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Accused bomb maker back in police custody
By Delon Shurtz on March 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused of making bombs in his residence was back in custody after failing to comply with conditions of his release. Shaun Ryan Hlavach, who was released on bail last October, had been ordered as part of his bail conditions to report to the Lethbridge Police Service once a week. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple local COVID-19 outbreaks
By Gillian Slade on March 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDGslade@abnewsgroup.com There are 10 COVID outbreaks that Alberta Health has identified in Lethbridge and one in Taber, according to information supplied by Alberta Health on Thursday. In some locations there are no longer any active cases. Sunrise Poultry Processors, Lethbridge, now has 92 COVID cases, up from 75 a week ago. The first case ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 approves public art plan
By Tim Kalinowski on March 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council approved a 2021 Public Art Work Plan which will spend $863,000 this year to finish works in progress, and which will fund three new major public art projects. According to City of Lethbridge community arts and culture manager Jillian Bracken, the new projects, which have not yet gone to tender, will ... Read More »
4 responsesCouncil 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!39 hospital COVID cases reported in South zone
By Gillian Slade on March 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Gslade@abnewsgroup.com Alberta Health Services (AHS) says there were 39 COVID-19 positive patients in hospitals in the South zone on Thursday morning. Of that number 32 were in Chinook Regional Hospital Lethbridge with seven of those in the ICU. Medicine Hat Regional Hospital (MHRH) had five COVID-19 positive patients and two of those were ... 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 responseLPS 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 responsesTwo 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!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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