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Walk with rifle results in fine for careless use of a weapon
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2021
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Richard Allen Knoch should have left his rifle at home, rather than his coat and shoes, when he went for a short walk last December. It was just after 8:00 in the morning on Dec. 11 when the 65-year-old Coalhurst resident was seen walking barefoot along 51 Avenue, and wearing ... Read More »
6 responsesNPF launches ‘Keep Alberta RCMP’ campaign
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2021
Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers The National Police Federation launched the ‘Keep Alberta RCMP’ campaign recently in response to the province’s Fair Deal Panel looking at replacing the RCMP with a provincial police force. Alberta taxpayers and local communities would have to pay the $112 million if Alberta were to replace the RCMP. The federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Shields speaks on carbon tax affects for veterans
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2021
By Cole Parkinson Southern Alberta Newspapers With the carbon tax continuing to be an issue across the country, Bow River MP Martin Shields has continued to bring forward concerns to the House of Commons. On Feb. 17, Shields rose in the House to speak on how the carbon tax is affecting his constituents, including veterans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!March 31 decision set for Palmer sexual assault trial
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2021
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge judge is expected to give his decision next month on whether a man sexually assaulted a woman while she was passed out in his bedroom in 2019. Justice Vaughan Hartigan reserved his decision following Ivan Iain Palmer’s trial earlier this month, but is set to announce on March ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple lawyers have been involved in property, weapons case
By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2021
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Fort Vermillion man who was expected to resolve dozens of criminal charges, but then fired his second lawyer late last year, is still hoping to resolve his matters without having to stand trial. During a brief hearing Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, lawyer number three, Ingrid Hess, said she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taber mayor weighs in on town prospects for 2021
By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2021
Cole Parkinson Southern Alberta Newspapers It would be hard to find anyone who did find a new set of challenges throughout the year 2020, and Mayor Andrew Prokop counts himself among those people. With the vast majority of the year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Prokop reflected on the strange year that provided plenty of ... Read More »
2 responsesCity to seek control of EMS dispatch
By Lethbridge Herald on February 24th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has voted to pass a resolution to explore the possibility of once again assuming local EMS dispatch control from AHS in support of the RM of Wood Buffalo, and to have the City’s legal advisers sit in on the province’s injunction case against Wood Buffalo on Mar. 9-11. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!HIV Community Link withdraws plan for 13 Street N. harm reduction site
By Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2021
HIV Community Link will not be setting up at harm reduction site on 13th Street North as previously planned. HIV Community Link issued the following statement on Thursday regarding the location they had been seeking for a potential harm reduction site at 422 13th Street North: “HIV Community Link announces that the space on 13th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Area care home residents getting COVID vaccines
By Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2021
By Stan Ashbee and Cole Parkinson Southern Alberta Newspapers According to Green Acres Foundation Housing for Seniors CAO Dawna Coslovi, residents at Piyami Lodge/Piyami Place in Picture Butte and Sunny South Lodge in Coaldale have received COVID-19 vaccinations. Coslovi said it’s very fortunate residents at both sites have received their first roll-out of vaccines, if ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assessment of city man facing charges extended
By Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2021
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 32-year-old man ordered last month to have a psychiatric assessment, will have to remain at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre in Calgary for a while longer. The assessment for Bradley Peter Badura had been ordered Jan. 12 during a hearing in Lethbridge provincial court. The matter was then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watershed coal mining focus of SACPA talk
By Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The long-term impacts on coal mining in the Oldman River Watershed was the topic as the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs met Thursday morning. Onhand as this week’s guest speaker was Shannon Frank, executive director of the Oldman Watershed Council, who delved into what’s is currently happening in the Oldman Watershed with ... Read More »
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