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Roots Music Festival set to debut today in Legacy Park
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 20th, 2022
The Lethbridge Folk Club is hosting its first Lethbridge Roots Music Festival at Legacy Regional Park today from noon to 7:30 p.m.. The 73-acre park will host a free day-long event with 10 musical artists including Lethbridge roots musician Ryland Moranz, whose 2020 album “XO, 1945” was a nominee for Contemporary Album of the Year ... Read More »
1 responseHighway 3 Ale Trail partners launch collaborative brew
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 20th, 2022
Tourism Lethbridge is partnering up with Tourism Medicine Hat, the South Canadian Rockies Tourism Association, and eight breweries across the region to present a special new southern Alberta pale ale, Southern Exposure. Born from the collaboration of its previous project together, the Highway 3 Ale Trail, the brew and trail links tourist opportunities between the ... Read More »
1 responseDangerous driving trial set for 2023 for Coutts protester
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 20th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta woman facing several charges in relation to the protest and blockade near the Coutts border in January and February, will stand trial on one of her charges next year. Joanne Person is scheduled for trial Feb. 16-17, 2023 on one charge of dangerous driving. The trial was set Friday in Lethbridge ... Read More »
1 responseCommunity Foundation grant offering opens
By Lethbridge Herald on August 20th, 2022
The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is now accepting applicant’s submissions for its two grant programs, the Community Priorities and Rural Life Program and the Henry S. Varley Fund for Rural Life. “It’s always a pleasure for us to launch our grants programs,” said Charleen Davidson, executive director with the Community Foundation, in ... Read More »
1 responseNo easy solutions as encampment outreach continues
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 20th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge says it is continuing to provide outreach and services to people facing homelessness. To date, the Clean Sweep Program (CSP) has responded to 150 calls of encampments throughout the city, with approximately 95 per cent of the smaller encampment calls being successfully resolved. “We work with all of our ... Read More »
3 responsesRotary Club’s annual Ribfest to benefit Ukraine relief
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 19th, 2022
The Rotary Club of Lethbridge is presenting Ribfest this Friday from August 19 – 21 starting at 11 a.m. daily at the Enmax Centre, looking to raise funds for those affected by the crisis in Ukraine. The Rotary Club will assist Ukrainian refugees dealing with conflict overseas coming here to Lethbridge, along with sending funding ... Read More »
1 responseTwinning Highway 3 will open doors for value-added agriculture
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on August 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com With the provincial and federal government eyeing the Lethbridge hinterland as a prime location for the expansion of value-added agriculture, pressure will continue to mount to see Highway 3 twinned from border to border. “Where we’re at right now, we’re embarking on an impact analysis study that will be done by PriceWaterhouseCooper. It ... Read More »
2 responsesFrontier College collaboration promoting literacy for all ages
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 19th, 2022
Lethbridge Public Library’s main branch downtown hosted a reading tent event Thursday, aiming to help get free books to all ages and engage in reading and writing skills. The event is offered throughout summer with many opportunities to help spread awareness on literacy skills needed for everyday life. “Frontier College is a non-profit literacy program ... Read More »
2 responsesU of L receives funding for study on physical activity in children
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com An ambitious University of Lethbridge-led study has been awarded more than $1.5 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The study looks to create a new app-based questionnaire to compare the physical activity levels amongst children across the globe. Richard Larouche, an associate professor in the Faculty of Health ... Read More »
2 responsesProvincial police force could cost much more than estimated, argues National Police Federation
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After the United Conservative Party government outlined its blueprint for more police in rural Alberta on Tuesday, the National Police Federation reiterated the fact that many municipalities are opposed as shown in recent research conducted by Pollara Strategic Insights. “There was no new information, what it did was to continue to confuse Albertans ... Read More »
2 responsesBarrage of threats and property offences net seven month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Cyril Stephen Shugarue seemed normal enough when he first met his girlfriend, and even later when he moved in with her. Then the nightmare began. Shugarue went “crazy,” the woman told police, and he threatened to rape and kill her and to kill other people, as well. Shugarue pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge ... Read More »
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