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Promoter ready to get the music started again
By Herald on November 6th, 2021
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald Ron Sakamoto is ready to get the music started again. The legendary Lethbridge concert promoter, who the Canadian Country Music Associaton names its promoter of the year award after, hasn’t staged a show since the pandemic shut down the live music industry in March of 2020. Sakamoto’s last show was a ... Read More »
4 responsesTory Campbell named Lethbridge County Reeve
By Dale Woodard on November 5th, 2021
Tory Campbell is back for another term, this time as reeve. The new Lethbridge County Council was sworn in Oct. 28 at an Organizational Meeting for the 2021-2025 term. Campbell, representing Division 2, was elected by council as Reeve for the upcoming year. Klaas VanderVeen was elected as Deputy Reeve. Campbell has been on Lethbridge County ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Geologist shares the story of ‘The Scenic Geology of Alberta’
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com “The Scenic Geology of Alberta is the story of unbridled power, it’s a story of drama, glaciers and volcanoes long past and it’s a story of when banks failed,” says Dale Leckie. The University of Calgary geologist spoke this week as part of the ‘The Galt presents…’ series, explaining how the landscape of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Ode to Joy’ a Christmas comeback for New West Theatre
By Al Beeber on November 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com New West Theatre is ready to give theatre fans another reason to celebrate the Christmas season with a new holiday show at the Yates Centre in December. The Lethbridge theatrical troupe will be staging its first Christmas show at the Yates in two years when the curtain rises on “Ode to Joy!” Dec. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed legislation good news for newspapers
By Al Beeber on November 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A plan by the federal government to introduce legislation that could help the Canadian print media industry is good news for newspapers. But introducing that legislation, which would require digital media platforms that generate revenue from the publication of news content to share that income with newspapers, is only a start. Paul Deegan, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Event scares up food bank donations
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge resident with a passion for Halloween offered other members of the community an opportunity to get scared while helping those in need by accepting food and cash donations for the Interfaith Foodbank on Oct. 31. Dylan Wood, a former resident of Chestemere, Alta., told the Herald the idea of turning his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poppy flag flies to mark the sacrifice of veterans
By Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2021
Trevor Busch – Lethbridge Herald To inaugurate Veterans Week and celebrate the Legion’s annual poppy campaign in the spirit of remembrance, dignitaries gathered at city hall for a flag raising on Thursday morning. At 11 a.m., Legion members, a police contingent, and city officials including Mayor Blaine Hyggen, among others, solemnly witnessed the ascension of ... Read More »
1 responseAmies in new role heading up Downtown BRZ
By Al Beeber on November 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Sarah Amies knows the community well. She’s lived in Lethbridge since 1982 and spent two decades in the non-profit sector. Now Amies has taken on the role of Community Director for the Downtown Lethbridge Business Revitalization Zone. “I’ve arrived at a very exciting time,” said Amies Wednesday in an interview at the Downtown ... Read More »
1 responsePhillips calls for performance audit of Premier’s Office for August absence
By Trevor Busch LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips is calling on Auditor General Doug Wylie to initiate a performance audit of the Premier’s Office to get to the bottom of who was left in charge of the province while Jason Kenney was on vacation in August. On Wednesday, Phillips and Edmonton – City Centre MLA David ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman gets jail time for assault over stolen liquor
By Delon Shurtz on November 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Sharise Marie-Ann Smith was already on the skids when she arrived in Lethbridge from Calgary on March 21 of last year. The 30-year-old woman, who carried with her what few possessions she owned, stayed the night at the shelter, but when she awoke the next day she discovered her belongings had been stolen. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Youth art exhibit on display at nature centre
By Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2021
Inspired by Nature: Youth Art Exhibition will be on display in the Community Art Gallery at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre until Nov. 13. The exhibition showcases the mixed media works of the next generation of artists. Participating artists are between the ages of four and eighteen. They were asked to find their muse in ... Read More »
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