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City votes no on new election laws
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday sent a strong message to the provincial government that it doesn’t support the ban on electronic ballot counting devices in October’s municipal election. Council unanimously supported an official business motion presented by councillor Rajko Dodic asking the provincial government to let the City of Lethbridge tabulate votes in October’s ... Read More »
1 responseNew logo brings Logan back to Green Shirt Day campaign
By Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com With Green Shirt Day fast approaching, Toby and Bernadine Boulet were recognized Tuesday at city hall for their continued efforts to inspire people through their son Logan’s story on organ donation, while also unveiling their campaign’s new shirt logo for 2025. The Boulets each received a King Charles III Coronation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports tourism generating millions locally
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2025
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Sport Council announced Monday that sport events hosted in Lethbridge in 2024 generated a total economic impact of over $18 million while province-wide the total economic impact reached over $21.5 million. Economic impact reports were completed for 214 single and multi-day sport events representing 62 per cent of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown offers new vibe for young people
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2025
By Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter D espite long-standing complications arising from interactions with vulnerable populations in the area, Lethbridge’s downtown continues to draw in larger numbers of young people. That’s according to Amin Iqbal, a Millennial himself at 33 years old. Iqbal is a real estate agent who owns property downtown ... Read More »
4 responsesMaterial recovery facility, municipal election costs on council agenda
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2025
By Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald City council will be asked today to direct City Manager Lloyd Brierley to pay off debt associated with the material recovery facility from the Waste and Environment department’s surplus. Three debentures total $7,588,244. Mandi Parker, the department’s general manager, is making the request because, effective April, 1 under Extended Producer Responsibility rules, the ... Read More »
2 responsesYWCA recognizes community leaders at annual Women of Distinction awards
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2025
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With Saturday marking International Women’s Day the YWCA Lethbridge and District celebrated its annual Women of Distinction awards with over 200 people in attendance to honour five women and those who paved the path before them. The YWCA Lethbridge and District has been honouring local women with the Women of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bear’s Hump tops the list of best views in Canada
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 8th, 2025
A global study which analyzed almost 500,000 traveller reviews has deemed that Waterton’s Park’s Bear’s Hump has conquered all the rest in being the best view in Canada. Remitly, a provider of digital financial services, has uncovered Canada’s best-kept-scenic secrets, analyzing over 483,000 reviews across 411 popular attracts. By identifying locations with the highest percentage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newsies production teaches students about dedication
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com St. Francis Junior High School Performing Arts students are ready to delight audiences with their latest production, Disney’s Newsies, running from March 11-15. Dino Caputo, director talked to media about what those attending can expect to see next week and said that this production is a professional level production performed by junior high ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Green Acres Foundation celebrates 65 years
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Green Acres Foundation will be celebrating its 65th business anniversary next month, which means the foundation is now old enough to move into one of its residences. “On Apr. 11, 1960, Green Acres Foundation came into existence,” says Dawna Coslovi, Green Acres. “We were one of a few foundations in the province that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Get ready to spring those clocks ahead
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Welcome back to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, when a lot of people may wake up realizing they forgot to turn the clocks on walls, stoves, wrists and SUVs ahead an hour. It’s that semi-annual time of year when sleep patterns are once again disrupted because of a time change whose value is ... Read More »
1 responseCoaldale youth making waves in the wakesurfing world
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on March 8th, 2025
Young Coaldale world champion wakesurfer Greyson Hantke has been making waves in the sport since learning to get up on board when he was five years old at Stafford Lake. “My parents have done it for a while for sure but never as something big,” said Hantke. “I’ve always been on the boat … growing ... Read More »
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