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Community Foundation and United Way announce charitable funding opportunity
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 7th, 2023
The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta and the United Way of Lethbridge have announced their participation in the Community Services Recovery Fund (CSRF). The one-time investment of $400-million by the Government of Canada will go to supporting the charitable sector’s pandemic recovery across the country. The CSRF will be facilitated by local community ... Read More »
1 responseNDP critics advocate for financial commitment to healthcare
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 7th, 2023
The NDP are calling for more funding to be committed toward healthcare in the province. On Friday, Joe Ceci, Municipal Affairs Critic and Calgary-Buffalo MLA, and Shannon Phillips, Finance Critic and Lethbridge-West MLA, held a press conference in Calgary where they spoke about Alberta’s current status with healthcare workers and pledged to commit to bringing ... Read More »
1 responseMan receives 30 days for unlawfully being in vacant house
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It was cold in February 2020, and Renee Star Oka was looking for a warm place for he and his wife to stay when they found a vacant home in the 1200 block of 5A Avenue South. The couple and another person entered the home, which the owners had purchased Feb. 18 but ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge Sport Council looks to celebrate community’s best
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 7th, 2023
The Lethbridge Sport Council is calling for nominations for its upcoming awards, recognizing those in the community for their excellences in athletics across Lethbridge. The 13th annual Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards recognizes and showcases the excellence of spirit and sport amongst athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, and sport leaders. Nominations are now open with applications ... Read More »
1 responseAHS confirms four new doctors have arrived in Lethbridge
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 7th, 2023
With the beginning of a new year, many residents are hoping to start it off with a clean bill of health. But like a lot of the province, many in southern Alberta are still unable to find a family doctor. Recruitment efforts have ramped up in Lethbridge. Last year in September it was announced 17 ... Read More »
4 responsesComplex factors guide heritage preservation for city buildings
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 7th, 2023
Heritage buildings, properly preserved and maintained, can be a living example of history for their respective communities. Back for 2023, the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs hosted its first session of the new year with Ross Kilgour, senior community planner with the City of Lethbridge, and George Kuhl, chair of the Historic Places Advisory ... Read More »
6 responsesDisplaced Ukrainians celebrate Christmas as conflict continues
By Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com They’re thousands of kilometres and a different culture away from their families, but displaced Ukrainians are trying to keep their traditions alive in Lethbridge. The Rotary Club of Lethbridge Downtown is assisting 18 families and four single adults resettle into new lives far from their war-torn homeland. The Rotarians have ... Read More »
1 responseFaith, safe learning environment rate high in Holy Spirit report
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 6th, 2023
Last month, Holy Spirit Catholic School Division’s Board of Trustees reviewed the finalized summary of its Annual Education Assurance Report (AEAR) from the 2021/2022 school year. The results highlighted a positive student response towards their faith, safe learning environments, and scholarship eligibility. “We submit an education plan each May, and then the results from the ... Read More »
2 responsesNew agreement targets more sport tourism events for Lethbridge
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Two local organizations have signed a memorandum of agreement to promote sport tourism in Lethbridge. The announcement was made Thursday morning by Erin Crane, Tourism Lethbridge CEO and Susan Eymann, executive director of the Lethbridge Sport Council. The two organizations have worked together for years and the MOA formalizes their working relationship. Sport ... Read More »
3 responsesHigh-profile drug smuggling cases adjourned
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a 26-year-old Calgary man accused of trying to smuggle drugs through the Coutts border in November, is waiting for a resolution proposal from the Crown before he decides how to best proceed with the case. During a hearing Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, Lethbridge lawyer Scott Hadford said he is ... Read More »
2 responsesMultiple frauds results in 15-month conditional sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An Edmonton woman who committed several frauds in southern Alberta more than a year ago and was caught with thousands of dollars worth of stolen property, has been placed on house arrest. Denise Rae Larouche, 42, was given a 15-month conditional sentence after she pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to one ... Read More »
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