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Community Foundation gives $20,000 grant to LFS for Ukrainian nationals
By Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta has given a $20,000 grant to Lethbridge Family Services Immigrant Services Department to support people fleeing the war in Ukraine and seeking temporary safety in Canada. “We learned that the Ukrainian families who are arriving in our community are considered temporary refugees, as most are expected to ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge ranked top 10 in the country
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Take a bow, Lethbridge. The city has just been named No. 10 among the top-performing cities in Canada with populations under 200,000. The list was compiled by Vancouver’s Resonance Consultancy, a company that is an advisor in real estate, tourism and economic development. It’s rankings quantify and benchmark “the relative quality of place, ... Read More »
2 responsesBlackfoot culture to be Whoop-Up Days highlight
By Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge and District Exhibition in partnership with the Blackfoot Confederacy announced its Indigenous cultural programming for Whoop-Up Days 2022 on Thursday at Heritage Hall. After the official announcement was made, a group of Blackfoot dancers demonstrated four different types of dances that will be showcased during the powwow competition ... Read More »
1 responseCoaldale author launching new novel tonight
By Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
Justin Seward – Lethbridge Herald Coaldale author Ryan Uytdewilligen is set to release his new fiction humour/satire novel, He’s No Angel. The author is holding a signing tonight at Analog Books, ahead of the official release on July 26. The novel is about Charlie Fritz, a hollow Hollywood talent agent, who is hanging on to his ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil votes down shopping cart resolution
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An effort by councillor John Middleton-Hope to get the wheels rolling on an initiative to deal with abandoned shopping carts failed to make it out the door Tuesday. Council voted 5-4 against a resolution brought forward by the first-term councillor that would have directed administration to return to it through the Community Safety ... Read More »
1 responseTrial dates expected for men charged in human trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men charged with several others in relation to a human trafficking case are expected to schedule trial dates the next time their matters are in court. Calgary lawyer Kirsten Lancee, who represents Mohammad Neirabani, was in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday, where she elected to have her client tried by a provincial court ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil preparing for summer break
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Summertime is here and Lethbridge city council will soon be taking a brief break to enjoy it. Only more council meeting is scheduled before elected officials take a breather until September. The next full council meeting is scheduled for July 26 at 1:30 p.m. in council chambers. Aside from a meeting of the ... Read More »
2 responsesCity of Lethbridge recruiting residents to serve the community
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge has launched a recruitment campaign to encourage residents to get involved with City Council’s Boards, Commissions and Committees. The recruitment campaigned is called Bring Out The Best In Our City. Applications are open now until Aug. 28 for a variety of positions. “The recruitment focuses on bringing a multitude ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge Housing Authority secures funding for seniors housing project
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com In her sixth attempt to secure a response from city council in the past year, Robin James finally left council chambers on Tuesday with a smile on her face. James, the chief administrative officer of the Lethbridge Housing Authority, secured from council one-time funding of $110,000 to offset the 2022 operating costs of ... Read More »
1 responseWoman gets jail for attack at homeless shelter
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Attacking an employee of the homeless shelter with a knife has earned a Lethbridge woman a five-month jail sentence. Tia Cyanne Davis was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty in Lethbridge provincial court to a charge of assault with a weapon. Davis, 20, was at the shelter on April 27 and became involved in ... Read More »
2 responsesPolice asking drivers to celebrate Street Machine Weekend safely
By Lethbridge Herald on July 6th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Services Traffic Response Unit is preparing for the return of Street Machine Weekend and is encouraging residents to celebrate the festivities safely and responsibly. The 44th annual Street Machine weekend runs from today until Sunday and LPS is reminding residents that all of the rules of the ... Read More »
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