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Man sentenced to four months in jail for buying stolen vehicle
By Shurtz, Delon on July 10th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Buying a vehicle he knew was stolen has earned a Lethbridge man a stint behind bars. Paul Wayne McCarthy was sentenced to four months in jail after he pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of possession of stolen property over $5,000. Court was told police were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Chief ready for challenges
By Lethbridge Herald on July 9th, 2020
Tim KalinowskiLethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.comThe city’s newly appointed Chief of Police Shahin Mehdizadeh visited Lethbridge on Friday to begin to get a sense for what he is in for over the course of the next few years.Good natured, quiet-spoken and thoughtful, Mehdizadeh answered questions about the Lethbridge Police Service’s recent turbulence in the wake of the departure of Chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In-person Shakespeare in the Park performance scheduled
By Jensen, Randy on July 9th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com For almost a decade, every July and August, the Lethbridge Shakespeare Society has put on a weekly production of Shakespeare in the Park, and with COVID-19 reopening plans relaxing, the Shakespeare Society will be back for its first in-person performance. Since January, the crew has been working to produce a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Travel industry hit hard by consumer complaints
By Submitted Article on July 9th, 2020
Submitted by the Better Business Bureau Travel >agencies take the number-one spot on the Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) list of most >industry >complaints during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Airlines and vacation rentals rounded out the top three with 2,565 and 2,089 complaints and reviews respectively. Between March and May 2020, BBB received more than 53,000 ... Read More »
1 responseSuspected COVID food licker a no-show in court
By Shurtz, Delon on July 9th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Taber man accused of licking food at a local store in April as part of a Tik Tok COVID challenge never showed up for his first court appearance in Lethbridge this week. Pancho Klassen Teichroeb was scheduled to be in court Tuesday, but when he never appeared, the judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report paints adverse picture of ARCHES
By Kalinowski, Tim on July 9th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A copy of an internal report on ARCHES from local consultant Collaborative Strategies Business Consulting and Empowerment Solutions, and obtained on Wednesday by The Herald, in wake of a provincial government audit of the organization announced earlier this year, paints a picture of a dysfunctional workplace setting, with multiple employees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man guilty of impaired driving causing bodily harm
By Shurtz, Delon on July 9th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who struck and injured two people in another vehicle while he was drunk driving on a highway north of Raymond two years ago, is set to be sentenced later this fall. Ryan Christopher Hartwick pleaded guilty this week in Lethbridge provincial court to two counts of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New westside fire hall is on schedule and on budget
By Kalinowski, Tim on July 9th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge’s new westside Fire Station No. 5 is on schedule and on budget to be fully built by next January and be ready for service by June. “Last time we did an update was pre-COVID,” explained project manager Jace Adams at a press conference and site tour of the structure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Internal ARCHES report indicates dysfunctional workplace setting
By Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2020
Tim KalinowskiLethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.comA copy of an internal report on ARCHES from local consultant Collaborative Strategies Business Consulting and Empowerment Solutions, and obtained on Wednesday by The Herald in the wake of a provincial government audit of the organization announced earlier this year, paints a picture of a dysfunctional workplace setting, with some employees feeling the ... Read More »
5 responsesGord Bamford ready for drive-in concerts
By Jensen, Randy on July 8th, 2020
Dale Woodard LETHBRIDGE HERALD sports@lethbridgeherald.com Canadian country musician Gord Bamford is coming to Lethbridge on Saturday and fans can catch the show from the comfort of their vehicles. With his Enmax Centre concert in October postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19, the 26-time CCMA winner and Lacombe native will take the stage for two shows, drive-in style, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS offering online classes for healthy lifestyles
By Jensen, Randy on July 8th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Free online classes to help participants achieve a healthy lifestyle are available for residents in the South Zone of Alberta Health Services (AHS). The Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP) is offering health education workshops via Zoom, an online video communication app. Participants can access these workshops at home on a computer, iPad or ... Read More »
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