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Changes coming to Alberta recycling system
By Lethbridge Herald on August 14th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Chris Neilsen has hopes the provincial government’s plan to expand its recycling program will be successful. But the owner/operator of DBS Environmental Services in Lethbridge has some reservations about elements of it. The province announced on Tuesday that beginning in 2025 Alberta will start recycling more than 500 additional electronics ... Read More »
1 responseNominations open for Reconciliation Awards
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 14th, 2024
The City of Lethbridge and the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee (RLAC) are hosting the second annual Reconciliation Awards ceremony and looking for nominations. These nominations are to recognize both individuals and corporations who play a vital role in Truth and Reconciliation in Lethbridge. Echo Nowak, Indigenous relations specialist for the City of Lethbridge, says she ... Read More »
1 responseCity woman TOPS in weight loss
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge resident has won a provincial title for losing the most of something many Albertans try to get rid of on a regular basis, something many struggle to lose… weight. Dawn Puckett recently received the title of TOPS 2023 Alberta Queen. TOPS which stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a nonprofit, ... Read More »
1 responseWeekend structure fire points to continued problems SCAN house
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A northside fire on Friday night caused about $500,000 damage to a garage and home. A city firefighter suffered minor injuries battling the blaze while a pet was found dead. The fire was at the back of a residence on the 1600 block of 3 Ave. N. A neighbour, who did not want ... Read More »
4 responsesWhoop Up bridge work nearly finished
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Whoop Up Drive construction is expected to be over soon thanks to work being done after hours. Something that started last night and will continue for the next few days weather permitted says the city. Naftali Kiboya, transportation project engineer with the City of Lethbridge and project manager for the Whoop Up project, ... Read More »
1 responseIndigenous culture set for spotlight at Whoop-Up Days
By Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2024
Alexandra Noad – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Whoop-Up Days has been an annual celebration for over 125 years and will be continuing the legacy of rodeo, fair food and rides along with music from both local and mainstream talent. While this has been a longstanding event in Lethbridge, this year the rich tapestry of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta doctors ready to roll with new care model
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The president of the Alberta Medical Association says it’s urgent that the province approve the physician comprehensive care model before fall. Paul Parks, an emergency room doctor in Medicine Hat, said in an email late last week to media that no firm date has been set for the model’s approval. Since then, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not-for-profit group real superheroes for kids
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2024
While people were attending the Lethbridge Comics, Cards and Collectors Show at the Exhibition Grandstand to collect superhero comics and figurines or hockey cards and coins, for one vendor it was about putting the awareness out there on how dressing up as a superhero can make a sick person’s day. C3, which stands for Caring, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speaker series seeks to examine different perspectives
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 13th, 2024
The western society views the world as a hierarchy, while the Indigenous perspective sees things as circular with everything being connected and equal. With these perspectives opposing one another, how does one learn to merge two polarizing world views to create a sense of balance? John Chief Calf, a humanitarian teacher at Chinook High School, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta man who defrauded thousands caught in U.S.
By Collin Gallant SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS cgallant@medicinehatnews.com on August 13th, 2024
A former pastor who defrauded dozens of Medicine Hat residents among thousands of Albertans for millions in failed real estate company has been apprehended after he left the country prior to his sentencing date last fall. Ronald James Aitkens, of Lethbridge, whose firm owned the Cimmaron land development in Medicine Hat, was arrested on Aug. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Candy parade a sweet treat
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2024
Hundreds of people flocked to the streets of downtown Coaldale for the Candy Parade during the town’s annual Summer Fest weekend on Saturday. There were as many as 50 floats and participants parading down the town’s streets throwing out candy to the onlookers from the sidewalks. “It’s just always been kind of the highlight of ... Read More »
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