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Streets Alive on a mission to help the needy; organization to appeal stop order issued by City
By Chris Hibbard - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 20th, 2023
Almost 35 years ago, a few local ladies began driving the streets of Lethbridge in a bus, bribing down-and-out individuals with cigarettes if they would attend church on Sunday. One of these ladies was Julie Kissick who, along with her husband Ken, became founders of the Victory Outreach Church. Fast forward to 1989, when Victory ... Read More »
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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 20th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com As Christmas fast approaches and many Lethbridge residents find themselves in need, the Father Leonard Van Tighem School community has come together to collect basic everyday items to help the needy stay warm, clean and in good spirits through the holiday season. FLVT principal Shannon Collier shared with the Herald what some elementary ... Read More »
2 responsesAngel Tree campaign gets a boost from car dealer
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 20th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Family Services Angel Tree campaign received a significant donation of toys on Tuesday from a local car dealership that has supported the campaign for more than a decade. Gary Moe Auto Group has been collecting toy donations for the Angel Tree campaign for many years, and 2023 was no exception. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interfaith Food Bank needs more donations
By Lethbridge Herald on December 20th, 2023
Local food banks are in full swing with the holiday season here as they help many families that will need assistance this Christmas. Interfaith Food Bank is calling upon the community to contribute food and funds this week, with the final day for hampers going out to families on Friday. “We are almost entirely volunteer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City protecting investment in trade centre, says mayor
By Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge has an investment in the Lethbridge & District Exhibition and wants to protect that investment, mayor Blaine Hyggen told reporters Tuesday afternoon a day after council threw that organization a financial lifeline. The assistance includes an emergency operating grant of $250,000 and the City will also ... Read More »
8 responsesAccused in pedestrian death awaiting trial date
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman who last month pleaded not guilty to several charges in relation to a fatal collision with a pedestrian, is still waiting to set a date for trial. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, court was told defence is still waiting to receive an agreed statement of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council approves higher parking fines
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Local residents and others can expect to pay higher fines for parking infractions in the future. City council last week gave second and third reading to Bylaw 6427 which amends Traffic Bylaw 5834 to increase parking fines to $40 from $25 with a $20 reduction for early payment in the downtown core and ... Read More »
3 responsesCity man faces prison term for weapons offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Getting caught with firearms and ammunition he was prohibited from possessing, could send Craig Cassidy Sweetgrass to prison for two years. That’s the sentence the Crown recommended recently in Lethbridge court of justice, but Sweetgrass won’t know until next year whether the judge agrees with the recommendation or a recommendation Calgary lawyer Kirsten ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New winery pops cork on first Christmas celebration
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
Little Gem Winery held its inaugural Christmas on Saturday to expose its brand to more people. Attendees had the opportunity to taste wine, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, try some food, sit by the fire, go on tractor rides and ride a horse named Charlie. “We just want to bring people out,” said Jordan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs concerned over access to clean water
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 19th, 2023
A Bill introduced in Parliament on Dec. 11 has Treaty Chiefs in Alberta concerned about the fate of clean water access on reservations. Bill C-61, the First Nations Clean Water Act, comes in response to the Clean Drinking Water Class Action Settlement Agreement of Dec. 2021 that called upon Canada to tackle the ongoing issue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rotarians help Ukrainian evacuees celebrate Christmas
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Downtown Rotary Club on Sunday gave Ukrainian families a taste of a Canadian Christmas. The club hosted more than 70 adults and 107 children at a city restaurant for a special celebration. The first group of Ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland began arriving in Lethbridge in March of 2022 and ... Read More »
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