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Organ recipient a strong supporter of Green Shirt Day
By Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Because of an organ donation, Jan Clemis still gets the opportunity to spend time with her grandchildren in Taber. Clemis, who suffers from a hereditary disease that caused renal failure and required a kidney transplant, was on dialysis for 1.5 years, driving to Lethbridge from Taber three times a week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airport getting grant for study on hangar development
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge airport is one of 10 in the province getting grant funding from the provincial government. Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen announced in Red Deer on Thursday that the province will be providing a total of $1.13 million in grants to the airports. Among grant recipients will be Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bluebird conservation society celebrates 50 years
By Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024
The Mountain Bluebird Trails Conservation Society is celebrating a 50th anniversary milestone at its upcoming annual general meeting Saturday at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre. Mountain Bluebird conservation in Southern Alberta was pioneered by the late Duncan Mackintosh of Lethbridge who started setting out nest boxes in spring of 1974. In the fall of 1973 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians waiting longer for priority procedures
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Wait times for priority procedures such as hip and knee replacements and cancer surgeries are longer than before the COVID-19 pandemic, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) reveals. “While more patients are receiving care within recommended benchmarks after a significant dip at the beginning of the pandemic, Canadians are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Buffalo Treaty exhibit on display at Galt Museum
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2024
In honour of the 10-year anniversary of the Buffalo Treaty the exhibition of the Buffalo Treaty: Keystone to Wellness will be open to the public from until Sept. 30th. “It’s important for people to recognize and remember Mayor Hyggen signed the Buffalo Treaty as a supporter back in 2023. So, every person who lives within ... Read More »
1 responseNeudorf talks electricity at SACPA
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A discussion on the Alberta electricity system sparked a full house to turn out Thursday to the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization for this week’s session of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs. Lethbridge East MLA and Minister of Affordability and Utilities Nathan Neudorf discussed the utility market, factors that impact the affordability ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Art celebrates ice sports and Logan Boulet legacy
By Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024
Delon Shurtz – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Zambonis normally don’t attract much attention as they go about their business cleaning the ice between periods of hockey and after a game. But the Zamboni in Lethbridge’s Logan Boulet Arena is sure to garner some well-deserved oohs and aahs the next time it’s on the ice. The Zamboni has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MyCityCare making graduation dreams come true
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com There’s no fairy godmother or magical pumpkin, but there will be plenty of Cinderella-like magic going on for high school students needing a new outfit for their graduation ceremony. MyCityCare’s Cinderella Project and Tux Shop will make graduation dreams come true by providing grad dresses and suits to students who may not be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health minister calls new training centres a boost for rural Alberta students
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange was excited to hear when she took over her present portfolio last June of the rural medical education program training centres that were being planned. The projects were great news not only for rural residents who need a family physician but also for students as well, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Festival celebrates end of spring term at U of L
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com University of Lethbridge students can see the light at the end of a long tunnel with classes ending this week and exams starting soon. On Wednesday, the U of L Student Affairs team helped their classmates unwind a bit with a spring carnival on campus in an open field east of the Dhillon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New medical training school unveiled at U of L
By Lethbridge Herald on April 3rd, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government on Wednesday formally announced the investment of $224.8 million to train more physicians in rural areas of the province. A big part of that money is being invested in the University of Lethbridge for a new rural medical education program training centre, one of two that will ... Read More »
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