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Regular Transit routes return Tuesday
By Jensen, Randy on August 1st, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Transit is reminding residents city buses will be returning to regular routes and fares by Tuesday, but face masks will now be mandatory for all riders. Residents are encouraged to bring their own face covering with them if possible, but the government of Alberta has supplied the City with disposable, non-medical masks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House arrest for woman who defrauded County
By Shurtz, Delon on August 1st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 41-year-old woman who defrauded Lethbridge County of nearly $50,000 while she worked as finance assistant has been placed under house arrest. Brandi Leanne Doucette, who pleaded guilty June 1 to one charge of fraud by altering documents, has been handed a one-year conditional sentence, the first four months of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Face masks mandatory onU of L campus starting Aug. 10
By Jensen, Randy on August 1st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD For the safety and protection of the campus and local community, the University of Lethbridge will require the wearing of face coverings or non-medical masks in indoor public spaces on its Lethbridge campus beginning Aug. 10. U of L students, staff, faculty and visitors to campus will need to wear a mask in ... Read More »
1 responsePotato processors welcome TIER eligibility
By Jensen, Randy on August 1st, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Cavendish Farms and McCain Foods Canada are applauding the Kenney government’s announcement that potato processors, and other previously exempted industries such as wood product facilities, will now be eligible for provincial TIER (Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction) which will help them achieve federal emissions targets without having to pay additional federal carbon tax. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More local pharmacies to offer COVID-19 testing
By Jensen, Randy on August 1st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD More pharmacies in Lethbridge have signed on as Alberta expands its asymptomatic testing, helping more people access timely COVID-19 testing close to home. Any pharmacy in the province that wants to participate and is able to meet the safety requirements can now offer testing to Albertans who have no symptoms and no known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MADD hopes image hits home
By Lethbridge Herald on July 31st, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents will get a visceral reminder of the costs of drinking and driving as the Mothers Against Drunk Driving crashed car impaired driving initiative goes on display in various areas of the community throughout the month of August. The display recreates an accident scene with an overturned and wrecked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police looking to return urn
By Jensen, Randy on July 31st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE Lethbridge Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate the rightful owner of a small blue urn that was found in Pavan Park. On Tuesday a citizen reported that her children had located an urn in the river bottom at Pavan Park and subsequently turned it into police. The urn contains the company name ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Uninterrupted service for Pincher Creek Health Centre
By Jensen, Randy on July 31st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – PINCHER CREEK Alberta Health Services says care at the Pincher Creek Health Centre is continuing with uninterrupted service. “The hospital is an important part of the community, and we value the care physicians and staff provide. Our goal is always to keep the site operating as normal, and to ensure that all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man to seek bail in higher court
By Shurtz, Delon on July 31st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 25-year-old man who was denied bail in May in relation to several criminal charges, hopes he’ll have better luck in front of another judge. Anthony Douglas Johnston was denied bail by a provincial court judge on May 7, and has been sitting in remand at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$3.8 million in prizes in Cash & Cars Lottery
By Jensen, Randy on July 31st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Tickets are now on sale for the 2020 Cash & Cars Lottery to benefit the Alberta Cancer Foundation, the Tom Baker Cancer Centre and Cross Cancer Institute. The Alberta Cancer Foundation directly supports all 17 cancer centres in Alberta, including the Cross Cancer Institute and Tom Baker Cancer Centre. A release from Cash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Men charged in multi-million-dollar fraud
By Jensen, Randy on July 31st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police have charged two men in connection with a multi-million-dollar investment fraud. In June 2018, members of the Economic Crimes Unit initiated an extensive, long-term investigation into a multi-million-dollar investment fraud spanning multiple jurisdictions across Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan, police said in a news release. Police determined a Lethbridge man had been ... Read More »
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