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Exhibition seeking $17.8M loan from city
By Jensen, Randy on August 13th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge and District Exhibition is seeking a $17.8-million guaranteed loan from the City of Lethbridge to complete work on its new event centre and agrifood hub, and is asking city council to honour a $25-million grant commitment previously made in 2017 for the same purpose. Exhibition Park chief operating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Agencies team up to provide activity bags for local families
By Jensen, Randy on August 13th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD In an effort to support families this summer, the Helen Schuler Nature Centre has partnered with a number of community agencies to create an August Activity Bag for local families. There are 500 activity bags available, while supplies last, that include resources, activities, and inspiration for spending more time outside. Families are encouraged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raymond to turn up volume for Metallica drive-in concert
By Woodard, Dale on August 13th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald -RAYMOND sports@lethbridgeherald.com The Masters Of Puppets are going to grace the big screen in southern Alberta. In the only showing in Alberta, the Town of Raymond will host a drive-in style performance from metal legends Metallica Aug. 29 as the Encore Drive-In Nights concert feature rocks the four-storey screen at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hearing to change luring guilty plea set for Sept. 14
By Jensen, Randy on August 13th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald A 39-year-old man waiting for months to be sentenced for luring an underage girl so he could have sex with her, and who is now seeking to strike his guilty plea, will have a chance to make his case on Sept. 14. Gary James Lippa pleaded guilty in February to charges of sexual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ARCHES to shutter SCS
By Lethbridge Herald on August 12th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The announcement by ARCHES it will be ceasing its supervised consumption services and needle collection as of Aug. 31 was welcomed by some business owners in close proximity to the SCS, but is also of great concern to community harm reduction advocates. A letter obtained on Wednesday by local media ... Read More »
3 responsesARCHES to end supervised consumption services and needle collection
By Herald on August 12th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald ARCHES will be ceasing all its supervised consumption services and needle collection. A letter sent out by ARCHES to neighbouring business owners, dated Aug. 7, says supervised consumption, needle collection and outreach services will end Aug. 31, and that the organization will vacate the downtown site entirely by Sept. 30. The impending closure ... Read More »
2 responsesTips for enjoying summer despite the pandemic
By Submitted Article on August 12th, 2020
Michelle Sauve ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES Summers in southern Alberta are amazing! We have so many parks, trails and points of interest packed into our part of the province. This year, though, summer may look a little (or a lot) different for some of us. If you have been sticking closer to home and are looking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Musical Ride soldiers on
By Woodard, Dale on August 12th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald -FORT MACLEOD sports@lethbridgeherald.com Even in difficult times, the NWMP Musical Ride still sits tall the saddle. The historic ride at the Fort Museum in Fort Macleod has gone through some alterations to deal with COVID-19 protocols, but the ride, established in 1972 to pay tribute to the earliest days of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seizure of firearm, drugs and cash leads to charges
By Jensen, Randy on August 12th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police have charged two men after a drug transaction observed by members of the Crime Suppression Team led to the seizure of drugs from a public washroom and the execution of a warrant at a northside home. On Monday just before 5 p.m. CST officers observed a male – known to have ... Read More »
1 responseLack of child-care spaces could stall local economy, chamber tells city council
By Jensen, Randy on August 12th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Without adequate child-care spaces the City of Lethbridge’s economy will continue to sputter, says Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce CEO Cyndi Vos. “What we are seeing and what we are hearing from a lot of businesses is that struggle of getting employees back to work, which in turn is the employees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police seeking help in identifying break and enter/assault suspect
By Jensen, Randy on August 12th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a male suspect in connection with a break and enter and assault. On July 25, just before 9 a.m., three males entered an apartment along the 400 block of Columbia Boulevard West and assaulted two occupants. The males fled prior to police arrival. Two ... Read More »
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