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Community organizations focused on engaging with vulnerable persons
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 28th, 2022
The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce in partnership from the City of Lethbridge and Downtown Lethbridge BRZ held the first of four of its Safety Education and Information Sessions Tuesday at CASA. The sessions, titled the Engaging Vulnerable Persons Training Workshop, was geared towards how people interact with those at risk in our city and how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shared response vital in solving homelessness, SACPA hears
By Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
Ry Clarke – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Thursday’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs session was a hot topic for discussion with Mike Fox, director of community services for the City of Lethbridge, speaking on homelessness and encampments. Entitled “Homelessness – A Complex Social Issue”, the session began with Fox talking about the city’s ... Read More »
1 responseReconciliation program for non-Indigenous explores the benefits of allyship
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 27th, 2022
– Editor’s Note: As part of a collaborative relationship established with the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee, the Lethbridge Herald will be publishing a series of articles monthly on various aspects of Indigenous reconciliation and the progress that has been made toward those goals. This feature is the first installment in this series – Reconciliation Lethbridge ... Read More »
1 responseMan sentenced to jail for apartment break-in
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old Lethbridge man has been sent to jail for committing several criminal offences, including breaking into an apartment and stealing a motor vehicle. Just after midnight on Jan. 10 of this year Tyson Thomas Kehoe entered a residence on 8 Street South and stole a woman’s wallet, keys and 2004 Nissan Murano. ... Read More »
1 responseParking fines may be on the rise
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council is asking administration to examine the present fee structure for parking violation fines and return with a schedule to help offset costs in the operation of parking activities. Council unanimously passed an official business motion by Councillor John Middleton-Hope on the matter Tuesday. The subject will also be addressed during November ... Read More »
2 responsesHealth care unions speak out on staffing shortage
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Members of multiple health-care unions came together this week to demand that the government of Alberta develop a plan to deal with the current provincial crisis in health care. On Monday morning, Alberta’s health-care unions presented a letter to Health Minister Copping’s office, requesting an urgent meeting to discuss a plan to address ... Read More »
1 responseProper grain storage techniques could eliminate mass wastage
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com More that a billion and a half people could be fed with the millions of tons of grain that is being lost globally to waste, says a former Tier I Canada Research Chair in Stored-Grain Ecosystems. Lethbridge College hosted Digvir Jayas this week for a presentation on food security. Jayas has collaborated with researchers ... Read More »
1 responseInflationary pressures influencing City budget planning
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com As City Treasurer, Darrell Mathews knows well the pressures facing administration as it deals with higher inflation and rising costs. Inflation has been cited during discussions about the 2023-26 City budget as among the external pressures facing civic government as it prepares the budget. The forecast increase to the base budget amounts to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair fined for shooting Great Horned Owl
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men who shot an owl just because they thought it would be fun, have been fined and their hunting privileges temporarily suspended. Frankie Tesson Klassen, 23, and Wilhelm Harder Reimer, 19, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to a charge of hunting wildlife unlawfully, and they were fined $500 each for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grant program supports businesses negatively impacted by social conditions downtown
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday unanimously approved a motion put forward by councillor John Middleton-Hope to help businesses negatively impacted by social conditions downtown. The motion calls on administration to continue the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design portion of the City’s Clean and Safe Strategy and repurpose funds from the Compassionate Encampment Clean-up program ... Read More »
1 responseExhibition supports Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge and District Exhibition was able to make a significant donation to the Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association recently, thanks to their inaugural lotteries program. In its first year the program awarded Judi Slusar with $19,585.00Â as the winning ticket holder and allowed the Lethbridge and District Exhibition to donate $5,332.87 to the LTRA. ... Read More »
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