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SPC to hear report on graffiti abatement
By Lethbridge Herald on October 10th, 2024
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council will meet at 9:30 a.m today in council chambers. The SPC consists of the mayor and all members of council. The SPC has numerous items on its agenda including two presentations and submissions from different City departments. The presentations include ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public library launches Makerspace initiative
By Lethbridge Herald on October 10th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Lethbridge Pubic Library has launched its Library of Things and Makerspace, where library members can borrow items other than books, to help them express themselves in creative ways. Jonathan Jarvie, resource sharing librarian said this week that the library of things is a collection of items that people can take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Endangered native grasslands conserved near U.S. border
By Lethbridge Herald on October 9th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALD A significant block of native Prairie grasslands in the southern-most point of Alberta is now being conserved. Boundary Creek couple Colleen and Dale Adams have signed an agreement with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). It means their 128-hectare (315 acre) cattle ranch will remain a working landscape while spared from any future ... Read More »
1 responseRIDE for refuge campaign supports Streets Alive mission
By Lethbridge Herald on October 9th, 2024
Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter More than 2,000 cyclists, runners and walkers across the country raised money for charity organizations country-wide in the annual RIDE for refuge campaign on the weekend. Streets Alive was Lethbridge’s organization with proceeds going to their Genesis Women’s recovery and Exodus Men’s recovery programs. They have raised over $4,000 ... Read More »
1 responseSmoke detectors the focus of Fire Prevention Week
By Lethbridge Herald on October 9th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD This week marks Fire Prevention Week and Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents to check their smoke detectors to make sure they are working properly. Troy Hicks, Chief Fire Marshall with Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services said this year’s campaign theme is “smoke detectors, make them work for you.” ... Read More »
1 responseBanner project honours veterans with local connection
By Lethbridge Herald on October 9th, 2024
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD With Remembrance Day a month away, Lethbridge residents have probably seen banners flying on poles in various locations throughout the city. Those banners, which recognize men and women who have served the country in its military, is an initiative of the Royal Canadian Legion General Stewart Branch No. 4 and Lethbridge’s ... Read More »
1 responseAMA launches campaign to get govt.’s attention
By Lethbridge Herald on October 8th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman The Alberta Medical Association recently launched a campaign to grab the provincial government’s attention about the Primary Care Comprehensive Model. The main message for the campaign is based around the fact that according to the AMA the government is not listening to physicians. Dr. Shelley Duggan, president of the AMA, told the Herald ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil addressing bylaws on light agenda
By Lethbridge Herald on October 8th, 2024
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald A light agenda is on tap for city council when it meets today at 12:30 p.m. in chambers at City Hall. No presentations are scheduled and no official business is on the agenda. Instead, council will address one bylaw for first reading and two others for second and third readings. Community ... Read More »
1 responseLPS reprimands officer for improperly accessing data on Shannon Phillips
By Lethbridge Herald on October 8th, 2024
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Lethbridge Police Service has reprimanded an officer for improperly accessing information within a police database. Police said Monday that an internal investigation was conducted upon the conclusion of an Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) investigation into allegations of improper data access involving former NDP West Lethbridge MLA Shannon Phillips in 2018. ... Read More »
6 responsesChoral society to host concert
By Lethbridge Herald on October 8th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Vox Musica Choral Society on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m.will present “Between Friends: A Choral Celebration” at Southminster United Church. The concert will showcase five Lethbridge choirs spanning a wide range of ages: award-winning Ventus Women’s Choir, led by Regan Brooks; the Incanto Singers, led by Kathy Matkin-Clapton; Chinook High School Concert Choir, ... Read More »
1 responseFriendship centre director says everyone needs hope
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com “Everybody needs hope.” That’s the message Elaine Creighton Fox wants the public to hear. Everybody needs hope. Creighton Fox, director of the Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Friendship Centre – the longest standing Indigenous organization in Lethbridge – says Indigenous peoples are still suffering the harm caused previous generations by the residential school system. As she and ... Read More »
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