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Role a perfect fit for women of The Watch
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2025
Learning more about their community, social connection and personal empowerment have made The Watch a perfect fit for two female volunteers. The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) launched the program back in the spring of 2019 to expand social outreach over a wide area of the downtown. Volunteers dressed in matching red shirts or jackets patrol ... Read More »
1 responseTea event brews up fascinating info
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2025
Tea enthusiasts had the opportunity to learn about the process of making tea, before the boiling process, at an event at the Galt Museum Thursday evening. Sampath Walgama who has a PhD in agriculture and has worked in the tea industry for 15 years, calls himself a “tea addict.” After immigrating to Canada from his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Tourism Week a good time to look at economic impact
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com National Tourism Week kicks off Monday and Tourism Lethbridge says it is a great time to “zoom out” and look at the big picture of tourism and what it means to Lethbridge. Dominika Wojcik, senior director of communications with Tourism Lethbridge says tourism is not just about visitors, but how it supports the ... Read More »
1 responseLogan Boulet: the heart behind Green Shirt Day
By Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2025
Green Shirt Day has become a national movement, but Logan Boulet’s family wants to remind us who he was Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Seven years ago, the Humboldt Broncos tragedy rocked the nation, but out of tragedy a legacy was born. One that has helped save multiple lives since then, all thanks to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta leads the way in container recycling
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Albertans recycle more containers than residents of any other province. Last year, residents of this province returned more than two billion containers including cans and bottles for recycling. That amounts to 85 per cent of all non-refillable beverage containers, higher than the national average of 76 per cent. After losing its recycling king crown to Prince Edward Island, Alberta reigned supreme again ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Planning key to tackling homelessness, says expert
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 4th, 2025
A researcher from York University who published a paper about neurological disorders and mental illnesses among people experiencing homelessness shared his findings to a group of U of L students on Thursday afternoon, after performing extensive research in Thunder Bay. Frederic Fu, a postdoctoral fellow at York University’s School of Health Policy and Management, said ... Read More »
4 responsesGala to raise funds for local hospice
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The third annual Frosted Flare Art Benefit and Gala this Saturday will help the Guided Journeys Foundation toward its goal of developing the first stand-alone residential hospice and palliative care centre in southern Alberta. Co-founder and past president Kinga Zentner says the organization, established in 2022, continues to raise funds to purchase land ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Folk musician excited to be back in Alberta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com He may be in his mid 70s but veteran Americana musician Ray Bonneville isn’t slowing down. The Quebec-born, American-raised Bonneville maintains homes in northern Ontario and Texas has embarked on a three-province tour which brings him to Lethbridge on Saturday where he will perform for a Lethbridge Folk Club audience at the Army, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riana has her sights set on Miss Universe
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 4th, 2025
The Miss Universe Canada pageant is much more than skin deep for Riana Maerz. The 23-year old from the Crowsnest Pass has been selected to represent Alberta in the competition this coming August in Windsor, Ontario. Contestants are not only judged on their personal fashion, including an evening gown and a swimsuit, but also upon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province accelerating plans for expanded cardiac services in southern Alberta
By Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2025
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government says it is accelerating plans for expanded cardiac services in southern Alberta. The 2025 budget has $5 million to advance plans for enhanced cardiac and intensive care services, including the cardiac catheterization lab at Chinook Regional Hospital and expanded intensive care units here and in Medicine Hat. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP caucus takes issue with endorsement of local candidate
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 3rd, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The UCP caucus is claiming that the support of federal Liberal candidate Chris Spearman by former Lethbridge West MLA for Shannon Phillips confirms what it calls a deep NDP-Liberal alliance. Spearman, who is campaigning to be elected as the next member of parliament for the Lethbridge riding, says that Phillips is a personal ... Read More »
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