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Man arrested during police enforcement project pleads guilty
By Lethbridge Herald on June 13th, 2024
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD A 32-year-old man with a history of criminal convictions for violence-related offences, racked up two more convictions stemming from assaults against a city businessman and police officer. Carlin Tyler Weasel Fat was trying to engage in a fight with a downtown business owner who, on April 18, had seen Weasel Fat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council defers OBM on fee-for-service reviews to SPC
By Lethbridge Herald on June 13th, 2024
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge city council on Tuesday voted 8-1 to refer to the Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee on July 11 an official business motion presented by councillor John Middleton-Hope calling on administration to undertake a review of fee-for-service arrangements with Economic Development Lethbridge and Tourism Lethbridge. Middleton-Hope’s motion called on administration ... Read More »
3 responsesAccused in assault with shovel and bat preparing to stand trial
By Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2024
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald Two of three Lethbridge people charged in connection to an assault with a shovel and baseball bat earlier this year are planning to stand trial. Tiffany Joy Hood, 45, and Jyi Mickell Trotter, 44, have pleaded not guilty to several criminal charges and elected to be tried by Alberta Court of ... Read More »
2 responsesMan gets jail for selling stolen property online
By Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2024
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald Selling stolen property online has earned a Lethbridge man a jail sentence. Darren Scott Trimble, 54, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice to one charge trafficking stolen property and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. On Jan. 24 a Lethbridge resident called police to report a break-in to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City updates well-being and safety strategy
By Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2024
Alexandra Noad LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The City of Lethbridge has updated its Community Well-being and Safety Strategy. The CWSS identifies community needs, gaps in service provision, priority populations and other strategic actions. The CWSS is utilized most directly by the City of Lethbridge to inform the funding disbursements from Federal Reaching Home (RH) and Provincial ... Read More »
1 responseJam honours teenaged skateboarder
By Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2024
Justin Seward LETHBRIDGE HERALD Skateboard tricks were being attempted and eight community bands played the music for 11 hours all in support of a young kid that had passion for both before he passed away suddenly last October. Jam for Jax Skate Jam and Tribute Concert was held at Legacy Park on Saturday in memory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council approves updates to capital, operating budgeting processes
By Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge city council is returning to having staggered years for its capital and operating budget deliberations. At its May 28 meeting, council voted unanimously to approve changes for the 2027-2030 capital and the 2028- 2031 operating budget process that includes the following: • In 2026, conduct operating budget deliberations and approval of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council approves grant funding for LHA project
By Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2024
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge city council on Tuesday unanimously approved an official business motion by councillor Rajko Dodic calling upon council to provide Lethbridge Housing Authority up to $1,050,000 from the Affordable and Social Housing Capital Grant for its 30-unit supportive housing project at 416 Stafford Drive North conditional upon the inclusion of key project features ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Goats getting back to business
By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD The goats are back to graze residents with their presence in various parts of the river valley while clearing the area of weeds throughout the next several weeks. Jackie Cardinal, Parks Natural Resources coordinator, spoke about the grazing program Tuesday late morning while the goats took a well deserved break nearby ... Read More »
1 responseFlag raised to celebrate Filipino heritage
By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2024
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald More than 3,000 members of the Filipino community live in the Lethbridge area and on Monday morning they honoured their heritage with a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall. Today, the lights at City Hall will for the first time be illuminated in the national colours of the Philippines for the month ... Read More »
1 responseOutgoing MLA thanked for her service
By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2024
Alexandra Noad LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shannon Phillips’ announcement of her resignation on Monday has prompted reaction from different quarters. Kathleen Ganley, MLA for Calgary Mountain View and a candidate for the provincial NDP leadership, met Phillips back in 2012 and even though Phillips was very busy, she still took the time to show her ... Read More »
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