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Prescription for frustration
By Lethbridge Herald on May 27th, 2020
Editor’s Note: Since this story was first published, The Herald has clarified with Saga she is referring to the former Alberta Blue Cross limit of $25 per drug pouring fee here. She was using this as an example to illustrate how the fees could potentially compound for a senior when comparing a 30-day prescription to ... Read More »
1 responseSix face drug charges following execution of warrant
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police have charged six people after a search warrant was executed at a downtown home last Friday. On Friday, following a short-term investigation into drug trafficking activity, members of the Downtown Policing Unit, K9 and Patrol Team B searched a home in a multi-unit complex along the 600 block of 8 Street ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Psych assessment ordered for arson suspect
By Shurtz, Delon on May 27th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A psychological assessment as been ordered for a 27-year-old woman accused of starting a fire earlier this month in the downtown area. Lethbridge lawyer Vincent Guinan told a judge Tuesday that, after speaking with Mary-Lee Roy Parks, he concluded she should have the forensic assessment under Sec. 672 of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Target Hunger volunteers still needed
By Sulz, Dave on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The “Target” date is fast approaching and organizers can still use some additional volunteer help. Target Hunger, the annual city-wide food drive to benefit local food banks, will take place June 13 with volunteers collecting food donations throughout Lethbridge. The food drive will help stock the shelves at the Lethbridge Food Bank and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police chief responds to recent news coverage
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Chief of Police Scott Woods is defending the honour of the Lethbridge Police Service after recent news coverage which, he says, “casts aspersions not just on me, serving as Chief of Police, but on the vast majority of the people who serve the City of Lethbridge as a part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New detour Thursday for University Drive twinning
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The next phase of construction for the University Drive Twinning project is scheduled to begin on Thursday, weather permitting. Traffic on University Drive between Grand River Blvd West and the SunRidge roundabout will be diverted to the two newly constructed lanes, maintaining two way traffic. The existing lanes will be closed for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New southside school to be named after Robert Plaxton
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge School Division’s newest school, located in the southeast corner of the city in the Fairmont area, will be formally called Dr. Robert Plaxton Elementary School. “We feel it’s an honour to have a school named after Bob, as he was always a teacher,” said Ann Louise Plaxton, wife of the late Plaxton, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four Maids of Melody
By Submitted Article on May 27th, 2020
During the early 1940s Lethbridge residents were treated to a host of live music played by talented big-band musicians. Among the most popular were the Anderson Sisters, who kept dancers swinging through the years of the Second World War. Growing up in the village of Monitor, Alberta, sisters Florence, Marie, Alice and Ruth Anderson were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council discusses divesting of City-owned buildings
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council is considering divesting numerous City-owned properties over the next few years, and is seeking a process from staff on how to do it in a responsible way. The drive to divest comes after Phase One of the KPMG operational review identified the City of Lethbridge appears to own ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City man to seek bail for second time
By Shurtz, Delon on May 27th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man already denied bail on several charges, including robbery and unlawful confinement, is expected to apply for his release a second time. Kyle Young Pine’s lawyer, Claudia Connolly of Lethbridge, told court last week she hopes to schedule a bail review in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench. In ... Read More »
1 responseThe path of most resistance
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City’s proposed Six Mile Coulee trail upgrades are facing some stiff headwinds as local mountain bikers and trail runners say the upgrades will destroy the best riding trail in Lethbridge. Parks manager Dave Ellis defended the $1.8-million project, which was reaffirmed and greenlit by city council last March, as ... Read More »
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