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Vaccine QR codes only starting Monday
By Al Beeber on November 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Starting Monday, operators participating in the province’s Restrictions Exemptions Program will only be accepting Alberta vaccine records with paper or digital QR codes. Businesses will be using the COVD Records Verifier app to scan QR codes, says the Alberta government. When scanned, the code shows a person’s name, birthday and vaccination information. It ... Read More »
2 responsesPhillips calling for help for childcare operators
By Al Beeber on November 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips has weighed in on her party’s call for the Alberta government to help child-care operators keep their doors open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this week NDP critic Rakhi Pancholi said in Edmonton the province’s Children’s Services Department has roughly $70 million in unspent funds because of lower ... Read More »
1 responseGov’t funding jobs program
By Al Beeber on November 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government is taking applications for the second round of the Alberta Jobs Now program. With funding of $370 million split between the Alberta and federal governments, Labour Minister Tyler Shandro said Friday in a phone conference with members of the Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association that is the largest jobs program in ... Read More »
1 responseAnnual Angel Tree campaign providing care for community
By Lethbridge Herald on November 13th, 2021
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Family Services launched their 29th annual Angel Tree campaign on Friday and this year the campaign has given a southern Alberta family the opportunity to honour the memory of their baby girl. Emily and Alex Geerligs’ daughter Madison passed away just over a year ago. To commemorate what would ... Read More »
1 responseInterfaith Food Bank Society recognized for having an impact
By Lethbridge Herald on November 12th, 2021
Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge has been included in Charity Intelligence (Ci)’s Top 10 Impact: Canadian Food Banks of 2021. The Top Impact Charities of 2021 was formally launched Tuesday.  Top Impact Charities will appear in MoneySense. Inclusion in a Top Impact Charities list is based on the amount of demonstrated impact that charities ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge green cart program getting provincial funding
By Lethbridge Herald on November 12th, 2021
The Alberta government is investing $4.75 million in Lethbridge to support municipal infrastructure improvements. The Municipal Sustainability Initiative money will be used by the City of Lethbridge for the purchase of solid waste carts and vehicles across the west and east sides of the city. This money is specifically for the carts and trucks needed ... Read More »
3 responsesCemetery service remembers the fallen
By Dale Woodard on November 12th, 2021
For Ryan Ribeiro and Matthew McHugh, it was a chance to honour fallen soldiers as well as their own flesh and blood. It was also a chance to carry on a proud family tradition and honour a special centennial as well. In honour of Remembrance Day, a special reduced ceremony was held at the Mountain ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge marks Remembrance Day
By Lethbridge Herald on November 12th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald A huge socially-distanced crowd turned out on a cool morning Thursday for Remembrance Day services at the Lethbridge Cenotaph. Thursday’s ceremony next to City Hall marked the 103rd anniversary of Remembrance Day. The ceremony featured a speech by retired Canadian army Colonel and current City Manager Craig Dalton, a fly-past ... Read More »
1 responseGhostbusters premier set for Saturday in Fort Macleod
By Lethbridge Herald on November 11th, 2021
The Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod will be host Saturday to the Canadian premiere of a Hollywood movie. The historic theatre plays a prominent role in “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” which filmed scenes in the town in the summer of 2019. To mark the occasion a street festival will start at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local veteran honoured with Quilt of Valour
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A local Second World War veteran, 99-year-old Henry Dick, has been honoured with the gift of a Quilt of Valour from the Royal Canadian Legion. “We are just very proud of his life service, because that’s what it has been and we’re really pleased that he can be recognized,” said Dick’s daughter, Wendy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple shoplifting charges earn jail time
By Delon Shurtz on November 11th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com While shoplifting offences don’t normally attract a jail sentence, Nikki Eagle Child was not so lucky after she racked up nearly a dozen charges over the past three years. Eagle Child pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to numerous charges for shoplifting between 2019 and 2021. Court was told that in December ... Read More »
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