November 19th, 2024

Southern Alberta News

Stolen cars, shopbreaking nets eight month sentence

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 29-year-old man who tried to impress his friends by breaking into a car dealership and stealing three vehicles, has been sentenced to eight and a half months in jail. Kirby Judd Mills was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, after pleading guilty to a charge of shopbreaking to commit theft. “I’m remorseful ... Read More »

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Accused in pedestrian fatality pleads not guilty

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old Lethbridge woman accused of striking and killing a pedestrian with her vehicle during the summer has pleaded not guilty to charges of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing death with a blood alcohol level over .08 per cent, and dangerous driving causing death. Shannon Good Striker had hoped to resolve the ... Read More »

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Repeat offender receives six month sentence for driving offences

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Driving while prohibited on two occasions, and nearly striking a pedestrian on one of those occasions, has earned a 26-year-old man six months in jail. Dylan Sokol was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, after pleading guilty to two charges of driving while prohibited and single charges of breach of an undertaking and ... Read More »

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Student petition demands online learning at U of L

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A petition to commit to online learning for the remainder of the spring of 2022 has been started by a University of Lethbridge student. The online petition, which at the moment of this article has gathered 2,101 signatures, reads in part, “It would be best for students if the spring term was formally ... Read More »

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Man sentenced for property-related offencest

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly a year in jail for several criminal offences last year, including a break-in at the Lethbridge police storage compound. Timothy Corey Scout was sentenced to 11 months in jail after pleading guilty last week in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of shopbreaking, attempted shopbreaking, shoplifting, ... Read More »

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Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge rescheduled for Feb. 25

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Polar Plunge is going virtual once again, after being originally scheduled to be live at Henderson Lake Park. The plunge, which was scheduled to take place on Feb. 5, has been rescheduled to Feb. 25, when Lethbridge Police Const. Braylon Hyggen, who is Chair for LETR Alberta, ... Read More »

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Volunteers needed at southern Alberta health centres

By Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2022

Raymond Health Centre is seeking volunteers who are available during the day for various positions to work with patients as well as residents in long-term care.   Helpers are required to assist with sing-alongs, to play musical instruments for entertainment, and to provide pet therapy.  Volunteers are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Volunteers ... Read More »

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Composting facility gets major funding injection

By Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2022

The Alberta government in partnership with the federal government is investing over $5.8 million to support municipal infrastructure improvements in Lethbridge. This money will go towards completing various municipal projects through the Canada Community Building Fund. This is a federal funding stream administered by the Alberta government that provides capital funding for municipalities to help ... Read More »

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Water management critically important for southern Alberta

By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2022

Water competition and conflict was the topic the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs dove into during its online session Thursday. Heading up the discussion was Dr. Dena McMartin, an environmental and agricultural engineer, faculty member and vice-president (research) at the University of Lethbridge, discussing the challenges, constraints and competing interests that are making water management ... Read More »

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Sentencing hearing postponed for sexual assault

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A sentencing hearing for a woman who sexually assaulted her common-law spouse’s four-year-old daughter, has been delayed for a month and won’t be held in March as intended. The case was brought forward Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, and adjourned to April 7 to allow more time for the completion of a pre-sentence ... Read More »

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County opposed to provincial police service

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge County Reeve Tory Campbell released a statement earlier this week regarding the county’s position on a potential transition from the RCMP into an independent Alberta Provincial Police Service. The statement reads in part “It is the Lethbridge County Council’s position that Alberta municipalities have not been adequately consulted on this matter.” Lethbridge ... Read More »

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