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Family Centre’s Play Zone helps build peer relationships
By Ry Clarke - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2022
The Family Centre Society of Southern Alberta is a non-profit organization providing many services to children, youth, and families in the region with programs offering early childhood development, education for parents, and support counselling. Drop-in programs, like the Play Zone, are semi-facilitated sessions where kids learn important aspects of growth as well as connecting family ... Read More »
1 responseCommittee recommends cityLINK become permanent
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald The Civic Works Standing Policy Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend city council reinstate $350,000 in transit funding for the new cityLINK transit system, and that the redesign becomes permanent. The committee, which consists of chair Belinda Crowson, vice-chair Nick Paladino, Ryan Parker and John Middleton-Hope heard presentations from ... Read More »
1 responseU of L event highlights new Iikaisskini Gathering Place
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
Ry Clarke for the Lethbridge Herald Indigenous Awareness Week is currently ongoing at the University of Lethbridge, with the post-secondary institution hosting a Meet and Greet event on Wednesday organized by Iikaisskini Indigenous Student Services. Introducing students and guests to its new Iikaisskini Gathering Place, which opened back in November 2021, and gave students a ... Read More »
1 responseGroup publisher recounts struggle with kidney disease
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
Trevor Busch Lethbridge Herald editor@lethbridgeherald.com It was just an ordinary trip to the doctor for Ryan McAdams. Back in 2011 McAdams wasn’t experiencing any serious health problems, but when he got a follow up call from his doctor he immediately jumped to conclusions. But it turns out he was well off the mark in his ... Read More »
1 responseCouple thankful for efficient medical response at CRH
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald apulido@lethbridgeherald.com A lot can happen in the span of three hours. A Calgary couple wants to thank the Chinook Regional Hospital Emergency Department for its prompt response to their emergency and saving a life. For Shauna and Mike Dardis a trip to Lethbridge for their son’s swim meet turned into a ... Read More »
1 responseOrgan donation is more important than ever, says CTA
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Brenda Brown knows how valuable organ donations can be. The president of the Canadian Transplant Association is a recipient of a kidney and four other members of her family have also benefitted from donations. Two others are donors. So she is passionate about creating awareness of the need for organ donors. ... Read More »
1 responseCalgary bishop calls Papal apology ‘heartfelt’
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald apulido@lethbridgeherald.com After three years of preparation, the Canadian Conference of Bishops was able to bring a delegation of Indigenous peoples from Canada to the Vatican to speak to Pope Francis. A delegation of 32 Indigenous Elders, residential school survivors and youth met with Pope Francis between March 28 and April 1 ... Read More »
1 responseACA helps in making summer camp choice
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
Ry Clarke for the Lethbridge Herald After two years of closed or limited programming due to the pandemic, Alberta’s summer camps will be reopening. The Alberta Camping Association (ACA) is working closely with camps across the province ensuring they have high quality programming while also maintaining safety standards to earn accreditation. Camps with an ACA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!April 7 focus evolves beyond organ donation
By Lethbridge Herald on April 7th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Green Shirt Day is in its fourth year today in honour of the Logan Boulet Effect. The day recognizes Logan Boulet, a Lethbridge product, who decided in 2018 to register his organ and tissues, just weeks before the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash that took his and 15 other people’s ... Read More »
1 responsePreliminary hearing on murder charge cancelled
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A preliminary hearing scheduled next week for a Lethbridge man accused of murder has been cancelled while the accused retains a new lawyer. The five-day preliminary hearing for Jade Levi Trotter was scheduled to begin next Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, but it was cancelled Tuesday to allow the new lawyer, Andrea Urquhart ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil defeats integrity commissioner proposal
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 6th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The hiring of an integrity commissioner for the city has been nixed by Lethbridge city council. By a 6-2 vote on Tuesday, council declined to give first reading to a motion that failed to get past its Governance Standing Policy Committee. A 2-2 split vote at that committee resulted in a defeat of ... Read More »
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