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SPC recommending council give federal funding for Streets Alive outreach program
By Lethbridge Herald on February 17th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A request that city council approve up to $215,460 of Reaching Home federal funding for the Streets Alive Mission to operate outreach programming brought a strong response from a member of city council at Thursday’s Cultural and Standing Policy Committee. John Middleton-Hope, who is not a member of the SPC but ... Read More »
6 responsesNomination deadline approaching for Black Excellence Award Gala
By Troy Bannerman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 16th, 2023
The Black Students Association and the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association will be hosting a Black Excellence Award Gala on March 4 at the Multicultural Association. “The Black Excellence Awards Gala is actually an initiative that was started by the University of Lethbridge Black Student’s Association. And they’re collaborating with us. And we are hosting the ... Read More »
1 responseFarming Smarter keynote speaker talks about diversification and management strategies
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 16th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Ontario farmer Blake Vince made a lot of sense Wednesday when, as keynote speaker at the 2023 Farming Smarter Conference in Lethbridge, he spoke about no-tillage farming. Vince, a fifth generation farmer, also spoke about diversifying cover crops and re-introducing ruminant animals to the farm, as well as other management strategies which have ... Read More »
1 responseFlag raising celebrates inauguration of Maple Leaf
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 16th, 2023
The Royal Canadian General Stewart Branch held a ceremony at Lethbridge City Hall on Wednesday to celebrate National Flag Day. The gathering celebrated the inauguration of the flag of Canada in 1965, where it was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill. Joined by the RCMP Veterans Association, the event highlighted their distinction of ... Read More »
1 response‘Excuses to Connect’ seeks to improve student mental health
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 16th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A graduate from the University of Lethbridge is the founder of Excuses to Connect and is consulting with the university on how to create connections for students to improve their mental health. Excuses to Connect started as a topic for a TedEx talk that Richard Lee-Thai had the opportunity to give in Calgary. ... Read More »
1 responseCourse introduces students to the art of stained glass
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on February 16th, 2023
Kathy Schwarz taught an Introduction to Stain Glass course over the past weekend at Casa. “Basically if you look at any church windows that are out there, that’s a good example of stained glass,” said Schwarz. The key to making a successful stained glass project, according to Schwarz, is to create a pattern, cutting pieces ... Read More »
1 responseDhillon School of Business earns accreditation extension
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 16th, 2023
The University of Lethbridge’s Dhillon School of Business has received its accreditation extension for an additional five-year term by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. The university’s business school was initially accredited in 2018, and is among only six per cent of business schools accredited worldwide. The AACSB is the longest-serving ... Read More »
1 responseProposed parking fine increase stalls at SPC; Council being asked to have administration do engagement on issue
By Lethbridge Herald on February 15th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Don’t increase parking fines! That message was made loud and clear to city council acting as Economic Standing Policy Committee on Wednesday afternoon by business owners and others. And the SPC took that message to heart. The SPC dealt with the plan to raise parking fines in the City and ... Read More »
4 responsesRobbery trial rescheduled for later this year
By Lethbridge Herald on February 15th, 2023
Delon Shurtz – Lethbridge Herald A robbery trial that was cancelled last month to allow defence more time to prepare, has been rescheduled to run later in the year. Hank Lee Tremblay, 39, was expected to stand trial for five days beginning Jan. 12 in Lethbridge provincial court, but it was cancelled after Tremblay’s lawyer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Great backyard bird count helps conservation take flight
By Lethbridge Herald on February 15th, 2023
By Troy Bannerman – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It’s that time of year when bird watching enthusiasts all over the world prepare for the Great Backyard Bird Count. Karrie Wilcox, the Canadian coordinator for FeederWatch, an international organization that monitors and collects data on birds for conservation purposes, is also with Birds Canada. She describes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local student shows promise, selected as finalist for lucrative award
By Lethbridge Herald on February 15th, 2023
By Cal Braid – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Steven Yang, a 17-year-old senior at Winston Churchill High School, has been selected as a 2023 Loran Scholars Foundation finalist. According to a Loran press release, he’s within the top 1.9 per cent in a pool of 4,800 applicants. Ninety graduating high school and CEGEP students are selected ... Read More »
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