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City dealing with invasive fish swimming in local storm ponds
By Herald on October 28th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald There’s something a little fishy going on in local storm ponds. Aquatic invasive species, including prussian carp (goldfish) and other aquarium species, such as koi, have become an issue at Firelight Park, Chinook Lake and Elma Groves Pond. On Wednesday afternoon, contractors armed with boats and equipment began taking an ... Read More »
1 responseTiny home podcast ready to focus on environmental impact
By Al Beeber on October 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Telus Storyhive grant winner Michael Bartz is ready to premiere his six-part podcast “Over my Head,” in which he talks to experts about reducing human impact on the environment. The podcasts focus on Bartz’s own efforts as the builder and occupier of a “tiny home” that he constructed and his discussions with experts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Friends! The Musical Parody’ coming to Lethbridge in new year
By Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2021
Fans of the hit TV show “Friends” will want to put Feb. 5 on their calendars. That’s the night “Friends! The Musical Parody” will be staged twice at the Yates Centre with showtimes at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Tickets for the off-Broadway hit go on sale Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Buyers can purchase them at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused in multiple break-ins back in court
By Delon Shurtz on October 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 32-year-old man for whom an arrest warrant was issued after he failed to show up for his trial in August, was back in court Tuesday. Matthew James Gajda, who is in custody at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, is accused of breaking into more than a dozen lockers at two storage facilities in ... Read More »
1 responseDowntown Dragons award accountant with rental funds
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 27th, 2021
Lethbridge’s “Downtown Dragons” have made their selection. Downtown Lethbridge BRZ, along with Economic Development Lethbridge, Community Futures, and the Regional Innovation Network of Southern Alberta (RINSA), announced the winner of the Building Business Downtown Project last week. David Lanz, owner of Accrual Accounting, won the contest after pitching his idea to the Downtown Dragons. Cookie ... Read More »
1 responseERA Energy Savings program offering funding for businesses, non-profts
By Tim Kalinowski on October 27th, 2021
Eligible businesses and non-profits can apply for up to $1 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta for funding to increase energy efficiency and foster on site energy generation for their operations. “Alberta businesses now have even more opportunity to invest in energy and cost-saving technologies that will improve their operational efficiency and reduce their emissions. These ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Juno winning singer/songwriter set to play the Empress next week
By Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2021
The Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod will be welcoming Juno-award winning folk singer/songwriter Connie Kaldor, on Friday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Kaldor has toured around the world, won three Juno Awards and is a member of the Order of Canada. She is the only songwriter to win the Western Literary Association Award of Merit. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poppy campaign marks 100th anniversary in a new way
By Herald on October 26th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald On the 100th anniversary of the poppy, a donation is just a tap or scan away. The 100th Anniversary Poppy Campaign starts up with Tag Day Saturday around Lethbridge with this year’s goal once again set at $90,000 raised. As the poppy celebrates its centennial, new technology is being introduced ... Read More »
1 responseBat house workshop aims to help conserve local flying mammals
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 26th, 2021
The Helen Schuler Nature Centre hosted experts from the Alberta Community Bats Program on Saturday to help members of the community build bat houses while learning about the different bat species that live in Alberta. “We have nine different species in Alberta, three of them are migratory species and the others all stay and hibernate ... Read More »
1 responseHistory book presents city’s past in pictures
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 26th, 2021
“Knowing a community’s history is like knowing a superhero’s origin story.” Four local authors and historians, in partnership with MacIntyre Purcell Publishing, have attempted to lay out that origin story in their new book “Lethbridge: a History in Pictures.” “You don’t understand the community, its quirks and the way it does things unless you know ... Read More »
1 responsePlaying to the next generation of classical music lovers
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on October 26th, 2021
The Galt Museum and Archives hosted the Musaeus String Quartet with Lethbridge Symphony’s principal strings for an afternoon of music for children on Sunday as an opportunity to introduce children to classical music. As they planned their season for this year, the Lethbridge Symphony was looking for a way to bring music back, as well ... Read More »
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