December 25th, 2024

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Mayor’s annual community barbecue draws big crowd

By Lethbridge Herald on August 20th, 2024

Alexandra Noad – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Hundreds, if not thousands, of people lined up at city hall to enjoy a hotdog, drink and music from Trevor Panczak after the parade at the 3rd annual Mayor’s Barbecue on Tuesday. Mayor Blaine Hyggen was prepared for a crowd but was still blown away by the ... Read More »

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Thomas kicks off Whoop-Up Days with annual breakfast

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 20th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Member of Parliament Rachael Thomas kicked-off the Whoop-Up Days celebration with a free pancake breakfast Monday morning at PiP International where hundreds enjoyed a free meal. “I started the pancake breakfast in 2015 after I was elected and it’s become an annual tradition and something I look forward to doing for the community ... Read More »

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Irrigation district has to consider wide range of needs

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 20th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Timely rains and a cool spring enabled the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District to increase water allocation to members this year but dam levels are still being monitored to ensure that organization does its part for water conservation in the area. The LNID was one of many organizations who had tents set up at ... Read More »

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Mayor ready for the food and festivities of Whoop-Up Days

By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 20th, 2024

As cooler days are quickly approaching, the City of Lethbridge is heating up for one last yee-haw of the summer. Whoop-Up Days started as an agricultural fair in 1897 and has since grown to be a significant event for Lethbridge and area. While the parade kicks off the official start of the week’s festivities today ... Read More »

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Residential school survivor shares his story through art

By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 20th, 2024

A residential school survivor is selling paintings and handmade jewelry as a means to share his talents and connect with his culture. Wesley Harry started selling his paintings in 1989 after encouragement from his friends. He learned the Indigenous traditions for art and beadwork from the elders, but he didn’t always have his culture to ... Read More »

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Whoop-Up Days parade to get party started

By Lethbridge Herald on August 19th, 2024

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com It is Whoop-Up Days Parade day today and Lethbridge & District Exhibition is ready to kick-start Lethbridge’s most popular and longest-running community fair.  “This year we have over 90 floats registered already which is fantastic, of delegates from across the province and it’s just going to be an exciting time ... Read More »

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Jasper school initiative gets huge response

By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 17th, 2024

Back to school can be both an exciting and nerve-racking experience with many unknowns, but for those affected by the Jasper wildfires the unknowns are on a much greater scale. The fire which overtook the town of Jasper is believed to have been started by a lightning storm which occurred on July 22. Within days ... Read More »

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Alberta on pace for record housing starts

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta is on pace to set a record for house construction this year. The province said Friday that data from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation shows that 26,000 new homes under construction was seen between January and July, a growth of nearly 50 per cent over 2023. The start of 4,350 new ... Read More »

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Countdown on for Whoop-Up Days

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Countdown is on for Whoop-Up Days and the Lethbridge & District Exhibition is ready to welcome everyone to their grounds an hour earlier than before Tuesday shortly after the annual parade. Whoop Up Days will begin with the traditional annual parade on Tuesday starting at 9 a.m. from Park Place Mall, going ... Read More »

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Seminars give coffee fans an education on their morning brew

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com For many people a cup of coffee is essential to begin their day and for those with very busy lives a coffee on the go is the most convenient way to obtain their caffeine fix. But what does it take for that to happen? After hundreds if not thousands of inquiries about what ... Read More »

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Fraud nets city man four years in jail following arrest in U.S.

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Court of Justice on Thursday sentenced Ronald James Aitkens to four years in jail after he was previously found guilty of fraud and making false or misleading statements in an Offering Memorandum. Between 2005 and 2007, Aitkens raised over $35 million through three Offering Memorandums with 1,475 investors and diverted at ... Read More »

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