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Community notices from Taber area clubs and events
Taber organizations invite participation in curling senior league Tuesday sessions for beginners and a $6 drop in fee. Lethbridge church choir concert December 14 at St. Andrews Presbyterian features Coaldale church choir with free will offering. Seniors bus tours run last Tuesday each month in 2024 with lunch and return to Lethbridge. Family Search Center hours and contact Sandi. Taber Adult Learning seeks volunteer tutors for in person and online help. Taber Central School badminton evenings and Parkside Manor Hall rental. EAL classes offered with 403-223-1169. Taber Cotton Pickers Quilt Club meets monthly with workshops and retreats. contact 403-330-4156.
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C.J.S
Lethbridge
Mary
Arleen
Police Report From Taber Area Calls And Incidents
Taber residents report property stolen from a vehicle overnight. Several releases fail to comply with conditions and face court in Taber on January 21, 2025. Police investigate stolen vehicle, credit card fraud, text scam, and disturbances at local businesses and residences. Total calls for service amount to 52 with 49 911 hangups.
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52 Street
50 Avenue
Taber
48 Avenue
CDSA
Four co-accused face due process after Taber drug raid
Four co-accused linked to the Oct 14 Taber drug and weapons bust appeared in court on Dec 3. Police seized 2380 grams of meth plus cocaine, crack, paraphernalia and over $2,000 in cash with a loaded shotgun and stun gun. One defendant, Jonathan James, remains in custody with next court date Jan 7. others’ names withheld pending verdicts and pleas.
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Tabor
Taber
Jonathan James
64 Ave
RCMP
Jones
Lethbridge
Serious motor vehicle collision blocks Highway 38 near Taber
Taber RCMP responded to a severe crash on Highway 38 about 23 kilometers east of Taber at around 7 p.m. No traffic could pass while a collision reconstructionist attended. The highway was expected to be impassable for hours. By 7:40 a.m. the next day traffic resumed on Highway 3 and police awaited further details later in the day.
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56 Avenue
53 Street
Taber
Lethbridge
47 Avenue
64 Street
Avenue Taber
News Taber Rcmp
RCMP
Taber Rcmp
Highway 3
Alberta plans new two act FOIP reform to update access laws
The Alberta government proposes splitting FOIP into Information and Privacy Acts to modernize language and speed up responses. The package would require privacy programs, breach notices, data matching limits, automated processing notices, and higher penalties up to 200000 for individuals and 1 million for organizations. It aims to prohibit selling personal data, define cabinet confidentiality, empower the Information and Privacy Commissioner, and enable proactive disclosure by public bodies while ensuring strong governance.
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Alberta
Canada
Information and Privacy Commissions
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Medicine Hat prosecutor named provincial court justice
Medicine Hat's chief Crown prosecutor Jason Cowan has been appointed as a provincial court justice in the southern region. The Alberta Ministry of Justice announced Dec 4, along with two other appointments linked to Calgary and Edmonton divisions. Cowan, a 2008 University of Saskatchewan Law alum, rose to deputy chief Crown prosecutor in 2023 and acting chief prosecutor for regional prosecutions earlier this month. his judgeship takes effect Dec 16. The batch also includes Sara L. Bagg and Susanne Stushnoff, noted for their legal and judicial service backgrounds.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta Ministry of Justice
Jason Cowan
Alberta Court of Justice
Calgary
Sara L. Bagg
Susanne Stushnoff
Alberta
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Parkside Manor Hall
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