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Hurricanes survey looking for feedback from Enmax patrons
By Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
The Lethbridge Hurricanes have contracted out Collaborative Strategies Consulting to see if it’s feasible to take on more of a role with internal operations at the Enmax Centre. “The Lethbridge Hurricanes are exploring if this is the time that they take on a higher level of responsibility as the anchor tenant, recognizing that it would ... Read More »
2 responsesCity council balks at Outreach Support Services Initiative evaluation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday defeated by a 7-2 motion a request to spend up to $80,000 for a request for proposal (RFP) to evaluate the city’s Outreach Support Services Initiative funding system. Only Mayor Blaine Hyggen and deputy mayor Jenn Schmidt-Rempel voted in favour of the motion based on a recommendation made ... Read More »
3 responsesCity hopes to curb ‘undesirable’ behaviours with Public Spaces Bylaw
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday unanimously gave second and third reading to an amended public spaces bylaw as recommended by the Community Safety Standing Policy Committee in April. The purpose of the bylaw is to clearly outline expected behaviour in public spaces. The bylaw lists undesirable behaviours in the city including littering, public urination, ... Read More »
5 responses‘Access block’ growing problem in Alberta emergency rooms
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
Albertans are seeing decreased access to emergency rooms across the province. The challenges and issues growing within the healthcare system continue to impair timely access to health care in our province according to Dr. Paul Parks, an emergency physician at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital and president of the Section of Emergency Medicine for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One-act plays bringing comedy to Gilbert Paterson
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Gilbert Paterson Middle School is gearing up to bring live theatre back to their school gymnasium next week with multiple performances of two comedic one-act plays. Drama coordinator at Gilbert Paterson Tyler Leavitt, said Game of Myths takes Greek Gods and Goddesses and sets them in the 1980’s for a comical competition among ... Read More »
1 responseWaterton prescribed burn to restore naiver prairie grasslands
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Waterton Lakes National Park saw a prescribed burn take place this past week in an effort to restore native prairie grassland. Fire managers completed ignition operations last week for the Y-Camp prescribed fire in Waterton Lakes National Park. According to Parks Canada, a prescribed fire is an intentional fire planned and managed by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court sets news media hearing on Coutts warrant
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Five national news media organizations will try later this summer to convince a judge to unseal informationĂ‚Â the RCMP used to obtain search warrants during the Coutts border protest. Edmonton lawyer Matthew Woodley, who represents the CBC, CTV News, Global News, Postmedia and The Globe and Mail, was in Lethbridge provincialĂ‚Â court Tuesday, where he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackfoot name bestowed on U of L’s EleV Navigator Team
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge EleV Navigator Team received a Blackfoot name bestowed by Blackfoot Elder Francis First Charger during a naming ceremony Tuesday at the University of Lethbridge. The name bestowed on the EleV Navigator Team is Iiksitawapa Akakatsiyiwa (Going All Out Society). During the ceremony University of Lethbridge manager ... Read More »
1 responseCommunity Service Fair offers connections to support agencies
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents had the opportunity to connect with multiple agencies during the Community Service Fair on Friday afternoon provided by the Family Centre’s Family Resource Network. Family Centre executive director Maral Kiani Tari, said the purpose of the Community Service Fair was for families to network and learn what programs are available to ... Read More »
1 responseLCI programs to benefit from trailer donation
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Southland Trailers has partnered up with Lethbridge Collegiate Institute to donate a flat deck trailer to the school, to help multiple hands-on programs with their transportation needs. “We do a lot of work with the schools and trying to keep that partnership up is something that’s extremely important to us,” said Madyson Kuipers, ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge neighbourhoods participate in annual Jane’s Walk
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2022
Lethbridge participated in the annual worldwide Jane’s Walk over the weekend. The west-end neighbourhood of Garry Station hosted its inaugural walk this year, and London Road as well earlier in the day. Jane’s Walk is a global pedestrian-powered movement of neighbourhood-led walking tours inspired by Jane Jacobs, an urbanist. “The purpose of the walk is ... Read More »
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