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Tourism Lethbridge highlights state of the industry
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Tourism Lethbridge recently released its Power of Tourism infographic, where the organization highlights the state of the industry and how it has impacted Lethbridge within the past year. Erin Crane, executive director of Tourism Lethbridge, recently told the Herald they continue to improve upon the stats they collect to keep track of the ... Read More »
2 responsesConcert to raise funds for cancer research
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 24th, 2024
A concert at Southminster United Church on May 3 is being staged to raise funds for cancer research. “There are very few people that can say that they have not felt cancer impact their life. We all know someone, either a friend, colleague or family member that has cancer or lost their life to cancer,” ... Read More »
1 responseMan jailed for shopbreaking, theft
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who broke into a downtown business and stole the owner’s retirement savings will spend some time behind bars. Shortly after midnight on Jan. 16 of this year Lance Trapp, 36, was caught on video surveillance pulling up to the business in a truck then removing the metal security grille ... Read More »
1 responseMLA calls for restoration of cancelled LEARN program funding
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Hundreds of letters are being given to the provincial government in support of the recently cancelled program at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization that assisted at-risk seniors. The Lethbridge Elder Abuse Response Network was terminated by the provincial government in March. The program had operated for 12 years until the LSCO executive director ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roxy Theatre finalist in national competition
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Roxy Theatre in Coleman needs your help. Specifically, a community organization hoping to secure $50,000 to help renovate the facility needs your help. The Roxy Theatre in Coleman, a National Historic Site in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, has been nominated as one of the 12 finalists for the National Trust for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASA honouring U of L alumnus
By Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
NASA today will be awarding its medal for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to former Lethbridge resident Austin Mardon, a professor at the University of Alberta and graduate of the University of Lethbridge in 1985. The award, to be presented in one of two ceremonies today at NASA’s headquarters, is “for exemplary scholarship, advocacy, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council approves water conservation strategy
By Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept the recommendation by its Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee to accept administration’s water conservation plan and strategy. The vote came after the original recommendation was slightly amended on Tuesday. The strategy was addressed on April 11 with the SPC which ... Read More »
5 responsesCharges dismissed against man accused in healthcare facility death
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Charges against a 52-year-old man accused of killing a resident at St. Michael’s Health Centre 16 months ago in Lethbridge have been dismissed. Charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault were dismissed last week in Lethbridge court of justice after Justice Eric Peterson ruled at the conclusion of a three-day preliminary hearing that there ... Read More »
1 responseProvince introduces legislation to lower power bills
By Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
The provincial government says it is taking action to protect ratepayers by introducing legislation to lower and stabilize local access fees. The government is introducing the Utilities Affordability Statutes Amendment Act 2024, which if passed, will promote long-term affordability and predictability for utility bills in Alberta by prohibiting the use of variable rates when calculating ... Read More »
1 responseHomeless man jailed for uttering death threats
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Threatening to kill a couple of people, one of whom is a security officer at the Chinook Regional Hospital, has earned a 27-year-old man a brief stint in jail. Matayus Dan Card pleaded guilty in Lethbridge court of justice to two charges of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and was ... Read More »
2 responsesAnnual Coulee Cleanup initiative kicks off in city’s river valley
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2024
Community members scoured Indian Battle Park to collect garbage as a part of Helen Schuler Nature Centre’s launch of the annual Coulee Cleanup campaign on Saturday morning. “We launch every year in April and it’s just to get community members activated, get them out to the parks and into the coulees, into the river valley ... Read More »
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