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This butt is no joke!
By Jensen, Randy on April 23rd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A major fire which burned through the river valley in the area of the Elizabeth Hall Wetlands on Tuesday afternoon was likely started by improperly disposed smoking materials. “This is our fire season,” stated Chief of Fire and Emergency Services Marc Rathwell at a press briefing on Wednesday at city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safety at local food facilities a concern to City officials
By Jensen, Randy on April 23rd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com There are heightened concerns about local food plant safety after outbreaks of COVID-19 at the Cargill High River meat packing plant and JBS Lakeside plant in Brooks have hit employees hard and begun to spread in both communities. City of Lethbridge Director of Emergency Management Marc Rathwell admitted there was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River valley fire likely started by smoking materials
By Lethbridge Herald on April 22nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com A major fire which burned through the river valley in the area of the Elizabeth Hall Wetlands on Tuesday afternoon was likely started by improperly disposed smoking materials.“This is our fire season,” stated Chief of Fire and Emergency Services Marc Rathwell at a press briefing on Wednesday at city hall. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YWCA CEO to speak at Thursday’s SACPA session
By Jensen, Randy on April 22nd, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lethbridge YWCA and Harbour House Women’s Emergency Shelter are anticipating the instances of severe domestic violence to increase and staff are fearful for safety of women in the community who are in abusive relationships. This week’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs speaker will elaborate on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who is on ‘Jeopardy!’ tonight?
By Sulz, Dave on April 22nd, 2020
Dave Sulz lethbridge herald dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com Sharon Lawson’s appearance tonight on the popular television quiz show “Jeopardy!” won’t just fulfil one of her bucket list items. “It was pretty much my entire bucket list,” said the long-time fan of the show starring host Alex Trebek. Lawson, who works in the Dean’s Office in the Faculty of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More time required for aggravated assault trial
By Shurtz, Delon on April 22nd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The trial for a 19-year-old Lethbridge man accused in an attack on a teenager last year is going to take longer than originally anticipated. Alexander Roxby Styra’s trial was expected to last only five hours and was set to run June 9. But during a brief hearing Tuesday in Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coronavirus is here; now what do we do?
By Submitted Article on April 22nd, 2020
Daren Heyland CRITICAL-CARE PHYSICIAN There is currently a great deal of suffering in our communities from the health consequences of contracting COVID-19, and from the social and emotional consequences of being isolated along with the economic consequences of so many businesses having to close their doors. >I am sure most people are nervous or anxious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local distiller changes course to produce hand sanitizer
By Jensen, Randy on April 22nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Black Velvet Distillery and parent company Heaven Hill Brands are ramping up their efforts to help local organizations and frontline responders in Lethbridge and area get through the COVID-19 crisis in a safer way. Black Velvet Distillery has transitioned part of its Lethbridge operations over to the production of hand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No provincial help coming for residential tax relief in city
By Jensen, Randy on April 22nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com If the City hopes to offer residents property tax relief during the COVID-19 crisis, it is pretty much on its own as the province will not be offering any additional funds to backstop municipal tax relief plans. Mayor Chris Spearman spoke with provincial officials on these matters on April 16, ... Read More »
1 responseSentencing adjourned for man guilty of sex assault
By Shurtz, Delon on April 22nd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The sentencing hearing for a 51-year-old Raymond man found guilty last year of sexually assaulting two underage girls when he was an adult three decades ago has been adjourned for several weeks. Like most cases being heard in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench during the COVID-19 pandemic, sentencing for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman killed in two-vehicle collision south of Standoff last week
By Shurtz, Delon on April 22nd, 2020
lethbridge herald A Blood Tribe woman is dead following a motor vehicle accident south of Standoff last week. At about 10 p.m. April 14 police were called to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 505 West. The lone female occupant of one of the vehicles died, while the driver and ... Read More »
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