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Galt Museum redeveloping exhibits for people to view online
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Kevin Forsyth For The Herald The Galt Museum and Archives is redeveloping some of its exhibits for an online audience in response to the need for physical distancing and the facility’s temporary closure. “This is a perfect opportunity to provide broad access to some of our recent exhibitions that have been popular with in-person audiences,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who coughed on officers charged
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – MOSES LAKE Blood Tribe Police Service has charged a man for assaulting two police officers after he allegedly intentionally coughed in their faces. Friday at 11 p.m. a 50-year-old Blood Tribe man was arrested for mischief in the community of Moses Lake on the Blood Reserve. During processing, the man claimed he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Day of Mourning honours workers
By Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With no public ceremony this year to mark the National Day of Mourning to honour all workers who have died on the job in Canada, Burt Green, former shop steward for CUPE Local 70, still made his solitary way down to the workers’ monument at Mountainview Cemetery on Tuesday as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haase’s career proves the multi-dimensional nature of nursing
By Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2020
Lethbridge College is celebrating 50 years of Nursing education. To mark the occasion, the college is highlighting five alumni from five different decades to show how the program has evolved. This is part four, featuring an alumna from Nursing’s fourth decade. To learn more about Nursing education at Lethbridge College, visit learn.lc/health-and-wellness. Sometimes parents really ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CIC discusses Transit efficiency and eligibility standards for Access-A-Ride
By Lethbridge Herald on April 28th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Transit-on-demand and more stringent standards for who might be allowed to use Access-A-Ride were both up for discussion at Monday’s Community Issues Committee meeting at city hall.The conversation around these subjects was sparked by Phase One of the KPMG operational report submitted to council back in November, which identified that ... Read More »
3 responsesPolice charge male with drug trafficking offences
By Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2020
Lethbridge Police have charged a 49-year-old male with drug trafficking offences after methamphetamine, cocaine and carfentanil were seized following a report of a suspicious vehicle. On April 25, 2020 at approximately 7:04 a.m. patrol members responded to a suspicious vehicle along the 1900 block of 23 Street North after a male was observed asleep behind ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police investigating suspicious death
By Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2020
Lethbridge Police are investigating a suspicious death after a male’s body was located early this morning. On April 27, 2020 at approximately 6:55 a.m. police responded to a report of injured male at an apartment building along the 1200 block of 4 Avenue South. Police and EMS attended and located a deceased 43-year-old male inside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe Police lay assault charges in alleged coughing incident
By Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2020
Blood Tribe Police Service have charged a man, for assaulting two police officers after he was alleged to have intentionally coughed in their faces. April 24, 2020 at 11pm a 50 year old Blood Tribe man was arrested for Mischief in the community of Moses Lake on the Blood Tribe. During processing, police say he claimed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province needs to look beyond energy industry, support needed for agriculture: Alberta Senators
By Jensen, Randy on April 27th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta federal Senator Doug Black says while both the oil and gas sectors and agriculture need emergency short-term federal support to weather the current COVID and oil price crises, the Alberta government should be thinking about ways of helping to create a sturdier and more robust provincial economy in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Target Hunger preps for food drive
By Yoos, Cam on April 27th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Target Hunger is an annual food drive done every June where volunteers pick up donations from each household in town, requesting residents to donate the most wanted food items for local food banks. This year, Target Hunger is implementing changes in the food drive to reduce single-plastic use, as they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Check with city before beginning household projects
By Jensen, Randy on April 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD While Lethbridge residents may have extra time to begin or complete renovations, the City of Lethbridge is urging residents to check if their projects require permits before proceeding. While some projects do not require permits, many do. Permit regulations are legislated by the Province of Alberta and the City of Lethbridge is mandated ... Read More »
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