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Symphony helping mentor young band musicians
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on May 27th, 2021
The pandemic has had an impact on everyone, but for arts and musical organizations, it has been particularly devastating since the beginning. This has impacted more than just professionals. Performances by school bands have been put on hold as well. At some points of the pandemic, even practices were put on hold. Everyone has had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous Recovery Coach Program welcomes new director
By Tim Kalinowski on May 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Aapai’tsi’taappii’saam Indigenous Recovery Coach Program recently welcomed Germain Wells as its new program director, and she is looking forward to getting on with the work of helping Indigenous people in the region recover from addiction through ongoing peer support and traditional healing practices. “We are a peer supported, community based and culturally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Committee discusses cat bylaw
By Tim Kalinowski on May 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Community Safety Standing Policy Committee of city council held a wide ranging discussion during Wednesday’s meeting on what it would take to bring in a cat bylaw in Lethbridge which might limit the number of cats a homeowner could possess to something in the neighbourhood of six felines in total. The discussion ... Read More »
3 responsesCouncil committee rejects harm reduction resolution
By Tim Kalinowski on May 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Community Safety Standing Policy Committee of city council unanimously rejected a proposed resolution from Moms Stop The Harm for the City of Lethbridge to support the declaration of a national state of public health emergency over the opioid overdose crisis, to advocate for the decriminalization of narcotics for personal use, and to ... Read More »
2 responsesWheat stripe rust ‘one of the most destructive foliar diseases’ says research scientist
By Al Beeber on May 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com It’s a problem that can affect 88 per cent of the world’s wheat varieties and causes $1 billion US damage annually. And wheat stripe rust is here in Alberta. The infection has become problematic in Canada since around 2000 but farmers can reduce its impact, research scientist Reem Aboukhaddour told the In the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palliser facing $1.5 million deficit in 2021-22 budget
By Al Beeber on May 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Palliser School Division is facing a deficit of about $1.5 million after its board of trustees passed a motion to accept the 2021-22 budget. The board will be asking permission from Education Minister Adriana LaGrange to use some reserve funds to balance the budget. In a press release, the school division said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor says vaccinations key to easing restrictions
By Herald on May 26th, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald With the light appearing at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, Lethbridge mayor Chris Spearman stressed getting vaccinated as the key to making sure Albertans get there. As the province announced its Alberta’s Open for Summer Plan Wednesday – easing restrictions in three stages as vaccination targets are reached and hospitalizations ... Read More »
1 responseHighway 3 twinning association encouraged by Piikani study
By Tim Kalinowski on May 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Highway 3 Twinning Development Association president Bill Chapman says the potential for a full Highway 3 twinning is coming into clearer view thanks to a recent provincial government announcement it would be funding a Piikani Nation Functional Study of the stretch of highway which runs through the First Nation’s lands. “In terms of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man guilty of extortion awaits sentencing
By Delon Shurtz on May 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge man who has been waiting since last November to be sentenced on charges of extortion and being unlawfully in a house to commit extortion, will likely have to wait a little longer. Oluwaseye Morawo was scheduled to be sentenced next month, but during a hearing Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, Lethbridge ... Read More »
2 responsesPROBUS speaker examines populism
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman For the Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2021
During their meeting last week PROBUS Lethbridge invited Trevor Harrison to speak about the promise and peril of populism. Harrison is a professor of sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Lethbridge. He is a research affiliate of the Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy, where he has also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Storyhive looking for creators to submit project grant applications
By Al Beeber on May 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Storytellers in the city seeking a creative outlet have a new one thanks to Telus Storyhive. For the first time, STORYHIVE has launched an open call for grants to support the creative endeavours of people in Alberta and British Columbia. A minimum of 50 grants, worth $5,000 each, are going to be awarded ... Read More »
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