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Jumbo Bites bring in big bucks for Longhorns
By Lethbridge Herald on October 11th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Excite Lethbridge provided the Lethbridge Longhorns with a cheque for $18,000 on Friday from Whoop-Up Days proceeds as they took part of the Jumbo Bites program. Paul Kingsmith, director for event development with Excite Lethbridge, said it was exciting to be able to provide such a significant contribution to their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jenny’s teaching excellence came from varied experience
By Lethbridge Herald on October 11th, 2025
Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It was a moment a long time in the making for Jenny Burke. Burke, a biology instructor, was named the University of Lethbridge’s 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award winner, the school announced this week. In an interview with the Herald, Burke says she was quite surprised to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province announces new funding for special needs
By Lethbridge Herald on October 11th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The government of Alberta announced Friday that they will be providing new supports to help parents and students manage financial and learning challenges during the teacher’s strike. Previously, the government announced a Parent Payment plan, where those with school children 12 years old and younger, will be able to receive $30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jessenia literally wrote the book on bumble bees
By Lethbridge Herald on October 11th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Bees are widely considered the most effective and important pollinators; and as far as bees go, bumble bees are often considered among the friendliest bee species due to their generally docile and non-aggressive nature. And now a University of Lethbridge student has created the first bumble bee ... Read More »
1 responseTwinning Society calling all ‘civilian diplomats’
By Lethbridge Herald on October 10th, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Lethbridge Twinning Society has been fostering relationships with other cities worldwide for over 30 years and invites all “civilian diplomats” to join in a meeting Saturday to learn more about their initiatives. The idea of having sister cities actually came from former U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower ... Read More »
1 responseThings are speeding up on Whoop-Up Drive
By Lethbridge Herald on October 10th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Westside commuters will now have a slightly faster way to get across Whoop-Up Drive as speed limits increase, and lane reductions will only apply to the bridge deck. The City of Lethbridge announced Thursday that starting today, motorists will see some changes on both directions of Whoop-Up Drive. While the speed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AB school bus drivers still at work during strike
By Lethbridge Herald on October 10th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With students out of school during the teachers strike, school buses are not operational and therefore their drivers are also waiting for the strike to end. Leslie Cross, president of Pacific Western Transportation student line of business, the corporate group that owns Southland Transportation here in Lethbridge, said they are keeping ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workshop focuses on first responder mental health
By Lethbridge Herald on October 10th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service, in partnership with the Diversified Rehabilitation Group, hosted a special workshop to support the spouses and family members of first responders Thursday at the Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre. The “Getting Better Together” workshop included members of the Lethbridge Police Service, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill offers advice for living to 101
By Lethbridge Herald on October 10th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter When Bill Gooch started farming as a young man in the 1930s, motorized farming saw the widespread adoption of tractors that replaced horse-drawn equipment, increasing efficiency in plowing, planting, and harvesting. Farming however, was still hard manual work. Nearly a century later, modern air conditioned combines can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City makes battery recycling easy
By Lethbridge Herald on October 9th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge, in partnership with Call2Recycle Canada, has launched a pilot curbside battery collection program, where residents can bag their dead batteries and set them out for curbside pick-up the same day as their green cart. Throughout the week of Oct. 6-10, 15,800 households in Lethbridge will receive a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voting officially underway at city’s advance polls
By Lethbridge Herald on October 9th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Advance voting has begun and Voting stations at two locations are now open for the 2025 Lethbridge municipal and school board election. Lethbridge residents can now head to a voting station at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre or the Cor Van Raay YMCA at the Cavendish Farms Centre. Advance voting ... Read More »
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