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Neudorf pushes back against Nenshi claims
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com MLA for Lethbridge East and Minister of Affordability and Utilities says Alberta has a stable electricity grid and its treatment-based approach to addictions is working. Neudorf on Friday at his constituency office addressed several matters discussed by Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi on Tuesday during a wide-ranging interview with the Herald. Nenshi told ... Read More »
8 responsesLocal organ transplant recipient competed at national Games
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A local organ transplant recipient is sharing her takeaway from attending the 2024 Canadian Transplant Games that recently took place in Ottawa for the first time. Sarah Lowry, who is a local liver donor transplant recipient, attended the games with her two sisters – one of them her living donor – and they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City post secondaries host community breakfast
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 24th, 2024
Community members enjoyed a free pancake breakfast courtesy of the University of Lethbridge and Polytechnic at Rotary Square on Friday. Stephanie Savage, alumni and engagement manager for Lethbridge Polytechnic, says this is the second year the institutions have banded together to show they work hand in hand. “The idea started because we are two awesome ... Read More »
2 responsesWhoop-Up Days go to the dogs
By Lethbridge Herald on August 23rd, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Extreme Dogs stunt show at Whoop-Up Days is so popular it can be ruff getting a seat in the stands. But those who do today as Whoop-Up Days winds down will definitely have a bark. And they will learn that perhaps it’s possible to teach old dogs new tricks. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southland shows that trades have changed
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The owners of Southland Trailers consider the people who work at the company’s six plants in Lethbridge and County of Lethbridge as team members. Those 550 valuable men and women were among the throngs lining up for the seventh annual Whoop-Up Days pancake breakfast staged by Southland on Thursday morning for four hours. ... Read More »
1 responseFair food meets appetite of Whoop-Up Days revellers
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 23rd, 2024
As community members build up an appetite by making their way through the fairgrounds at Whoop-Up Days, there are many food options to curb hunger.  Many local food trucks from around southern Alberta are participating in Whoop-Up Days with several of them having specialty menu items for attendants to enjoy. These food items ranged from ... Read More »
1 responseFestival markets support entrepreneurship and culture
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 23rd, 2024
As people made their way to and from the midway at they had the chance to check out vendors from all around southern Alberta at the Whoop-Up Days Marketplace. The marketplace offers everything from crystals to collectable and even hot tubs and saunas. The first two days were slower for the market, however it seemed ... Read More »
1 responseFundraiser concert set for dog rescue group
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 23rd, 2024
The Paws for a Cause – A Cabaret of Theatre Gems benefit concert is being hosted by local musicians to help raise funds for the Windy City Canine Rescue on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Casa community room. “Some of my colleagues, and friends and I were discussing at the beginning of the summer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SCAN closes northside house for second time
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A northside Lethbridge house has been shuttered for the second time this year by the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit of the Alberta Sheriffs. On Jan. 10, SCAN closed down 1607 3 Ave. N. for 90 days after obtaining a court order against its owner. On Thursday, SCAN said it had obtained another ... Read More »
2 responsesRailway lockout could have been avoided: Dreeshen
By Lethbridge Herald on August 22nd, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The federal government intervened Thursday afternoon to end the lockout by Canada’s two largest rail companies but Alberta’s Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen says Ottawa should have acted sooner. In a phone interview Dreeshen said the lockouts by CPKC and CN – which he called the first simultaneous ... Read More »
3 responsesNord-Bridge breakfast always a Whoop-Up hit
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 22nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre toonie pancake breakfast has become a staple on the Whoop-Up Days menu over the years and on Wednesday, organizers expected they may have served a record crowd. Dozens of people were lined up shortly after doors opened at the northside seniors centre where a crew of volunteers worked doggedly ... Read More »
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