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Tire thief suspect asks to be returned to custody
By Shurtz, Delon on March 10th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary man who stole $250,000 worth of tires and rims from car dealerships across the province has had his bail revoked while he waits to be sentenced. Judge Jerry LeGrandeur revoked Patrick Francois Rouillard’s bail Monday in Lethbridge provincial court after the accused asked to be returned to custody ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council to get more ambitious about greenhouse gas reductions
By Kalinowski, Tim on March 10th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald City council has voted to set an even more ambitious target for greenhouse gas emission reductions in City operations than recommended by its own climate-change advisers. Originally council had been told during last week’s Community Issues Committee meeting that a reduction of 35 per cent below 2018 levels by 2030 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 taking toll on public school trips
By Bobinec, Greg on March 10th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge School Division has announced cancellations to some of their international student trips for this year, with North American trips still in discussion with schools and parents on whether they should cancel with the rise of the COVID-19 infection spreading. The Division has taken the initiative to cancel international ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L researcher co-authors study on parasite life cycles
By Bobinec, Greg on March 10th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com University of Lethbridge’s Cam Goater, a researcher in the department of Biological Sciences, has co-authored a new study with graduate student Brad van Paridon, which is beginning to unlock the evolution of one of the most captivating and complex parasite life cycles in nature. In a paper published in this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council defers decision on Nikka Yuko funding request
By Lethbridge Herald on March 9th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has again deferred making a decision on whether or not to continue capital funding for a new community facility at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden. The decision to keep or cancel Capital Improvement Project funding for the new facility was initially brought forward at the Feb. 24 council meeting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nykiel’s love of health care set him up for long college career
By Lethbridge Herald on March 9th, 2020
Lethbridge College guest column – Bill Nykiel remembers the exact day he entered the Nursing program at what was then Lethbridge Community College. It was Sept. 7, 1984, and he was taking a big step, beginning a new career path as a married, 31-year-old father of two. It was the first exciting step in what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP brings message to city
By Bobinec, Greg on March 9th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce hosted a private panel session of Alberta United Conservative Party government representatives over the weekend, to answer questions regarding the second budget and how it will effect southern Albertans. President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, Travis Toews joined Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Agriculture and ... Read More »
6 responsesPossible progress in assault case
By Shurtz, Delon on March 9th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com After some 16 court appearances since last May, there may finally be some progress in the case against a man accused of brutally assaulting an elderly woman in her home. During a brief hearing Friday in provincial court, Lethbridge lawyer Wade Hlady said he had received an agreed statement of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arrest made in city homicide
By Yoos, Cam on March 9th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD A 29-year-old man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection with the first Lethbridge homicide in two years has been arrested. Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe, 29, of Toronto, was arrested March 6 in Regina following the execution of an unrelated drug search warrant at a residence. Dhiblawe is charged with one count of second-degree ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s Day Rally all about equality
By Lethbridge Herald on March 8th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com As communities around the world joined to celebrate and honour the strong women before them and beside them for International Women’s Day on Sunday, the local community came together for the annual Lethbridge Women’s Day Rally. Throughout the afternoon, along Mayor Magrath Drive South in front of Nikka Yuko Japanese ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS seeking agreement for part-time officers
By Kalinowski, Tim on March 7th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service is in the final stages of coming to an agreement with the Lethbridge Police Association on bringing in part-time officer positions. “Part-time policing is absolutely something we are considering at this point,” confirms Chief of Police Scott Woods. “It’s something that has been in the works ... Read More »
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