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Lecture series discusses cultural vitality tonight
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2024
Community members are being invited tonight to join Christine Clark, associate professor of web design and development at the University of Lethbridge in the department of new media, and Melissa Shouting, program coordinator and instructor for the Aboriginal Health program in the faculty of health sciences for the fourth installment of the University’s PUBlic Professor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health system engagement session held in city
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2024
Community members and health care professionals gathered Tuesday evening at the Coast Hotel in Lethbridge for the first of 45 in-person engagement session throughout the province hosted by the Government of Alberta. The sessions looked to get input from the community on the health care system and the overhaul that was announced in November of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council approves motion to address chamber security
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday voted unanimously on a motion put forward by Acting Mayor John Middleton-Hope to direct administration to return to a future meeting with a proposed range of options and scope for a potential comprehensive security audit of the first floor of City Hall. The motion at the start of the ... Read More »
1 responseWood’s Homes offering more hope to youth
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2024
Wood’s Homes staged the grand opening of its Lethbridge Opportunity Hub on Wednesday at TD Waterhouse. The hub is designed to empower young individuals from ages 16 to 24 through various services such as personal development, interpersonal development, life-skills building, systems navigation, and employment readiness. Director of programs at Wood’s Homes Brian Zelt said it’s ... Read More »
1 response‘Crown of the Continent’ conservation focus of upcoming environmental roundtable event
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2024
In less than a month, environmental stewards from British Columbia, Montana, and Alberta will gather at the Science Commons on the University of Lethbridge campus for the 2024 Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent Annual Gathering. The event, scheduled to take place Feb. 20 and 21, will host stakeholders to discuss the conservation of ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge Police Service gets new armoured vehicle
By Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service recently acquired a new Armoured Rescue Vehicle (ARV) to better protect members of the public and officers alike during violent high-risk incidents. LPS Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh on Wednesday said this was a necessary purchase to keep everyone safe because the previous vehicle didn’t meet industry standards. ... Read More »
4 responsesEx-girlfriend tells of fatal attack as manslaughter trial begins
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Cullen Drake Tailfeathers and Chantelle English had only been dating a few weeks in 2021, but they were already getting ready to move into a new apartment together. The plan was short lived, however, and by May 24, 2021, only two months after they began dating, the couple had broken up and English’s ... Read More »
1 responseOpposition NDP calls on UCP government to listen to Albertans on pension plan
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP Finance Critic for Insurance and Pensions and Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips called on Danielle Smith’s UCP government to listen to Albertans’ response in recent polling data on the provincial pension plan during a press conference Tuesday. Phillips began by stating that during a year-end interview Smith said she will continue ... Read More »
1 responseEverything Scottish celebrated at Multicultural Centre
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
A Scottish flavour was in the air during the second annual Celebrating Everything Scottish night at the Multicultural Centre on Saturday night. The evening began with the Address to the Haggis by George Fowler, while people could enjoy Scottish music by the Celtic Routes, bagpipes from Alec Chisholm, a traditional Scottish meal of haggis and ... Read More »
1 responseCold weather took toll on city infrastructure
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After Lethbridge experienced frigid temperatures last week and City staff had to deal with multiple issues because of the weather, Director of Infrastructure Services Joel Sanchez explained to reporters this week how the weather impacted that infrastructure and the steps the City took to remedy those issues. While speaking to reporters on Monday ... Read More »
1 responseSchool nutrition program gets boost from tree collection
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
Senator Buchanan Elementary School participated in the City of Lethbridge’s annual Christmas Tree Collection initiative on Saturday. Volunteers from the school went out on certain routes all over the city to collect trees and drop them off at the recycling stations on the north, south and west sides. In turn, the school received a $10,000 ... Read More »
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