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Police host seminar for security and business owners
By Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2026
Alexandra Noad LETHBRIDGE HERALD Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With theft and other crimes affecting many businesses in the downtown core, the Downtown Policing Unit of Lethbridge Police Service hosted an information seminar yesterday for security personnel, loss prevention officers and business owners to help them understand their rights when dealing with criminal activity. The most ... Read More »
2 responsesAnnual Check Stop campaign saw a reduction in impaired drivers
By Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2026
By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has concluded its annual Christmas Check Campaign and saw a reduction in impaired drivers compared the previous year. The goal of the Check Stop Campaign is to not only locate and apprehend impaired drivers from the road and also act as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ortohodox Christmas: The celebration continues
By Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald- Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Orthodox Christmas, or the Nativity of Jesus, is celebrated on Jan. 7 by many Eastern Orthodox churches that follow the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar used by most Canadians. For Orthodox Christian communities the later date means the holiday season stretches into January — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas Kettle Campaign helped many during Christmas season
By Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2026
By Alejandro Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Salvation Army of Lethbridge helped many children and families have a merry Christmas thanks to their Christmas Kettle Campaign and their Toys for Tots campaign. Community Ministries Officer Zach Marshall said they not only reached their campaign goals, but they surpassed it for their Christmas Kettle campaign. “We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LFB saw holidays as a rewarding opportunity
By Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald For the Lethbridge Food Bank, the Christmas holidays meant lots of community events and opportunities to gather donations for families and individuals in need, and because of it they were able to help many celebrate the holidays with food on their table. Executive administrator Emily Beilby said Christmas was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mechanical failure determined as source of Taber arena explosion
By Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2026
By Trevor Busch Southern Alberta Newspapers The explosion which ripped through the Taber Community Centre on Dec. 17, 2025, causing extensive damage to two arenas and the curling rink is not being attributed to human error. During a press conference in Taber on Jan. 7, town officials released the confirmed findings of the investigation ... Read More »
2 responsesFriends of Medicare concerned by overdose prevention site closures
By Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2026
Alexandra Noad LETHBRIDGE HERALD Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Friends of Medicare are expressing their alarm and concern about the closure of many supervised consumption sites province wide, saying it will not only affect those who rely on the services to survive, but the impact will spread to those needing emergency services and hospital care. ... Read More »
4 responsesAngel Tree Campaign supports children at Christmas
By Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2026
BY Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald Thousands of children were able to receive presents during the Christmas holidays thanks to the Lethbridge Family Services Angel Tree campaign. Lindsay Prete, Angel Tree Coordinator said the campaign ran smoothly with no major hiccups thanks to the many hands involved in the process. “I did get a little ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!IFB grateful for support at Christmas and into new year
By Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Christmas at the Interfaith Food Bank was busy as they were expecting it. But executive director Danielle McIntyre said they are grateful to meet their campaign goal for Christmas. McIntyre said they always recruit most of their support at the end of the year to tide them into the new year, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BTSA celebrates Shinran Shonin
By Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The bells, whistles, horns and fireworks of 2026 had barely quieted-down as the bell at the Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta (BTSA) rang in gratitude on January 4 during the annual Ho’onko Service for Shinran Shonin the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, which is also called ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shop of Wonders had a successful 2025
By Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald MyCityCare’s Shop of Wonders was successful in many ways, and it was able to help hundreds of residents have a dignified Christmas during times of financial constraints. Tanya Lister, program and volunteer coordinator said Monday 2025’s Shop of Wonders went great and having it at their new location was extremely convenient. ... Read More »
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