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City collects additional feedback for 5 Avenue and 13 Street N. corridors
By Woodard, Dale on July 18th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge welcomed a bit of extra feedback in regards to an important intersection. Looking to generate response from people on foot, cycling or driving in their functional planning and design process for the 5 Avenue and 13 Street North and surrounding corridors, the City extended a public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online subscriptions can be good for your tax refund
By Jensen, Randy on July 18th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Thanks to the Canada Revenue Agency, it pays to get an online subscription to publications like The Lethbridge Herald. Last year the CRA established a new rare tax credit for Canadian taxpayers, a tax break intended to provide incentive for taxpayers to follow Canadian media. If you have any paid digital news subscriptions, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father sentenced to 14 years for incest
By Shurtz, Delon on July 18th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 55-year-old Raymond-area man who was found guilty in January of three sex-related offences against his daughter, has been given the maximum prison sentence allowed under law. The man, who can’t be named to protect the identity of the girl, was sentenced Friday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Next phase of University Drive twinning to begin on Monday
By Jensen, Randy on July 18th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The next phase of construction for the University Drive Twinning project is scheduled to begin on Monday, weather permitting. To complete the roadway twinning construction south of the Sunridge roundabout, northbound and southbound University Drive traffic will be switched onto the new east-side lanes. The construction and traffic switch will cause the closure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Transit to return to regular service in August
By Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2020
Dale WoodardLethbridge Heraldsports@lethbridgeherald.comThe City of Lethbridge is resuming transit routes and fare collection next month.Having received relaunch guidelines from the Government of Alberta, the City is gearing up to get all precautions in place to safely relaunch transit routes effective Aug. 4 from the current ride-by-reservation system.“We were getting a lot of people commenting the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Serious collision this morning east of Taber
By Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2020
The M.D. of Taber Regional Fire Service is reporting a serious two vehicle collision east of the town on Highway 3.Highway 3 was still closed this morning, and officials were asking motorists to please obey all Volker detours around the scene.Station 4 and 7 units were dispatched at 6:47 a.m. and were at the scene ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Transit routes and fare collection to relaunch in August
By Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2020
City of Lethbridge release: Work is underway to resume Lethbridge Transit routes and fare collection starting Tuesday, August 4, 2020. After receiving the relaunch guidelines from the Government of Alberta, the City of Lethbridge is working to get all precautions in place to safely relaunch transit routes from the current ride-by-reservation system. When routes return, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grant to allow U of L to purchase research equipment
By Jensen, Randy on July 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Thanks to funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) and the University of Lethbridge, researchers will soon have access to a suite of equipment that will help them unravel the key communication events in biomolecules. “The Biomolecular Characterization Suite or BCS will provide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No foul play in woman’s death
By Jensen, Randy on July 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE The Lethbridge Police Service investigation into the death of a 30-year-old woman, whose body was found Wednesday morning in Galt Gardens, has determined there is no evidence to suggest foul play. LPS said in a release the matter is deemed non-criminal in nature no further information would be released. On Wednesday morning at 8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Verdict delayed in fatal hit-and-run
By Shurtz, Delon on July 17th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The verdict in a 2018 hit-and-run case in which a man was killed while walking on the highway south of Lethbridge has been adjourned again, but only until later this month. Judge Paul Pharo was originally set to give his decision in May, but it was adjourned in light of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused hopes to resolve ammonite theft case without trial
By Shurtz, Delon on July 17th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man accused of stealing a valuable ammonite fossil a year ago is still hoping to resolve the matter without going to trial. Logan Heavy Shield pleaded not guilty in January to one count each of theft over $5,000 and entering land without permission, and was planning to stand trial. ... Read More »
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