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Law Foundation concerned over changes to funding model
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Law Foundation is calling on the provincial government to reverse course regarding changes proposed to amend the Legal Profession Act through Bill 39, the Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2025. These changes will affect Lethbridge residents who rely on Lethbridge Legal Guidance to access legal services and supports. The Alberta Law Foundation ... Read More »
1 responseProvince announces sweeping changes for addiction care
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government on Tuesday introduced legislation that will subject addicts to intervention if they are deemed likely to harm themselves or others. Bill 53, Compassionate Intervention Act, if passed, will give a way for treatment or care plans to be requested by family members, health care professionals, guardians, police/peace officers for individuals ... Read More »
3 responsesHousing starts up yet again
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Housing starts in Alberta are up 18 per cent from the record-breaking first quarter of 2024. The province led Canada from January through March, according to the Canadian Mortgage Housing Corporation. Alberta, with less than 13 per cent of Canada’s population, led the country with more than 25 per cent of all housing ... Read More »
1 responseLight agenda for council meeting
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With no official business motions, submissions or presentations on the agenda, Lethbridge city council met only briefly on Tuesday before going into a closed session. Council unanimously approved the consent agenda which included five first readings of bylaws. Bylaws given first reading were: 1)Bylaw 6481 – Downtown Business Improvement Area tax rate bylaw. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocery store holiday campaign helps food bank feed a need
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Two local grocery stores recently teamed up to help the Lethbridge Food Bank feed those in need by providing them with thousands of dollars’ worth of gift cards to make shopping easier whenever they need items for hampers. Representatives of the Lethbridge Food Bank were presented with a large donation at the Safeway ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ag student valedictorian of Polytechnic’s first class
By Joe Manio - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2025
Agriculture Sciences and Agronomy student, Abigayle “Abby” Terrill, has been named valedictorian of the first class to graduate from Lethbridge Polytechnic, since the post-secondary institution transitioned from Lethbridge College last year. Having the highest academic achievements of her class, Terrill will lead the procession of graduates and give the valedictory speech at the spring convocation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police dog Brandon officially on the job with LPS
By Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2025
Joe Manio – LETHBRIDGE HERALD Tuesday was graduation day for the Lethbridge Police Service’s newest member. Unlike the pomp and ceremony of his two-legged colleagues at the police academy, Police Service Dog (PSD) Brandon gets to go through the hoops with his partner, Constable Terry Fieguth, in front of a crowd of colleagues and guests. Brandon, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thinking of a pet rabbit this Easter? Think again, says rescue group
By Joe Manio - Lethbridge Herald on April 15th, 2025
Easter is a bad time for pet rabbits bought as Easter gifts, especially during the months following Easter Sunday. After the novelty has worn off, many are surrendered to animal shelters, or worse, set free to fend for themselves. “Rabbit dumping” is usually a death sentence for domesticated rabbits. That’s why Archie’s Exotic Pet Rescue, ... Read More »
1 responseNames sought for project honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 15th, 2025
A recent business graduate from the White Bear First Nation in Prince Edward Island is honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across North America, traditionally known as Turtle Island, through a cape with cones of names from those who have lost loved ones. Lox MacMillan-Metatawabin, lead of the project, which she named The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public safety comms perform a vital role
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 15th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com This week marks National Public Safety Telecommunications week, celebrated across Canada and United States to celebrate all the individuals involved in public safety telecommunications. Joel McDonald, deputy chief of Public Safety Communications Centre operations, says it celebrates everyone involved in the process, not only 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers, but also those who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officials ask public to steer clear of fires
By Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2025
Weekend blaze drew onlookers who only got in the way Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents to stay away from emergency scenes to help emergency crews get access to where they need to go as quickly as possible, because every second counts. Troy Hicks, chief fire marshal with ... Read More »
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