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Zero per cent tax increase approved for Coaldale
By Jensen, Randy on May 25th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD -COALDALE Coaldale Town Council recently approved a zero per cent change to the residential tax rate, marking the second consecutive year of no residential tax increases in the Town of Coaldale. In fact, because the property values increased on average in 2019, the Town’s tax rate will actually decrease in 2020 in order ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New gift box business looks to promote local specialty products
By Jensen, Randy on May 25th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With so much gloomy news out there about the challenges facing Lethbridge and southern Alberta’s economy due to the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, one local entrepreneur has decided to start a new business which is also intended to float the boat of various other local specialty product businesses. Jennifer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt Museum to reopen to public on June 2
By Jensen, Randy on May 25th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com After months of closure, The Galt Museum & Archives will once again be opening its doors to the public on June 2, in a limited fashion after closing to the public on March 15. “We are excited to open our doors to the public again, but the safety of our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waste, recycling programs expanding
By Jensen, Randy on May 25th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge residents will see waste and recycling programs and services slowly start to expand hours and capacity as the City continues into stage one of the Provincial COVID-19 Relaunch Strategy. Changes include: – Yard waste sites have added weekend operations moving to seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. On-site restrictions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farmers’ Market opens with precautions in place
By Lethbridge Herald on May 24th, 2020
Greg BobinecLethbridge Heraldgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.comWith a delayed start for Exhibition Park and many of its vendors, the Lethbridge Farmers’ Market opened Saturday for the season for families to get out of the house and shop many local vendors and producers.With uncertainties of when Exhibition Park would be able to open for the market, organizers prepared as quickly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province assessing Milk River impact
By Jensen, Randy on May 23rd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government is assessing the impact of the recent collapse of vital water transportation infrastructure in Montana on the Milk River basin and its nearby communities, says Associate Minister Grant Hunter in a statement released to The Herald on Friday. “I want to assure my constituents that their government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to breaching the peace
By Shurtz, Delon on May 23rd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who decided the best way to avoid arrest was to start a fight with police, quickly learned the hard way he was wrong. Police, who had earlier in the day on April 22 responded to a disturbance complaint by a woman at a city residence, were later ... Read More »
1 responseAlbertans urged to reduce, reuse, recycle during COVID-19
By Jensen, Randy on May 23rd, 2020
Tyler Hay For The Herald Leading environmental groups are encouraging Albertans to act to improve the environment while adhering to public health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic is definitely posing many challenges for the zero-waste movement >including small, local businesses who are being hit hard. It is important that we support these ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Claresholm man who terrorized women sentto prison
By Shurtz, Delon on May 23rd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Claresholm man who broke into a home last year, then confined and terrorized two women while he threatened to kill them, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Seth Patrick Bunyan was sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges ... Read More »
1 responseWould you like free fries with that?
By Jensen, Randy on May 23rd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald -coaldale tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Three companies with deep roots in southern Alberta are coming together to support both local potato farmers and HALO Air Ambulance with a “Free Fry Day” on May 29. At a kickoff event held on Friday at Perry Produce Ltd. near Coaldale, representatives of Western Tractor, McCain Foods and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Val Matteotti Italian Open cancelled due to COVID-19
By Jensen, Randy on May 23rd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation has announced the 25th annual Val Matteotti Italian Open golf tournament has been cancelled due to circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The Italian Open was scheduled to be held on Aug. 12. The foundation noted in a news release it was difficult decision, but the safety and security ... Read More »
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