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Council shuts down taxpayer-subsidized developer notices
By Tim Kalinowski on January 29th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council voted to close a loophole where taxpayers of the City of Lethbridge were paying $400 per ad to subsidize development notices which appeared in the newspaper. Developers who wish to bring on new developments are required by the Municipal Government Act to have the notices appear on two successive weeks in ... Read More »
1 responseALERT and LPS take down drug dealers
By Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge’s ALERT organized crime team with the assistance of the Lethbridge Police Service took down an alleged local drug dealing cell, and seized guns and $250,000 worth of drugs, cash and vehicles. Five men have been charged as a result of an 11-month investigation which culminated in the arrests on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Covenant Health named a top Alberta employer
By Herald on January 28th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Two local members of Covenant Health are part of some province-wide recognition for quality care in a trying past year brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Covenant Health — which includes St. Therese Villa and St. Michael’s Health Care Centre — was named one of Alberta’s Top 70 Employers for 2021 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phillips sounds alarm over coal mine queue jumping
By Herald on January 28th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips is sounding the alarm over the Kenney government’s attempts to allow coal mining companies to jump the queue to obtain water licences they currently have no right to in the Oldman River watershed. “What the GOA has done is put forward a plan to take ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil defeats motion on in-person appearances at public hearings
By Herald on January 28th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council narrowly defeated a motion which would have suspended in-person appearances to public hearings indefinitely while COVID-19 public health restrictions remain in place. The final vote during Tuesday’s meeting was 4-4– a hung vote without Coun. Joe Mauro present. In the case of a hung vote on city council ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ALERT bust nets drugs, cash and vehicles; five suspects facing charges
By Herald on January 28th, 2021
Ten firearms and nearly a quarter million dollars’ worth of drugs, cash, and vehicles have been seized following a series of search warrants in Lethbridge. Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams raided five homes and arrested five suspected drug dealers. ALERT Lethbridge’s organized crime team concluded a lengthy drug trafficking investigation by searching five Lethbridge homes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial cancelled for men accused of hockey attack
By Delon Shurtz on January 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The trial for two men accused of attacking a referee and coach at a youth hockey tournament more than a year ago, has been cancelled. Robert Farrell Creighton and Todd William Cross Child were scheduled to begin a four-day trial earlier this week in Lethbridge provincial court. However, the matter was brought forward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Psychiatric assessment may be requested for Lowe
By Delon Shurtz on January 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a man accused of throwing a package into the police station last week has been granted another court adjournment while he reviews disclosure with his client. The matter for Kyle Glen Lowe was in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday, but simply adjourned to Feb. 5. Lethbridge lawyer Wade Hlady said that, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coaldale man charged with forcible confinement in Taber incident
By Taber Police Service on January 28th, 2021
A Coaldale man has been charged with forcible confinement after Taber police say they received a 911 call on Saturday from a woman who claimed she had been held against her will. Police say an investigation revealed that the woman met up with a man, who was known to her, and she entered his vehicle. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian publishers welcome Google Agreement to pay news organizations for content
By Trevor Busch on January 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com An agreement signed by Google with French news organizations to pay publishers for their content is being welcomed as an important precedent by Canadian news publishers. News Media Canada President John Hinds says Canadian publishers have been urging the Canadian government to force Google and Facebook to negotiate fair compensation for their use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackfoot Manor standoff resolved without injury
By Herald on January 27th, 2021
Lethbridge police say a 34-year-old man has been taken into custody under the Mental Health Act following a standoff on the city’s westside Wednesday afternoon. Police say they were called to a home in the 500-block of Blackfoot Manor West at about 2 p.m. following reports of concerning phone calls the man had with others. Police ... Read More »
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