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Impaired driver gets hefty fine
By Delon Shurtz on February 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An impaired driver who was trapped in his overturned vehicle following a collision last year has been levied a hefty fine. Paul Dale Baumback was fined $2,500 plus a surcharge after he pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit. Baumback, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More delays possible in murder case
By Delon Shurtz on February 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.comL A Piikani Nation murder case will likely face additional delays after the accused’s lawyer was allowed to get off the record Tuesday. Prominent Calgary lawyer Balfour Der withdrew from the case during a brief hearing in Lethbridge provincial court, three months after going on the record for Dustin Big Bull. An agent who appeared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man fined for failure to comply
By Delon Shurtz on February 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Who says police are hard to get along with? The Lethbridge officer who responded to a collision involving a suspected drunk driver last month was more than accommodating, and happy to comply with a request by the driver. Jan Albert Zwart had rear-ended another vehicle, and when the officer arrived he noticed Zwart’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA speaker to discuss vaccines
By Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on February 3rd, 2021
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Be the first to comment!Savard trial to commence April 7
By Delon Shurtz on February 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A woman accused of arranging a brutal attack on a younger boy more than a year ago will finally stand trial later this spring. During a brief hearing Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, Calgary lawyer Andre Ouellette pleaded not guilty on behalf of his client, Trinity Savard, to one count of aggravated assault, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four charged after warrant executed
By Lethbridge Police Service on February 3rd, 2021
Lethbridge police have charged four people after executing a search warrant at a southside home last Thursday, seizing a small amount of drugs seized and recovering more than $14,000 in stolen property. Police obtained a search warrant for a home in the 1300-block of Henderson Lake Blvd. after receiving complaints about activity consistent with drug ... Read More »
2 responses‘Rhyme ‘N’ Time’ for Coalhurst cowboy poet Noel Burles
By Stan Ashbee on February 3rd, 2021
Local southern Alberta multi-faceted musician and cowboy poet Noel Burles recently released his very-first poetry collection on CD entitled, “Rhyme ‘N’ Time.” Burles currently resides in Coalhurst, but pre-COVID pandemic, the road was often the vagabond troubadour’s home away from home. Burles’ first spoken word cowboy poetry collection was released a few months ago, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Old telephone numbers tell a story
By Dave Sulz on February 3rd, 2021
Geoff Capp has found that, when it comes to history, the numbers tell a story. Specifically, the numbers Capp studies are telephone numbers, and he has been using them to track the evolution of the telephone numbering system in places he has lived, including Lethbridge. His Lethbridge research recently received a boost with his discovery ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LC recognizing Black community contributions
By Greg Bobinec on February 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College continues to recognize and celebrate the history and contributions of its Black community, as their Black History Month celebrations move online for 2021. Throughout the month of February, the college will be using its website and social media channels to share a variety of stories and resources that highlight the cultures ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More businesses getting access to government relaunch grants
By Tim Kalinowski on February 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Government of Alberta will allow more small businesses to access its Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Relaunch Grants as of Thursday. The grants will allow businesses to access up to $20,000 in support which were previously ineligible when the grants were first opened for applications back in November. Unregistered sole proprietors of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges diverted in 2020 assault case
By Delon Shurtz on February 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old man accused of assaulting a couple of city business owners during a violent altercation last summer could avoid prosecution if he completes a government program aimed at helping offenders rather than punishing them. Alan Edwin Valin has been accepted into a mental health diversion program, which diverts from the justice system ... Read More »
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