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Clothing initiative dresses for success
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new initiative to help low-income people access high-quality clothing for integration into the workplace, graduation and school is accepting donations for its first event. Natasha Mark, creator of Bright Futures Boutique, says she has partnered up with the Lethbridge YWCA to help women feel empowered by their wardrobe. “The overarching sentiment of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LCI dance students to hit the stage with ‘Lean In’
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Geordan Olson and her students in the LCI Arts Academy Dance program are ready to Lean In to some high-energy arts entertainment at the Yates Centre later this month. Lean In will run Jan. 29-30 with performances at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. daily. Tickets are available at Ticket Centre location in the Yates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community Foundation looking to fund great ideas
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 15th, 2025
The Lethbridge Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications for three different programs that will help qualifying charities and people to support important work throughout the Southern Alberta Region. One of the programs is The Youth in Action grant program, which funds projects that are initiated, led and organized by an individual or group 25 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hope shares her passion for local history with online group
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 15th, 2025
The common phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” runs very true for a Lethbridge woman who has been using Facebook as a means to jog people’s memories of the history of the city. Hope Wilkie Wiebe began the Facebook group Memories of Lethbridge and Area” 10 years ago to show her appreciation to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed apartment project raises concern for local grocer
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A proposal to build two new apartment complexes on 13 Street South has neighbours concerned about parking congestion and a loss of privacy. But developers say the project would have a positive impact on the area. On Tuesday, the public may hear whether or not the projects will proceed when city council meets ... Read More »
2 responsesFormer Lethbridge man on edge of Los Angeles wildfires
By Lethbridge Herald on January 14th, 2025
Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge native Ruston Harker resides near North Pasadena, Calif., where the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires came within two blocks of his home. Luckily for Harker, his home wasn’t engulfed by the massive blaze that continues to roar through California, but he was forced to evacuate and stay with friends last week. ... Read More »
1 responseProject aims to tell the full story of Belly River battle
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 14th, 2025
One of Lethbridge’s nature sites is home to a significant piece of Indigenous history and there are plans to help preserve the story to foster reconciliation in the city. Indian Battle Park was where the Battle of the Belly River took place between the Blackfoot, Cree and Assiniboine people in the fall of 1870. At ... Read More »
1 responseLongtime radio host navigating a new world of online influencer
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 14th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Whoever thinks influencers are just young people on social media doing makeup tutorials or unboxing things, probably have yet to hear from local radio personality turned influencer Erin Lucas. After graduating from broadcasting school in Saskatoon in 2001 and a short stint in her home province of Saskatchewan, Lucas came to Lethbridge to ... Read More »
1 responsePolice expand photo radar zones
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 14th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Monday marked the beginning of Lethbridge Police Service monitoring an additional 42 Lethbridge playground zones with photo radar to help reduce speeding and prevent collisions. In December 2019, the Alberta Government prohibited municipalities from adding any new photo radar locations, but that ban was lifted last month when the province announced changes to ... Read More »
8 responsesLethbridge school boards working with local support staff unions
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 14th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After the Alberta NDP called on the UCP government to ensure school support staff received fair wages last week, local school board chairs shared their thoughts on the matter. Both the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division and the Lethbridge School Division are aware of the situation faced by many school divisions in Alberta ... Read More »
2 responsesPincher Creek developer restoring historic hotels
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 14th, 2025
A Pincher Creek man is hoping to bring new life to the downtown by refurbishing and rebuilding two iconic hotels for the town. Mark Maunsell, a long-time resident of Pincher Creek, remembers the King Edward Hotel and what a significant structure it was to the town. Pincher Creek is also home to the Alberta Hotel, ... Read More »
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