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Community foundation seeking applications for grant programs
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is currently accepting grant applications for the Community Priorities, Henry S. Varley Fund for Rural Life, and Youth in Action Grants programs.Ă‚Â “We look forward to seeing the various initiatives our community brings forward through applications this spring,” said Charleen Davidson, executive director for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bible assault on security guard nets seven days
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Tyrone Joseph Good Rider gave the term ‘Bible bashing’ whole new meaning when he was approached by a security officer at a downtown mall in 2020. Good Rider, who was prohibited from attending the Melcor Centre, was at the site July 30 when he encountered a security officer near the entrance. The officer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City hoping to determine cause of waterfowl deaths
By Lethbridge Herald on January 17th, 2022
Al Beeber – Â Lethbridge Herald A number of causes could be at play in the deaths of dozens of birds at Henderson Lake this winter. Approximately 50 to 70 waterfowl, many mallard ducks, have been seen frozen into the ice of the lake or along shorelines. Some of the carcasses are being taken to Calgary ... Read More »
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By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The deadline is looming to apply for the fourth annual Agricultural Scholarship Awards. The deadline is Jan. 31 for students interested in earning one of the $10,000 scholarships which are jointly being awarded by the Rotary Club of Lethbridge East and the Lethbridge and District Exhibition. An awards banquet has been tentatively set ... Read More »
1 responsePalliative care patients relocated at St. Michael’s
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After receiving a call from a concerned citizen regarding the possible closure of the St. Michael’s palliative care centre, the Herald reached out to Covenant Health. Shelly Decker, spokesperson for Covenant Health, explained that patients receiving palliative care at St. Michael’s Health Centre in Lethbridge have been re-located within the building, along with ... Read More »
1 responseHuman trafficking case continues to await disclosure
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Lawyers representing several individuals charged last year in a human trafficking case are still waiting for disclosure from Specialized Prosecutions in Calgary, despite a promise a month ago that the information was “on its way.” Several lawyers whoĂ‚Â appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Friday on behalf of five of the accused men said they ... Read More »
1 responseLocal podcaster gets boost through Storyhive
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A local content creator has received some significant funding and support for her podcast project from Telus Storyhive. Tamara Constantine is the Project Lead of “All Things Wellness,” a podcast that will focus on the ever-growing list of responsibilities and struggles that teachers face every day and how many of these hard-working individuals ... Read More »
1 responseJustice system unbalanced in dealing with white-collar crime
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2022
Raining money down on just a few causes so many to drown. Larry Elford, the author of Farming Humans, his second book, was the guest speaker at the weekly Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs online session Thursday. ElfordĂ‚Â reflected on his two-decade financial career as well as the tricksĂ‚Â and tactics used by those who profit ... Read More »
3 responsesEdmonton MP asking feds to step in on SCS decision
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An Edmonton NDP Member of Parliament is asking the federal government to intervene after a Court of Queen’s Bench judge Monday denied an injunction requested by two groups seeking to prevent the Alberta government from implementing regulations on the operation of supervised consumption sites. Heather McPherson told The Herald Friday “I’m asking the ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge College VR project illuminates the path of dinosaurs
By Lethbridge Herald on January 14th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge College’s Spatial Technologies Applied Research and Training (START) initiative is making it possible for many to follow dinosaurs’ footsteps as they visit the Grande Cache Tourism and Interpretive Centre. The Grand Cache Dinosaur Track Site, located on the edge of the Rocky Mountains northwest of Edmonton, is the only ... Read More »
1 responseRV show presents options for luxury and backcountry campers
By Lethbridge Herald on January 14th, 2022
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald Got a little camping on the slate this summer? If so, a pair of local RV dealerships have teamed up for some one-stop shopping this weekend at the Lethbridge Exhibition Centre. Whether you’re someone who lives for camping or someone who wants a camper they can actually live in, all ... Read More »
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