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City to reopen playgrounds today
By Lethbridge Herald on May 28th, 2020
Tim KalinowskiLethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.comThe City of Lethbridge will be reopening playgrounds today, but is stressing people who use them are doing so at their own discretion and potential risk.“We are excited to be able to announce that beginning (Friday) Alberta Health Services and our local committee has given us permission to reopen playgrounds across the city,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Made-in-Lethbridge solution protects Transit drivers
By Jensen, Randy on May 28th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The City of Lethbridge has fabricated new shields for Transit drivers as an additional protective measure against the possible transmission of COVID-19. Approximately half of the City’s Transit fleet have been retrofitted with the shields and installation continues for the remaining buses, the City said in a news release. When looking in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assault trial vacated until later in the year
By Shurtz, Delon on May 28th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An assault trial scheduled to run next month in Lethbridge provincial court is one of the latest cases to fall victim to the COVID-19 virus, and now won’t be held until later in the year. Alexander Roxby Styra was set to stand trial June 9 and 12 on charges of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tips for business curbside pickup
By Submitted Article on May 28th, 2020
Submitted by the Better Business Bureau The coronavirus pandemic has made every Canadian >rethink all facets of everyday life and has created serious challenges for businesses. However, there’s hope ahead. Provinces are allowing a widening number of businesses to open, so new revenue possibilities are becoming available. Businesses have a fresh opportunity to encourage new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pass RCMP identify arson suspect
By Jensen, Randy on May 28th, 2020
Crowsnest Pass The RCMP Forestry Crimes Unit, Alberta Forestry along with the Crowsnest Pass RCMP detachment have been actively investigating a suspicious fire locate in a wooded area directly south of Coleman that occurred on May 2. The Forestry Crimes Unit was able to identify an individual responsible for the suspicious fire and charges are ... Read More »
1 responseDrug possession suspect in isolation
By Shurtz, Delon on May 28th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of six people arrested last week during a drug bust in the city was unable to make his first court appearance, Wednesday. Ramsey Wilfred Eagle Plume, who is remanded at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, was scheduled to make a closed-circuit TV appearance in Lethbridge provincial court on charges of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meli bids farewell after 39 years with City of Lethbridge
By Jensen, Randy on May 28th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With a bouquet, a round of applause and a nod of her head in acknowledgement, retiring city manager Jody Meli attended her last council meeting as a City employee on Monday. Meli started working with the City of Lethbridge when she was just 19 years old, and held various positions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA to discuss how medical cannabis may treat COVID-19
By Jensen, Randy on May 28th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com This week, the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs will be exploring how medical cannabis may be able to treat COVID-19, through research and clinical use. Studies have found that enzymes in cannabis may be able to treat COVID-19. Researchers at the University of Lethbridge recently released results from a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mischief suspect sought
By Jensen, Randy on May 28th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE Lethbridge Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a male responsible for nearly two dozen cases of property damage. Over the past two months an unknown male has been spray painting “BB20” or “BORD” on buildings in the downtown core. Recently the damage spree has spread to properties on the west and north ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing delayed for men who illegally shot grizzly
By Shurtz, Delon on May 28th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The sentencing of two men who illegally shot and killed a grizzly bear, then tried to hide the evidence, has been adjourned until the fall. The Crown and defence were scheduled Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to set a date to sentence Jeffery Edison Hambrook and Gary Edgar Gilson. However, ... Read More »
1 responseBILD asks for City support to help housing industry recover
By Jensen, Randy on May 28th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@ lethbridgeherald.com While not suffering as much as other industries which were forced to close by provincial order during the COVID-19 pandemic, the home construction industry has nonetheless taken a significant hit, says Bridget Mearns, executive officer for BILD Lethbridge Region, and could use some additional support from all levels of ... Read More »
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