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Today the last day to prune elm trees until the Fall
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents who are planning to prune their elm trees have to do it today, or wait another six months. The province-wide pruning ban for all species of elm trees takes effect Saturday, and won’t be lifted until Sept. 30 when elm bark beetles and Dutch Elm Disease are no longer a threat. ... Read More »
1 responseCinderella Project making sure all students graduate in style
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com My City Care has kicked off its seventh annual Cinderella Project and Tux Shop to help financially struggling high school students with their graduation gowns and suits so they can have an unforgettable experience. My City Care executive director, Jennifer Tribble said other communities like Taber, Claresholm and Medicine Hat have also started ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge UCP candidate Torry Tanner resigns
By Al Beeber & Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2023
Torry Tanner has resigned as the UCP candidate in Lethbridge West after the surfacing of inflammatory comments in a social media video made during the nomination process about Alberta students being exposed to pornography and being helped to change their gender identity by teachers. In the now deleted video, Tanner stated “we are seeing increasing ... Read More »
3 responsesUkrainian refugees find support in church community
By Lethbridge Herald on March 30th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Recent arrivals from Ukraine who have escaped their war-torn country are feeling Lethbridge is home thanks to support from the community. And that community includes the parish of Ss Peter & Paul Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The northside parish was founded in 1920 and rebuilt at the same location after ... Read More »
2 responsesNature centre connects students to world outside the classroom
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 30th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com When it comes to the education of young children, sometimes a little bit of variety can go a long way and being able to experience learning in a setting outside the classroom can be beneficial. Father Leonard Van Tighem School Grade 1 students had the opportunity to learn outside the classroom on Wednesday ... Read More »
1 responseFreeze-thaw cycles impact pothole numbers in city
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 30th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Have you been wondering why there are so many potholes on the roads across the city, and how they seemed to have come out of nowhere? Have you ever wonder how potholes are formed? Civil Engineering Technology instructor at Lethbridge College, Doug May said the number of potholes is proportional to the freeze-thaw ... Read More »
1 responseNo asbestos fibres found in city water after testings
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 30th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge is among at least 85 communities in Canada which still use asbestos cement pipes to deliver drinking water, according to an investigation by CTV’s W5 program. The City of Lethbridge on Wednesday confirmed there are 177 kilometers of asbestos cement pipes here, which equates to 29 per cent of the total. A ... Read More »
3 responsesLegal assistance offered at two-day event
By Troy Bannerman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 30th, 2023
Lethbridge Legal Guidance will be hosting its Ask a Lawyer event this week for two days. The event runs Friday and Saturday Kathryn Linder, the community program manager at Lethbridge Legal Guidance, spoke about the upcoming event in a recent interview. “Ask a Lawyer event started out initially once a year in April in conjunction ... Read More »
1 responseLight pollution has wide-ranging impacts on humans and nature
By Lethbridge Herald on March 30th, 2023
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Have you ever wondered if there is a way to see more stars on a regular basis? Even though stars shine bright, light pollution makes it hard to see them at night. Usually when it comes to pollution, people think of low air quality due to smoke, especially exhaust from ... Read More »
3 responsesPhillips details NDP plan to protect pensions
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 29th, 2023
Albertans will start to see a ramp up in political campaigns over the next two months, with the provincial general election scheduled to be held on May 29 In Lethbridge candidates have started getting the word out to the public. Lethbridge East will see UCP MLA Nathan Neudorf seeking re-election. He will be facing Rob ... Read More »
3 responsesTalk examines cultural funeral practices in southern Alberta
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 29th, 2023
The Galt Museum recently hosted a discussion on the topic of funeral practices. The talk was hosted by Archives intern Avery Raine, who explored the history of funeral practices here in the city and how they have evolved over time. Raine’s talk dissected the cultural practices seen in Lethbridge, while also exploring the “modern” practices ... Read More »
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