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Raymond woman facing charges of assault at library
By Kalinowski, Tim on March 18th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald A 23-year-old Raymond woman has been arrested for assaulting two seniors by throwing hot coffee on them. Police were called to the downtown branch of the Lethbridge Public Library last Wednesday after receiving a report that two women had been assaulted during the recent public film festival. The Lethbridge Police Service investigation determined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Mill joins other theatres and closes doors to battle virus spread
By Sulz, Dave on March 18th, 2020
Dave Sulz lethbridge herald dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com The Movie Mill in Lethbridge has joined the list of Canadian theatres closing their doors as part of precautions against the spread of COVID-19. Leonard Binning, owner of the theatre on Mayor Magrath Drive South, said Monday the theatre would close at the end of the day and remain closed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced for mischief and threats
By Shurtz, Delon on March 18th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 27-year-old man who trashed a home and threatened to kill several people has been handed a jail sentence. Abdalla Hassan Ibrahim was sentenced to nearly five months in jail after pleading guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of mischief, threats to cause death, breach of release conditions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police looking to identify suspect in road-rage incident
By Bobinec, Greg on March 18th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the driver of a vehicle who engaged in a high-speed road rage incident that ended in a rollover collision. On March 10 at approximately 6:30 p.m., police and EMS responded to an injury collision along 5 Avenue North, just east of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Funeral homes limiting crowds to curb COVID-19 risk
By Lethbridge Herald on March 17th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Following the best advice of Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, funeral homes across the province are only providing funeral services for gatherings of 50 or fewer people to lessen the risk of spreading COVID-19. Chris Martin Jong, general manager Martin Bros. Funeral Chapels and vice-president of the Alberta Funeral ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coutts border crossing preparing for spring influx
By Lethbridge Herald on March 17th, 2020
Canada Border Services Agency Travel advisory: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is advising travellers of the possibility for higher-than-usual traffic volumes expected at southern Alberta land crossings, including Coutts, over the next several weeks. Canadians returning from abroad due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) advisories, along with the seasonal return of Canadian snowbirds from the United States, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More area events cancelled
By Sulz, Dave on March 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD More area events were cancelled on Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shaughnessy Community Hall announced Monday the facility will be closed until further notice, in keeping with AHS recommendations. Numerous other local events have announced cancellations or postponements as part of COVID-19 precautions, including: the Alberta Genealogical Society, Lethbridge Branch’s meeting scheduled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Internment Camp
By Submitted Article on March 17th, 2020
By Benjamin Weistra In the first month of the First World War, Canadian military officials began planning for an internment camp, to be located at the Exhibition Grounds in Lethbridge. Renovations were completed to convert the horse stables and poultry building into living quarters, and to add a barbed wire fence. The facility was opened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Creating comfort in service industry
By Submitted Article on March 17th, 2020
Etiquette’s main focus is to create comfortable situations for us and those we share our world with. Through our conduct and speech, we can either make or break this goal. During a recent stay in one of our go-to hotels in Calgary, my husband and I received a card under the door from a member ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Courts ordered to limit hearings to reduce spread of virus
By Shurtz, Delon on March 17th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It was a quiet day at the Lethbridge Courthouse Monday. The normally bustling hallways were ominously silent and bare of people, but whether it was just an unusually slow day – those are rare but occur once in awhile – or the result of COVID-19, is hard to say. Such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business as usual for council
By Kalinowski, Tim on March 17th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council will carry on with all public business as the City adjusts to a new normal with COVID-19 concerns growing. In a surprise special meeting of council on Monday, called just prior to the regularly scheduled Community Issues Committee meeting, council debated a motion put forth by Coun. Jeff ... Read More »
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