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City property tax notices are in the mail
By Jensen, Randy on May 28th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The 2020 Property Tax Notices are in the mail. Property owners who do not receive a 2020 Tax Notice by June 8 can log into MyCity and register their property using the roll number and access code located on the Property Assessment Notice sent Jan. 3. A copy of your tax notice can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meli bids farewell after 39 years with City of Lethbridge
By Jensen, Randy on May 28th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With a bouquet, a round of applause and a nod of her head in acknowledgement, retiring city manager Jody Meli attended her last council meeting as a City employee on Monday. Meli started working with the City of Lethbridge when she was just 19 years old, and held various positions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prescription for frustration
By Lethbridge Herald on May 27th, 2020
Editor’s Note: Since this story was first published, The Herald has clarified with Saga she is referring to the former Alberta Blue Cross limit of $25 per drug pouring fee here. She was using this as an example to illustrate how the fees could potentially compound for a senior when comparing a 30-day prescription to ... Read More »
1 responseEnel Green Power connects two new wind farms near Pincher Creek
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – PINCHER CREEK Representing an investment of over $210 million, Enel Green Power has connected its 105 MW Riverview and 29.4 MW Castle Rock Ridge II wind farms in Pincher Creek to the grid. The company also operates the 76.2 MW Castle Rock Ridge I wind farm in Pincher Creek, which began operations ... Read More »
1 responseLocal student earns Girod Fellowship
By Sulz, Dave on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD A Dordt University senior who hails from Lethbridge has been selected by Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan for the prestigious Girod Fellowship. The full-tuition scholarship will allow Tom Oord to study as a research assistant under Dr. J. Todd Billings. Dordt University is based in Sioux Center, Iowa. “Before I had received ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six face drug charges following execution of warrant
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police have charged six people after a search warrant was executed at a downtown home last Friday. On Friday, following a short-term investigation into drug trafficking activity, members of the Downtown Policing Unit, K9 and Patrol Team B searched a home in a multi-unit complex along the 600 block of 8 Street ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second-degree murder suspect still awaiting Legal Aid lawyer
By Shurtz, Delon on May 27th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men charged with the city’s second murder this year continue to have their court cases adjourned while one of the men waits for Legal Aid to appoint him a lawyer. Lethbridge lawyer Claudia Connolly said Tuesday during a brief hearing in provincial court her client, Justin Robert Adel White ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Psych assessment ordered for arson suspect
By Shurtz, Delon on May 27th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A psychological assessment as been ordered for a 27-year-old woman accused of starting a fire earlier this month in the downtown area. Lethbridge lawyer Vincent Guinan told a judge Tuesday that, after speaking with Mary-Lee Roy Parks, he concluded she should have the forensic assessment under Sec. 672 of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police chief responds to recent news coverage
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Chief of Police Scott Woods is defending the honour of the Lethbridge Police Service after recent news coverage which, he says, “casts aspersions not just on me, serving as Chief of Police, but on the vast majority of the people who serve the City of Lethbridge as a part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New southside school to be named after Robert Plaxton
By Jensen, Randy on May 27th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge School Division’s newest school, located in the southeast corner of the city in the Fairmont area, will be formally called Dr. Robert Plaxton Elementary School. “We feel it’s an honour to have a school named after Bob, as he was always a teacher,” said Ann Louise Plaxton, wife of the late Plaxton, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four Maids of Melody
By Submitted Article on May 27th, 2020
During the early 1940s Lethbridge residents were treated to a host of live music played by talented big-band musicians. Among the most popular were the Anderson Sisters, who kept dancers swinging through the years of the Second World War. Growing up in the village of Monitor, Alberta, sisters Florence, Marie, Alice and Ruth Anderson were ... Read More »
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