By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 8th, 2025
Alexandra Noad LETHBRIDGE HERALD Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Aboriginal Housing Society will be opening their Iinii’toyis-Buffalo Lodge multi-unit housing unit and are putting a callout for artists to be part of a mural project. Aboriginal Housing Society provides sustainable housing solutions built on a cultural basis. Melissa Many Fingers, vice chair and treasurer for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With winter and the need for salt and sand on the roads in the rearview mirror, the City of Lethbridge has announced the beginning of seasonal street sweeping. Residential street sweeping starts today and will continue every weekday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the next eight to 10 weeks, weather permitting. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
Green Shirt Day lets older people know they can still make valuable contribution as donors Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Nord-Bridge Senior Centre recognized Green Shirt Day and the Logan Boulet effect on Monday, by bringing members together to hear about organ donation, have some refreshments and spark conversations. Ashley Kern, program co-ordinator, says Nord-Bridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2025
Learning more about their community, social connection and personal empowerment have made The Watch a perfect fit for two female volunteers. The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) launched the program back in the spring of 2019 to expand social outreach over a wide area of the downtown. Volunteers dressed in matching red shirts or jackets patrol ... Read More »
1 responseBy Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2025
Tea enthusiasts had the opportunity to learn about the process of making tea, before the boiling process, at an event at the Galt Museum Thursday evening. Sampath Walgama who has a PhD in agriculture and has worked in the tea industry for 15 years, calls himself a “tea addict.” After immigrating to Canada from his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com National Tourism Week kicks off Monday and Tourism Lethbridge says it is a great time to “zoom out” and look at the big picture of tourism and what it means to Lethbridge. Dominika Wojcik, senior director of communications with Tourism Lethbridge says tourism is not just about visitors, but how it supports the ... Read More »
1 responseBy Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2025
Green Shirt Day has become a national movement, but Logan Boulet’s family wants to remind us who he was Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Seven years ago, the Humboldt Broncos tragedy rocked the nation, but out of tragedy a legacy was born. One that has helped save multiple lives since then, all thanks to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 4th, 2025
A researcher from York University who published a paper about neurological disorders and mental illnesses among people experiencing homelessness shared his findings to a group of U of L students on Thursday afternoon, after performing extensive research in Thunder Bay. Frederic Fu, a postdoctoral fellow at York University’s School of Health Policy and Management, said ... Read More »
4 responsesBy Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The third annual Frosted Flare Art Benefit and Gala this Saturday will help the Guided Journeys Foundation toward its goal of developing the first stand-alone residential hospice and palliative care centre in southern Alberta. Co-founder and past president Kinga Zentner says the organization, established in 2022, continues to raise funds to purchase land ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com He may be in his mid 70s but veteran Americana musician Ray Bonneville isn’t slowing down. The Quebec-born, American-raised Bonneville maintains homes in northern Ontario and Texas has embarked on a three-province tour which brings him to Lethbridge on Saturday where he will perform for a Lethbridge Folk Club audience at the Army, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 4th, 2025
The Miss Universe Canada pageant is much more than skin deep for Riana Maerz. The 23-year old from the Crowsnest Pass has been selected to represent Alberta in the competition this coming August in Windsor, Ontario. Contestants are not only judged on their personal fashion, including an evening gown and a swimsuit, but also upon ... Read More »
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