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Rapid Housing Initiative projects lauded by mayor
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Mayor Blaine Hyggen spoke to reporters on Wednesday about city council support for federal government Rapid Housing Initiative program and what it means for the city. “Exciting news yesterday with this announcement of the support for three different organizations in our community for the Rapid Housing Initiative,” said Hyggen. Â He was referring to ... Read More »
1 responseProvince announces tax credit to attract agri-processing investment
By Erika Mathieu - SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on February 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDssnews@sunnysouthnews.com The Government of Alberta has announced a new Agri-processing Investment Tax Credit as a measure to attract and expand investment in the Province’s agri-processing sector. The measure will provide a 12 per cent non-refundable tax credit which can be used against capital expenditures made by corporations investing $10 million or more into agri-food ... Read More »
2 responsesParking fine hike a death knell for downtown, say businesses
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com After years of struggling to survive but still managing to keep their heads above water, downtown businesses fear they may be hearing the death knell in the face of increased parking fines. City council is considering amending a traffic bylaw that would increase parking fines to $50 from $25, minus the $15 reduction ... Read More »
5 responsesChinook Regional Hospital Foundation radio-a-thon to benefit hospital care
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 9th, 2023
The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation is hosting its 13th annual ‘Care from the Heart Day’ Radio-a-thon today from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Six local radio stations will participate, conducting on-air chats with doctors and nurses, administrators, donors, and front-line staff who can speak to the impact that donations made to the foundation have had. ... Read More »
1 responseMan to be sentenced in March for child porn offenses
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 32-year-old Coalhurst man who admits he uploaded and distributed child pornography on multiple occasions in 2021, won’t learn his fate until next month when he is scheduled to be sentenced. Casey Jose is set to be sentenced by Judge Erin Olsen, who last month in Lethbridge provincial court heard graphic and disturbing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commemoration project draws Indigenous artists
By Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2023
Ry Clarke – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The City of Lethbridge is looking to connect with Indigenous artists in the community to help facilitate a community engagement process in support of a commemoration initiative centered around Residential School Survivors, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples. The successful artist will conduct ... Read More »
3 responsesExtension requested for assessment in hostage case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who has spent the last month in Calgary undergoing a psychological assessment, will have to continue the assessment for another two weeks, and possibly longer. Courtney Louise Shaw, who faces several criminal charges, including attempted murder, was sent to the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre in December for a 30-day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Housing projects get council support for federal funding
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave its unanimous support to three applications for federal Rapid Housing initiative funding. Three organizations made presentations to council about housing projects aimed at helping Indigenous peoples and others in need of affordable housing. Total cost to the city for funding the projects will amount to 4,970,240 if ... Read More »
4 responsesBenefit concert striking a chord for food banks
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge Singers will be hosting a benefit concert on Friday to collect funds for the Interfaith Food Bank, the Lethbridge Food Bank and the University of Lethbridge Student Union Food Bank. Executive director of the Interfaith Food Bank, Danielle McIntyre said they are lucky to be benefiting from this concert ... Read More »
1 responseNew initiative gives another tool to Willow Creek emergency response
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Despite ongoing controversy with Alberta Health Service’s takeover of ambulance services in communities across the province, the MD of Willow Creek is touting an initiative that will allow its fire departments to transport patients when an ambulance or first responder through AHS is delayed. “We feel that this provides another necessary tool in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home builders have hopes for a strong spring
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA) has released the fourth quarter Housing Market Index (HMI) for both the single-family and the multi-family markets in Canada. Executive officer of BILD Lethbridge, Bridget Mearns said one of the things they have been asking is how builders are feeling, and what they have been seeing with ... Read More »
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