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Exhibition wins Spirit of Reconciliation award
By RY CLARKE on November 1st, 2022
Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce held its Lethbridge Business Awards on Thursday handing out awards in categories like People’s Choice, Best Creative Marketing Strategy, Young Entrepreneur. Among the awards handed out, the Lethbridge and District Exhibition Centre won the Spirit of Reconciliation Award for its collaborative partnership with the Blackfoot Confederacy on the Siksikaitsitapi Powwow and ... Read More »
1 responseUniversity has a lot to offer prospective students
By Justin Seward on November 1st, 2022
The University of Lethbridge held an open house for prospective students on Saturday. “We had a really exciting program this year – really robust,” said Asheley Cowie, U of L’s manager of national recruitment. “A lot of our focus has been on experiential learning. How students can apply their learning and we wanted that to ... Read More »
1 responseTrunk or Treat event growing in popularity in Lethbridge
By Justin Seward on November 1st, 2022
Bikers Building Bridges worked with other community organizations to host its fourth annual Trunk or Treat Halloween drive thru at Exhibition Park on Saturday night. The event saw 1,200 registered kids come in a drive-thru style and receive candy from various organizations who had decorated vehicles and employees dressed up in costumes. “It’s grown every ... Read More »
1 responseGroups address issues facing modern Africa
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on November 1st, 2022
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Be the first to comment!Choral collaboration raising voices in unison
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Multiple local choirs have come together to learn, grow and perfect their technique to be able to perform as one, in what they are calling a choral celebration between friends. The collaborative choral celebration includes guest conductor Elroy Friesen, director of Choral Studies at the University of Manitoba, the University of Lethbridge Singers, Ventus ... Read More »
1 responseFlight from police nets man six months of house arrest
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When Lethbridge police questioned Stephen Cornelius De Visser last March about some equipment violations on the vehicle he was driving, he only risked getting a ticket for not having an operator’s licence. But then he took off, speeding through stop signs and red lights before police subsequently tracked him down and arrested him. ... Read More »
1 responseNew photo book a portrait of province’s disappearing heritage
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2022
Albertan Joe Chowaniec has released his second book on photography in Alberta, titled Abandoned Alberta II. The book takes audiences through a visual journey of the past, showcasing rural and abandoned places in the province to remind readers of the history here in our backyards. “I think I’m up to 22,000 kilometres of Alberta roads ... Read More »
1 responseKainai’s ‘stolen children’ focus of U of L lecture
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2022
The assimilationist policies of previous federal governments towards Alberta’s Indigenous peoples were analyzed during the University of Lethbridge’s second instalment of its PUBlic Professor Series Thursday night at the Sandman Hotel. The monthly series of thought-provoking lectures see a range of experts and researchers speak about their work with audiences. Tiffany Prete, assistant professor in ... Read More »
1 responseChronic pain complicates quality of life for local family
By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2022
Health Canada estimates that nearly eight million Canadians live with chronic pain. That’s about 20 per cent of the population, and that means that you or someone you know has been affected by it. Someone you know is likely dealing with it as you’re reading this. Lethbridge resident Penny Kowalchuk knows all about chronic pain. ... Read More »
1 responseVolunteer Lethbridge’s comprehensive approach to vetting ‘revolutionary’
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Amanda Jensen feels Volunteer Lethbridge is on the right path to something special. Volunteer Lethbridge, which has operated in the city for 41 years, is an organization that connects volunteers to non-profit organizations of many kinds here. Its model is being examined by other agencies who are exploring the possibility of following in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City outlines priorities in 2022 action plan
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday accepted the Quarter 3 2022 Action Report as information. The report, submitted by Director of Finance and Corporate Performance Tony Vanden Heuvel, provided council with an update on the progress and status of initiatives in the Gateway to Opportunity 2022 Action Plan. The plan contains 24 initiatives labelled ... Read More »
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