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Drug treatment court graduate hopes to help others get clean
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Armande Good Rider was only 11 years old when he first began drinking alcohol and using crack cocaine. By the time he was 12, he was addicted, and when his suppliers ended up in prison, he turned to selling drugs to support his habit. From there he worked his way up the drug ... Read More »
1 responseCurbside organics program could reduce waste per capita
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The potential exists to divert as much as 50 per cent of materials being hauled to the landfill prior to the implementation of the City’s green cart program. That information was contained in a report presented Thursday to the Civic Works Standing Policy committee of city council by Steve Rozee, general manager of ... Read More »
2 responsesCollaborative program responding to skilled trades shortage
By Lethbridge Herald on November 3rd, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A collaborative program is aimed at introducing students to possible careers in the skilled trades. Andrew Krul, off-campus education co-ordinator for the Lethbridge School Division, said Thursday several hundred students have signed up for a two-evening program that will give them a chance to gauge their interest in careers in different ... Read More »
2 responsesDowntown’s new Festival Square popular attraction year-round
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 3rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A City of Lethbridge publication describes the new and improved Festival Square downtown as a “versatile, active and engaging public space for people and the local businesses in the area.” Yawn! No offence to the writer intended. While it’s an accurate description of Festival Square, it sounds like it was taken right out of the book ... Read More »
3 responsesCommunity oral history workshop highlighting Canadian women this weekend in Milk River
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 3rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Milk River Historical Society will be hosting a community oral history workshop this weekend. This project has been a couple of years in the making due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The project started in October 2019 and had plans to continue in the spring of 2020, but due to ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge prime location for wildlife photography
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 3rd, 2022
Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society recently hosted Travel Adventures: Wildlife Lethbridge with local photographer John Krampl. Attendees were invited to a showcase of Krampl’s work, seeing various animals in nature found around the city taken over the years. The event highlighted the beauty of nature found within the city while also educating ... Read More »
3 responsesDrug treatment court inductees provided one last chance to fly straight
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 3rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The next 16 months or so may be some of toughest Mason Doyle Cranston has ever faced. Cranston will have to avoid many of his friends, abstain from alcohol and drugs, and comply with a curfew from 9:30 p.m to 6 a.m. every day. He can’t go into businesses whose main purpose is ... Read More »
4 responsesPronghorn Athletics launches 26th installment of Operation Red Nose
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 3rd, 2022
Operation Red Nose is returning to Lethbridge after a two-year hiatus with its 26th year of community service. The annual holiday drive-home campaign will begin Dec. 2 with a dedication to eliminating impaired driving during the festive season. “Pronghorn Athletics for over 25 years has provided a service to the community to help keep people ... Read More »
1 responseUniversity receives funding for micro-credential programs
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 3rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge has successfully secured funding from Advanced Education to create new micro-credentials in the Health and Science and Business Departments. The U of L has earned $838,750 from Advanced Education, part of an $8-million investment in micro-credential programming across the province. University of Lethbridge provost and vice-president, Erasmus Okine said ... Read More »
1 responseCity deals with first snowstorm of the season
By Lethbridge Herald on November 2nd, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A heavy snowfall warning for Lethbridge turned into a reality early Wednesday and the City of Lethbridge acted quickly by declaring Phase 1 snow routes active. The snowfall, which grew heavier as dawn neared, caused havoc on city roads with traffic backups on Whoop-Up Drive westbound and Scenic Drive as commuters ... Read More »
1 responseHousing supports announced for Metis Albertans
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 2nd, 2022
The Metis Nation of Alberta’s Metis Capital Housing Corporation (MCHC) has brought home some programs for Metis citizens in several key areas. With down payment assistance, home repairs assistance, rental supplement, student rental supplement, and newly-added mortgage assistance the initiative comes under the MCHC’s mandate to provide affordable housing to low- and moderate-income Metis families ... Read More »
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