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Agenda set for new council’s first meeting
By Lethbridge Herald on November 13th, 2021
Several items of official business are on the agenda of the first meeting of Lethbridge’s new council Monday. The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. in council chambers. A motion will be put forward that city council request the City Manager to provide a report on the impact of the recent changes to the transit system ... 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 responseThemes of ‘Design For Living’ ahead of their time
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge drama department is taking the audience back in time to bring ‘Design For Living’ to life. A play written by Noel Coward that explores contemporary themes while taking place in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s. Julia Wasilewski, Set and Costume Designer explained that this play required a lot ... Read More »
1 responseHuman trafficking case adjourned while defence awaits disclosure
By Delon Shurtz on November 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Lawyers for several individuals charged in relation to human-trafficking continue to adjourn their court matters while they wait to receive disclosure from the Crown’s office. The matters for six of eight adults charged during the summer were in Lethbridge provincial court Friday, but lawyers were unable to do anything more than adjourn their ... Read More »
1 responseVaccine 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 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 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 responsesInterfaith 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 responseCemetery 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 »
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