Fairway Plaza South. At about 9 p.m. Lethbridge Police received a call for assistance from the owner of a business in the 2400 block of Fairway Plaza. The owner advised police “a male is going crazy,” refusing to leave and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protecting your brain
By Jensen, Randy on June 17th, 2020
Andrea Klassen Alberta Health Services June is National Brain Injury Awareness Month and a great time to be mindful of your greatest asset. Brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability in Canadians under the age of 40 with approximately 1.5 million Canadians living with an acquired brain injury (Brain Injury Canada, 2020). ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Investigation continuesinto Iwaasa’s disappearance
By Jensen, Randy on June 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police continue to investigate the disappearance of a 26-year-old Calgary man with Lethbridge connections and are working with B.C. RCMP to plan an exhaustive search of the remote and mountainous area where his burned-out vehicle was found last November. Search efforts were suspended over the winter months but as a result of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victoria Park High celebrates achievements of graduating class
By Lethbridge Herald on June 16th, 2020
Greg BobinecLethbridge Heraldgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.comOver the course of a three-day ceremony, the 2020 graduating class of Victoria Park High School received a personalized graduation ceremony for themselves, their family and friends to celebrate.Seventy-six graduates walked across the stage to accept their diploma or certificate of achievement, and the staff of Victoria Park wanted to make each graduation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yates Theatre Ticket Centre to open for City payments
By Jensen, Randy on June 15th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The City of Lethbridge is preparing to open the Yates Theatre Ticket Centre as an in-person location to accept City payments from the public. Starting today, residents can visit the Yates from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday to pay their taxes and any other City bills. The location is being opened while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Grip Hero’ feature comes to Gas King
By Yoos, Cam on June 15th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gas King Lethbridge will be the first to install one of two Grip Hero products at all of their stations, to offer another way to protect their clients and help reduce the spread. Gas King will be the first in Alberta to bring in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Williams’ case adjourned to July
By Shurtz, Delon on June 15th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused of a string of violent offences last year won’t be back in court for several more weeks while his lawyer arranges to schedule a bail review in Court of Queen’s Bench. Cory Ray Williams was expected to set a new trial during a hearing Friday in ... Read More »
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