Efforts by police to stop drunk drivers are recognized

Through a ceremony at the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) atrium, 17 officers from southern Alberta received special recognition. Cpl. Cumming’s Watch Awards is an initiative implemented by Mothers Against Drunk Driving Lethbridge & Area Chapter and Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). This program recognizes the efforts of officials to detect and stop drunk drivers. Sgt Danny Lomness, Traffic Response Unit at LPS explains how the program began back in 2015. Officials say this name is in honor of Cpl. Graeme Cumming, a member of the RCMP, who was killed on duty by an impaired driver while attending a traffic incident on Highway 3 near Lethbridge, Alberta on August 12, 1998. Cst. Coral Fenne, official at Blood Tribe Police, is one of the officials who was honoured today. She is also the First Indigenous female officer to receive the award. Cpl. Cumming’s Watch

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Heidi was born in Bogota, Colombia and lived there until she was 18, then she moved to Caracas, Venezuela where she finished her bachelor's degree in journalism. Since 2010 she covered political issues related to the government of former president Hugo Chávez and his political opponents, management, death and transition to a new government. Likewise, Heidi did research, wrote chronicles, reports and news in the social, community, and cultural areas. In 2019, Heidi, along with her husband and three children, moved to Aurora, Ontario where she worked at Teen Challenge Canada. In September 2023, she moved to Lethbridge, Alberta. Heidi also has a diploma in Addictions and Community Health. In 2024, she joined at Bridge City News team as a Video Journalist to produce a wide range of stories including those which are faith based glorifying Jesus Christ.

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