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Winter Lights Festival is on!
By Lethbridge Herald on November 25th, 2021
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden is ready to celebrate winter! Its Winter Lights Festival opens to the public tonight. Now in its sixth year, the festival has become a winter tradition for Lethbridge residents and visitors to the city, attracting 20,000 people last year alone. That attendance figure was a 17.6 ... Read More »
1 responseCommittee told about COVID-19 impact on City finances
By Al Beeber on November 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Direct expenditures associated with the City’s response to COVID-19 is forecast to be nearly $3 million. City treasurer Darrell Matthews gave a presentation to the Economic Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council Wednesday on the projected impact of the pandemic on operating budgets this year. He went through the assumptions, the financial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Artist always finds something new in Bach’s Goldberg Variations
By Alejanda Pulido-Guzman on November 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge hosted Sarah Hagen to play Bach’s Goldberg Variations as part of their Music at Noon Concert Series on Tuesday at the University Recital Hall. Hagen has been awarded as Artist of the Year by both Ontario Contact (2017) and the BC Touring Council (2015), and mentioned by The Guardian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two programs left in Galt lecture series
By Al Beeber on November 25th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Two more presentations are scheduled this year before the Galt Presents series at the Galt Museum & Archives goes on hiatus until February. On Dec. 1, the museum will host a presentation called “The Great Depression” which runs from 2-3 p.m. LaRae Smith will discuss how several local families experienced and overcame the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge critical of man during sentencing
By Delon Shurtz on November 25th, 2021
A 42-year-old man who knocked a woman to the ground then struck her in the head while she lay there, is not much of a man, a judge told the offender. “It’s not very manly to strike a woman who is on the ground,” Judge John Maher told Jesse Aaron Tabor during a sentencing hearing ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge County adopts new living document to tackle winter maintenance schedule
By Erica Mathieu on November 25th, 2021
Lethbridge County is moving forward with a recommendation to adopt a living document for a baseline level of service (LOS) with respect to winter maintenance. Jeremy Wickson, director of Public Operations for the county, outlined the features of such a document. “The one thing I am trying to create is some forward-looking pieces that can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire chief Rathwell retiring in February
By Lethbridge Herald on November 24th, 2021
Trevor Busch Lethbridge Herald tbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Fire Chief Marc Rathwell is hanging up his axe. After close to three years at the top for Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services, Rathwell announced his retirement on Wednesday during a media event at City Hall. His final day with the City will be February 11, 2022. “The last ... Read More »
1 responsePolice boot camp looking to add diversity to the force
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on November 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service wants to put more boots on the ground and as part of a diversity mandate is launching a new police boot camp recruitment drive targeting female cadets. The new four-day boot camp series is intended to help future female constables hone their physical fitness. “The more diverse we are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused’s court tirade leads to possible psychiatric assessment
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man who says he was tasered by police, punched in the face and arrested without his rights being read to him, may be ordered to have a psychiatric and psychological assessment following a profanity laced outburst in Lethbridge provincial court. Cody Gregory Fleming, who is in custody at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, ... Read More »
1 responseTourism Lethbridge offering artistic views of the area
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Tourism Lethbridge has unveiled six travel posters created by local artists that are being sold at its visitors centre. The posters are on display at the Tourism Lethbridge Visitors Centre at 2805 Scenic Drive South and are available for purchase at a price of $35 or $175 for all six. The project was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fun Center helps give kids a lift during not-so-fun hospital stays
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Chinook Regional Hospital recently received a donation from Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada and the Ardene Foundation: a Starlight Fun Center to help keep young patients entertained during long hospital stays. The Ardene foundation raised funds across Canada last year for Starlight Children’s Foundation and wanted to place some fun centers in hospitals ... Read More »
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