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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 »
Be the first to comment!U of L cuts hockey programs
By Jensen, Randy on April 22nd, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com With the sudden announcement that the University of Lethbridge was cutting its Pronghorn Athletics men’s and women’s hockey programs due to the provincial education budget cuts, the community is rallying around the teams who are just starting to grasp the decision. Monday morning, the U of L released a public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire burns in river valley
By Lethbridge Herald on April 21st, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge firefighter department was busy Tuesday afternoon as a wildfire burned a portion of the city’s river valley around the Elizabeth Hall Wetlands.Firefighters received assistance from a water-dropping helicopter, part of a resource sharing partnership with Alberta Forestry and Agriculture, as the tight spaces among the terrain of the river valley cottonwood ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City debt sits at $33 million
By Lethbridge Herald on April 21st, 2020
Tim KalinowskiLethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.comWhile the City of Lethbridge is in good shape relative to other municipalities in Alberta, with a fairly low debt-to-debt ceiling ratio, long-term and short-term debt have grown at a concerning pace over the last five years.According to a report on the City’s 2019 finances submitted by City Treasurer Hailey Pinksen in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge School Division cancelling layoff notices for 120 employees
By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2020
Lethbridge School Division release: As the Division continues to adjust to the $1.5 million reduction in funding announced in late March, the decision has been made to cancel layoff notices for a combined 104 educational assistants and advanced educational support staff, along with First Nations Metis and Inuit liaisons and a group of administrative support ... Read More »
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