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Riding Association uses grant money for barrier-free carriage
By Lethbridge Herald on May 15th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association will be able to help more people with severe mobility issues interact with horses, thanks to a recent grant from the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta. The $12,600 Field of Interest Fund grant will go toward purchasing Canada’s first adaptive cart, which will expand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s patio season again!
By Lethbridge Herald on May 15th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Now that Spring has sprung, many things are returning with the good weather, including flowers, birds, bees and outdoor patios and parklets at downtown establishments. The City of Lethbridge’s Outdoor Patios, Parklets and Street Vending program is back for its 2025 season, turning streets and sidewalks into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hyggen says he’ll run again
By Lethbridge Herald on May 15th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen is making another run for the top job in civic governance. Hyggen announced late Wednesday afternoon that he will be seeking re-election in the Oct. 20 municipal election. In 2021, Hyggen secured 11,973 votes – 42.9 per cent of the total – to be elected as mayor ... Read More »
2 responsesGrants flow to community projects
By Lethbridge Herald on May 15th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta recently awarded over $500,000 in support of charitable initiatives including some for the Lethbridge Public Library and Father Leonard Van Tighem School. The grants awarded were the result of the spring call for applications to the Community Priorities Fund, the Henry S. Varley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City program to focus on road safety
By Lethbridge Herald on May 15th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge transportation department is undertaking a comprehensive road safety project with a focus on addressing the leading causes of collisions and fatalities. Ahmed Ali, traffic engineer and transportation planner, says the goal is to decrease vehicle-related fatalities, injuries and collisions in Lethbridge with a targeted communications and outreach ... Read More »
1 responseNew ‘Oki’ signs welcome visitors in Blackfoot style
By Lethbridge Herald on May 14th, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Oki is a word of welcome which has a long history in Sikoohkotok (Lethbridge) with the Blackfoot people who have lived here since time immemorial. Four new “Oki” signs will display the warm welcome, bringing the total of organizations displaying the warm welcome to 10. The new ... Read More »
1 responseTheatre with emphasis on ‘community’
By Lethbridge Herald on May 14th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Since 2017, the Coulee Players have been taking their amateur community theatre show of short skits to dozens of senior communities all over Lethbridge. The historical definition of the word “amateur” is “someone engaged in an activity out of passion or love and not for financial gain.” ... Read More »
1 responseLt. Governor on hand to bestow medals on LPS staff
By Lethbridge Herald on May 14th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald On Tuesday, Her Honour, The Honourable Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, presented Deputy Chief Gerald Grobmeier, Sgt. Bill Basso, Catherine Pooley and Stephane Contre, with King Charles III Coronation Medals for their contributions to community safety, well-being and innovation. During the ceremony, Lakhani spoke about the importance of volunteering and ... Read More »
1 responseMillion-dollar donation for cardiac care
By Lethbridge Herald on May 14th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation has received a substantial donation to go towards the proposed Cardiac Centre of Excellence. An family from southern Alberta has anonymously donated $1 million to the proposed Cardiac Centre of Excellence, helping the CRH Foundation and the Cardiac Sciences Advisory Cabinet get closer to their $30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City releases exhibition documents
By Lethbridge Herald on May 14th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Confidential documents relating to the Lethbridge and District Exhibition were released by city council on Tuesday. A resolution to release the information, with the exception of one attachment, was made by council on April 29. The information consists of 566 pages of documents related to the construction of the 268,000-square-foot Agri-Food ... Read More »
5 responsesMusic and skateboarding are focus of Jam for Jax fundraiser
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The second annual Jam for Jax Tribute Concert and Skate Jam is coming back to Legacy Park on June 7, to raise funds to help youth pursue music through the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta’s Jax McKnight-Hogan Music Fund. Jax McKnight-Hogan passed away suddenly on Oct. 1, 2023 at ... Read More »
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