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Theatre folks to pay tribute to Fran Rude
By Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Sheila Matson knows Fran Rude would not want her friends and collaborators to pay tribute to her. but they’re doing it anyway. “Fran would probably have killed us for doing this,” said Matson of the late Lethbridge musical theatre legend, who died in early 2024 at the age of 86. To ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coaldale locks out workers after union votes to strike
By Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2025
Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In response to a strike vote by Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) members in Coaldale Tuesday night, the Town of Coaldale has issued the union a 72-hour lockout notice. The town employees voted 83 per cent in favour of a strike according to a union news ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pulling for the United Way
By Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Members of the community pulled together to raise funds for the United Way of Lethbridge and South Western Alberta Wednesday afternoon, despite the smoky conditions. For the third year in a row, the United Way kicked off its Community Fundraising Campaign by hosting various teams of up to eight people to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mikado renews commitment to Interfaith Food Bank
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald In honour of their 20th Anniversary, Mikado Electric renewed its Food Bank Guardianship commitment to Interfaith Food Bank for another five years. In 2020, Mikado Electric became the first founding partner of the “Food Bank Guardians” sponsorship program at Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge and made a commitment to contribute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New health care corporations go live
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Three new provincial health corporations became operational on Monday. They include Cancer Care Alberta as well as the emergency provincial  health corporation and Give Life Alberta. Give Life Alberta was previously known as the Alberta Organ and Tissue  Donation program. The corporation is intended to increase awareness about the donations of organs and tissue while also increasing access  to transplants. ... Read More »
3 responsesSchool patrols back at work
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald St. Patrick’s Fine Arts School crossing guard Leo Kolebaba helps  students and their parents cross the street safely Tuesday morning as  a new school year started. For more than 85 years, Alberta Motor Association school crossing guards have ensured that there have been no serious injuries or fatalities at schools they monitored. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City looking to sign up people for Windrow Assistance Service
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Even though snow is not in the forecast any time soon, the City of Lethbridge is getting ready for winter operations and asking snow route residents to prepare as well. Juliane Ruck, transportation operations manager, said Tuesday that residents who live on a snow route will begin to receive postcards with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Damage means delays on Whoop-Up bridge
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Damage to the Whoop-Up Drive bridge was worse than initially believed, which will cause more construction delays for westside commuters, the City of Lethbridge said Tuesday. Jason Drenth, Acting Director of Infrastructure Services, said when crews opened up the bridge top on the inside westbound lane, they found it to be ... Read More »
5 responsesProvince hits the brakes on school library order
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
AlejandraPulido Guzman Lethbridge Herald School Divisions across the province received an email asking for a pause in implementing efforts outlined in the Ministerial Order (#30/2025), including removing materials containing depictions of explicit sexual content from school libraries until further notice. In the email, school divisions are advised that more information will be provided as soon ... Read More »
1 responsePolytech orientation helps new students get settled
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As August rolls over into September and late summer settles in, a new academic year is about to begin at Lethbridge Polytechnic. Final preparations for both new and returning students are underway for the first day of the fall semester classes today.. New Student Orientation (NSO) kicked-off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior feels stranded by change to bus route
By Lethbridge Herald on September 2nd, 2025
Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Lethbridge senior isn’t happy with a new change to the Lethbridge Transit network. At the end of June, Lethbridge Transit discontinued four stops on the 51 Red Crow bus service on Garry Drive West – known as the 1 Gold route – instead routing the bus ... Read More »
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