April 27th, 2024

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City skaters show strong support for Green Shirt Day

By Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2024

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The day after they spent time honouring and reflecting upon the life of their late son and brother Logan and the lives of all others who perished or were scarred forever in one way or another after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the Boulet family joined throngs at the arena named ... Read More »

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Astronomy Club gives spectators a safe view of the solar eclipse

By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2024

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Lethbridge Astronomy Society gave dozens of people an opportunity to safely watch the solar eclipse Monday by using specialized equipment at the Oldman River Observatory.  Perry Sabey, secretary of the LAS, said even though it was not a total eclipse, there was a lot of interest in witnessing the once-in ... Read More »

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City club set to host regional bridge tourney here next week

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Duplicate Bridge Club will be hosting an American Contract Bridge League regional tournament Monday until April 16 at the Scenic Drive Holiday Inn. Players from all over Western Canada and the Northwest United States will be competing twice daily for black, red and gold ACBL Masterpoints, says tournament chair Dianne King ... Read More »

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Welling grandma planks herself into the Guinness World Records

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com DonnaJean Wilde is a fairly typical grandmother, with a rather atypical penchant for planking. No, she’s not a floor installer, and she’s not a pirate, never having walked a plank in her life. But this 59-year-old retired school teacher from Welling loves to plank, as in lying face-down on the floor, then raising ... Read More »

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Nord-Bridge celebrates Logan Boulet Effect with annual lunch

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The colour green seems to be growing in popularity these days, even at the Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre where a number of people were wearing green t-shirts and eating green cake. The recent lunch gathering was in celebration of the Logan Boulet Effect in support of organ donor awareness and registration across Canada. On ... Read More »

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Organ recipient a strong supporter of Green Shirt Day

By Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024

Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Because of an organ donation, Jan Clemis still gets the opportunity to spend time with her grandchildren in Taber. Clemis, who suffers from a hereditary disease that caused renal failure and required a kidney transplant, was on dialysis for 1.5 years, driving to Lethbridge from Taber three times a week ... Read More »

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Airport getting grant for study on hangar development

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge airport is one of 10 in the province getting grant funding from the provincial government. Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen announced in Red Deer on Thursday that the province will be providing a total of $1.13 million in grants to the airports. Among grant recipients will be Medicine ... Read More »

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Bluebird conservation society celebrates 50 years

By Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024

The Mountain Bluebird Trails Conservation Society is celebrating a 50th anniversary milestone at its upcoming annual general meeting Saturday at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre. Mountain Bluebird conservation in Southern Alberta was pioneered by the late Duncan Mackintosh of Lethbridge who started setting out nest boxes in spring of 1974. In the fall of 1973 ... Read More »

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Canadians waiting longer for priority procedures

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Wait times for priority procedures such as hip and knee replacements and cancer surgeries are longer than before the COVID-19 pandemic, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) reveals. “While more patients are receiving care within recommended benchmarks after a significant dip at the beginning of the pandemic, Canadians are ... Read More »

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Buffalo Treaty exhibit on display at Galt Museum

By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2024

In honour of the 10-year anniversary of the Buffalo Treaty the exhibition of the Buffalo Treaty: Keystone to Wellness will be open to the public from until Sept. 30th. “It’s important for people to recognize and remember Mayor Hyggen signed the Buffalo Treaty as a supporter back in 2023. So, every person who lives within ... Read More »

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Neudorf talks electricity at SACPA

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A discussion on the Alberta electricity system sparked a full house to turn out Thursday to the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization for this week’s session of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs. Lethbridge East MLA and Minister of Affordability and Utilities Nathan Neudorf discussed the utility market, factors that impact the affordability ... Read More »

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