The Macleod Gazette

Province tightens COVID-19 restrictions, but no lockdown FRANK MCTIGHE GAZETTE EDITOR Alberta Premier Jason Kenney stopped well short of implementing a lockdown Tuesday to slow the spread of COVID-19....Continue reading

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CELEBRATE RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS DAY WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 A little kindness goes a long way, especially on Random Act of Kindness Day Lethbridge, AB (November 2, 2020) Kind acts can change the word, which is why the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta invites you to participate in Random Act of Kindness Day on Friday, November 6, 2020. Through an abundance of kind acts, we can help transform our community and change the... world. Random Act of Kindness Day is celebrated by community foundations across Canada annually to acknowledge the power of small acts of kindness and encourage individuals to pay it forward. A kind act can be anything from paying someone a compliment, holding the door for someone, or buying someone a coffee just to name a few. On Friday, November 6, the Community Foundation challenges you to perform kind acts for others and encourage them to do the same, creating a wave of kindness across all of Southwestern Alberta. We’ve seen an extraordinary amount of kindness this year, said Charleen Davidson, Community Foundation Executive Director. Our community really came together to support one another during the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to continue that momentum by encouraging even more kindness on Random Act of Kindness Day. Always wanting to lead by example, the Community Foundation is planning special thank-you’s for Southwestern Alberta’s EMS and fire departments. We all know the critical role our frontline workers play in keeping our community safe and healthy, said Davidson. This year, one of our kind acts will be to thank this particular group of heroes. Anyone who participates in Random Act of Kindness Day has the chance to win one of ten $500 Kindness Grants for the local CRA-registered charity of their choice. To be eligible for the draw, perform a kind act, share it on social media, tag the Community Foundation in the post, and use the hashtag #rakdayCFLSA. For contest details, please visit the Community Foundation’s social media: Facebook (@cflsa) and Twitter (@LethFoundation). Not on social media? Call or email the Community Foundation office at 403-328-5297 or [email protected] to submit your kind act for the draw.

Firearms and stolen property recovered during Coaldale arrest A 20-year-old Coaldale man faces weapons and stolen property charges after ALERT executed a search warrant Oct. 15 in Coaldale. ALERT’s Southeast Alberta Property Crime Unit seized six firearms, including two sawed-off shotguns, two rifles, and two homemade zip guns.... Investigators also seized numerous firearms parts and ammunition from the suspect’s Coaldale residence. Police had been called to the suspect’s home a number of times and it had become a community nuisance of sort, Insp. Sean Boser said. We are confident that this arrest and seizure prevented an escalation of violence. Two of the firearms were stolen during a Coaldale break-and-enter. The homemade guns will be submitted to RCMP’s National Weapons Enforcement Support Team for further analysis and ballistics testing. In addition to the firearms, ALERT located multiple stolen credit cards and identity documents, stolen licence plates, counterfeit U.S. currency, and miscellaneous stolen property. ALERT made the arrest and seizure on Oct. 15, 2020, with help from Coaldale RCMP and Medicine Hat Police Service. The investigation began in September. The suspect is charged with manufacturing a firearm; unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon; unauthorized possession of a weapon; careless storage of a firearm; and possession of a firearm obtained by an offence He is also charged with possession of stolen property; possession of identity documents; possession of stolen credit card data; possession of counterfeit currency; and failure to comply with a probation order. Members of the public who suspect drug or gang activity in their community can call local police, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.