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Sock It To ‘Em getting ready to warm up campaign
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The annual Sock It To ‘Em campaign is back and ready to collect socks for those in need with help from Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre and three school divisions. “This is our 23rd year of collecting stocks for the homeless and people in need, and we’ve collected 184,000 pairs of socks so far,” says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curtain opens on ‘The Secret Garden’; Fran Rude’s last production as a director
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 10th, 2023
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) is staging the classic musical theater production “The Secret Garden” as its annual fundraiser opening tonight at the Yates Theatre. Director of the production Fran Rude said “The Secret Garden” was done in Lethbridge back in 1993 and this production will be her last time directing. “We did it here ... Read More »
1 responseLand Use Bylaw Renewal Project an opportunity to shape community, City planner tells SACPA
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge has launched a three-year project to create a new land use bylaw. Ross Kilgour, senior planner and co-project lead along with Genesis Molesky of the Land Use Bylaw Renewal Project, spoke to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on Thursday about the bylaw work. The bylaw, Kilgour told ... Read More »
1 responseJudge grants accused in border protest a third bail review
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of four men denied bail on a charge of conspiring to kill RCMP officers during a border protest last year, will be allowed to have his detention reviewed in the coming weeks. Madam Justice Johnna Kubik, during a hearing Wednesday in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench, granted leave for Chris Carbert to ... Read More »
1 responseFormer marine shares journey of mental health and wellness
By Lethbridge Herald on November 9th, 2023
Theodora MacLeod – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter J.R Fox lives his life with one objective; “protect the ones that cannot protect themselves.” It’s a motto that has guided him from his time as a student in Alberta, aspiring to enter the law field, through his journey with the United States Marine Corps and on ... Read More »
2 responsesNew doctors not enough; specific types needed here as well say Friends of Medicare
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 9th, 2023
For the past several years since the COVID-19 pandemic, many families in Lethbridge have found themselves left with no family physician with it being estimated that as many as 40,000 community members are currently without a doctor. Recently Alberta Health Service (AHS) announced the successful recruitment of 23 family physicians to set up practice in ... Read More »
2 responsesMinimum wage not keeping up as living wage increases
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The United Way Lethbridge and South Western Alberta, in collaboration with the Alberta Living Wage Network, has released the new hourly living wage for Lethbridge. The living wage is defined as the hourly wage a worker needs to earn to cover their basic expenses and have a modest standard of living once government ... Read More »
2 responsesRunning vehicles easy target for thieves as temperatures drop
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 9th, 2023
With temperatures dropping as winter nears, it is common for folks to preheat their vehicles by leaving them running before departure. This leaves vehicles vulnerable to eager thieves. Dominic Schamuhn, manager of advocacy for the Alberta Motor Association said recently that statistically Alberta has the second highest rate of auto theft in Canada. “More than ... Read More »
1 responseAMA president wants assurances about impact of health services restructuring
By Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The president of the Alberta Medical Association says the restructuring of the province’s health services needs to be done responsibly. Paul Parks, an emergency room physician in Medicine Hat who was in Lethbridge Tuesday meeting with various stakeholders, said Wednesday the restructuring needs to be done carefully to ensure it ... Read More »
2 responsesBlackfoot naming of mountain honours First World War veteran
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 8th, 2023
When Joe Crow Chief enlisted he didn’t know what he was signing on for, says his son. “He thought it was just going to be local,” Elder Charlie Crow Chief said of his father who served in the First World War and was recently honoured in a mountain naming ceremony that saw the Vimy Ridge ... Read More »
1 responseFood bank gets boost from energy company
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 8th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Food Bank received a substantial donation from an energy retailer who takes a portion of their new customer signup fees and donates it to a charity of their choosing. Sponsor Energy donated $16,000 to the Lethbridge Food Bank Friday afternoon after tallying up their quarterly signups. Sponsor Energy CEO, Carolyn Martin ... Read More »
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