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Roving Gyms remain popular in winter months
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 4th, 2022
Winter weather brings colder conditions and limited chances for kids to get out of the house and play. The Lethbridge Sport Council’s Roving Gyms have migrated indoors to the Immanuel Lutheran Church and Servus Sports Centre bringing play opportunities to families in the area without the need to bundle up and check for frost bite. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Holy Spirit School Division hauls in hardware for communications
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division recently received the Award of Excellence during the 2022 BRAVO! Awards hosted by the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education (CACE). “Different communications departments in education from across Canada submit projects for their evaluation. This year there was 33 projects submitted and Holy Spirit was among the ... Read More »
2 responsesZimbabwe trip ‘reinvigorates passion’ for Farming Smarter director
By Erika Mathieu - SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on November 4th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDssnews@sunnysouthnews.com Executive director of Farming Smarter, Ken Coles, recently returned from a life-changing trip to Zimbabwe as part of Nuffield’s Agricultural Scholarship, aimed to cultivate agricultural leadership and personal development through international study and travel. Coles had a lot to share about his two weeks in the land-locked African country, but said the experience ... Read More »
1 responseDrug 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 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 responseDowntown’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 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 responsesLethbridge 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 responsesUniversity 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 »
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