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Cops, Pops and Pizza fundraiser to support Special Olympics
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 30th, 2023
The Lethbridge Police Service, along with other Southern Alberta law enforcement agencies, are preparing to serve up slices of pizza in support of Special Olympics. Officers will be staging the sixth annual Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Cops, Pops and Pizza fundraiser Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Lethbridge Mayor Magrath Drive South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shoebox program helps homeless women
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 30th, 2023
Lethbridge Shoebox Project for Women (Lethbridge SBP Chapter) for the third year is collecting filled shoeboxes with personal items for struggling women. The project began Nov. 12 and will continue until Dec. 10. Donated shoeboxes can be dropped off at Décor Out the Door or Gary Moe Chrysler dealership. It is encouraged that donors include ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil approves dog run at animal shelter
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 30th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An investment at the Lethbridge Animal Shelter is going to make life more doggone bearable for the canines staying there. City council on Tuesday approved an official business motion put forward by Acting Mayor John Middleton-Hope and councillor Jeff Carlson that will give dogs in the facility more exercise. Council agreed to spend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nikka Yuko lights festival celebrates the seasons
By Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2023
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Let the celebration begin! Starting today members of the community will be able enjoy the annual Nikka Yuko Winter Light Festival and explore this year’s theme of ‘Celebration of the Seasons’ which has brought a few changes to the light display many have admired for the last eight years. Michelle ... Read More »
1 responseChristmas campaign helping families in need
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The YWCA Lethbridge and District’s Stockings of Hope Christmas Campaign is in full swing and ready to help women in need and their families celebrate Christmas. Director of external relations, Cat Champagne says the campaign will help women and children who are either using YWCA programs or who have used them within the ... Read More »
1 responseMemory of Metis veteran honoured for military service
By Troy Bannerman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2023
Troy Bannerman – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Shelley Townsend is proud of her Metis heritage. She is descended from Marguerite Taylor, the second wife of George Simpson, who was the Chief of all Inland Posts for the Hudson’s Bay Company. Townsend’s father, Owen Simpson, was a veteran of the Second World War. Like many Indigenous ... Read More »
1 responseAccessibility a challenge for city man with cerebral palsy
By Chris Hibbard - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2023
For the ‘average’ Lethbridge citizen, the city is quite easy to navigate – 20 minutes from one side to the other. For many other residents however, it’s a whole different story. Tim Hamilton was born with cerebral palsy. He has spent the entirety of his 64 years in a heavy electric wheelchair. He can move ... Read More »
1 responseWoman jailed for stealing, squatting in vacant homes
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old woman who stole more than $1,000 worth of cosmetics from a city business, and was caught after repeatedly breaking into vacant properties, has received a short jail sentence. Makayla Wilhelmina Veenstra was sentenced Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice after pleading guilty to two charges each of mischief, theft and failure ... Read More »
2 responsesProvince announces new funding to school districts
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 29th, 2023
The Government of Alberta announced it will be distributing $30 million in additional funding to school districts throughout the province. The news was announced on Tuesday morning by Minister of Education, Demetrios Nicolaides, who, along with Edmonton Catholic School board chair, Sandra Palazzo spoke from Holy Child Catholic Elementary School in Edmonton. The funding is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City giving financial aid to ailing Exhibition
By Lethbridge Herald on November 28th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council is coming to the financial aid of the Lethbridge Exhibition but some of that support is contingent upon the Province of Alberta providing a formal commitment by Dec. 11 and on the Exhibition to agreeing to a City-led independent third party review of its operations and sustainability. ... Read More »
8 responsesWoman charged with dangerous driving causing death to stand trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman charged in relation to a fatal collision with a pedestrian earlier this year is expected to set a trial date when her matter returns to court next month. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, Lethbridge lawyer Justin Dean pleaded not guilty on behalf of the accused, ... Read More »
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