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Police using innovative tools to deal with trauma
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service and Wounded Warriors Canada have joined forces to launch an innovative program to reduce the risk of trauma-related injuries experienced by police officers. After seeing a presentation by an Israel group talking about what they do to help their soldiers, as they have been in a state of combat for ... Read More »
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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With winter and the need for salt and sand on the roads in the rearview mirror, the City of Lethbridge has announced the beginning of seasonal street sweeping. Residential street sweeping starts today and will continue every weekday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the next eight to 10 weeks, weather permitting. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coaldale art display showcases student works from several schools
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Coaldale Public Library will be hosting a first-of-its-kind student art exhibit, to provide students from five different schools an opportunity to display their art starting Tuesday. While they have hosted student art in the past, program co-ordinator Myla Demers explains this is the first time multiple schools are taking part at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aboriginal Housing project seeking artist for mural
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 8th, 2025
Alexandra Noad LETHBRIDGE HERALD Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Aboriginal Housing Society will be opening their Iinii’toyis-Buffalo Lodge multi-unit housing unit and are putting a callout for artists to be part of a mural project. Aboriginal Housing Society provides sustainable housing solutions built on a cultural basis. Melissa Many Fingers, vice chair and treasurer for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seniors feel the Logan Boulet Effect
By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
Green Shirt Day lets older people know they can still make valuable contribution as donors Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Nord-Bridge Senior Centre recognized Green Shirt Day and the Logan Boulet effect on Monday, by bringing members together to hear about organ donation, have some refreshments and spark conversations. Ashley Kern, program co-ordinator, says Nord-Bridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 AlbertansĂ‚Â recycleĂ‚Â moreĂ‚Â containersĂ‚Â thanĂ‚Â residentsĂ‚Â ofĂ‚Â anyĂ‚Â otherĂ‚Â 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 »
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