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Community Foundation gives $20,000 grant to LFS for Ukrainian nationals
By Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta has given a $20,000 grant to Lethbridge Family Services Immigrant Services Department to support people fleeing the war in Ukraine and seeking temporary safety in Canada. “We learned that the Ukrainian families who are arriving in our community are considered temporary refugees, as most are expected to ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge ranked top 10 in the country
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Take a bow, Lethbridge. The city has just been named No. 10 among the top-performing cities in Canada with populations under 200,000. The list was compiled by Vancouver’s Resonance Consultancy, a company that is an advisor in real estate, tourism and economic development. It’s rankings quantify and benchmark “the relative quality of place, ... Read More »
2 responsesBail denied man facing criminal charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coaldale man who is accused of several criminal offences and believes the charges against him are fake, has been denied bail. Cody Gregory Fleming had hoped to be released from remand custody Wednesday, but following his bail hearing in Lethbridge provincial court, he was detained on charges of assault and failing to ... Read More »
1 responseTrial date set in human trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A trial has been set for a man facing numerous sex-related offences in relation to a human trafficking case. Neirabani Mohammad is scheduled to stand trial for three days beginning Feb. 22 of next year, on charges of sexual contact with a child, sexual counsel of a child, sexual assault of a person ... Read More »
3 responsesStreet Machine Weekend starts up
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Get your motors running – the 44th annual Street Machine Weekend is hitting the pavement. The Street Wheelers event kicked off Thursday with a drive-in movie in the south lot of Exhibition Park. Fittingly, the film was the classic 1973 hit “American Graffitti” starring very young actors such as Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, ... Read More »
1 responseAmazing Race set to show off Lethbridge
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The popular CTV reality series “The Amazing Race” is coming to Lethbridge Tuesday and residents can view the episode at the new downtown Festival Square. The square is located at 600 3 Ave. S. The second episode of the long-running series will put Lethbridge in the national spotlight again. The city’s previously had ... Read More »
1 responseBlackfoot culture to be Whoop-Up Days highlight
By Lethbridge Herald on July 8th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge and District Exhibition in partnership with the Blackfoot Confederacy announced its Indigenous cultural programming for Whoop-Up Days 2022 on Thursday at Heritage Hall. After the official announcement was made, a group of Blackfoot dancers demonstrated four different types of dances that will be showcased during the powwow competition ... Read More »
1 responseCoaldale author launching new novel tonight
By Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
Justin Seward – Lethbridge Herald Coaldale author Ryan Uytdewilligen is set to release his new fiction humour/satire novel, He’s No Angel. The author is holding a signing tonight at Analog Books, ahead of the official release on July 26. The novel is about Charlie Fritz, a hollow Hollywood talent agent, who is hanging on to his ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil preparing for summer break
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Summertime is here and Lethbridge city council will soon be taking a brief break to enjoy it. Only more council meeting is scheduled before elected officials take a breather until September. The next full council meeting is scheduled for July 26 at 1:30 p.m. in council chambers. Aside from a meeting of the ... Read More »
2 responsesCity of Lethbridge recruiting residents to serve the community
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge has launched a recruitment campaign to encourage residents to get involved with City Council’s Boards, Commissions and Committees. The recruitment campaigned is called Bring Out The Best In Our City. Applications are open now until Aug. 28 for a variety of positions. “The recruitment focuses on bringing a multitude ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil votes down shopping cart resolution
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 7th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An effort by councillor John Middleton-Hope to get the wheels rolling on an initiative to deal with abandoned shopping carts failed to make it out the door Tuesday. Council voted 5-4 against a resolution brought forward by the first-term councillor that would have directed administration to return to it through the Community Safety ... Read More »
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