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Orange Shirt Day ceremony honours residential school victims
By Lethbridge Herald on September 30th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald — Blood Reserve It was a day to honour the students who didn’t return home. Remembering children who died at the two Indian residential schools on the Blood Reserve — St. Paul’s and St. Mary’s and other residential schools — the Kainai Wellness Centre held an Orange Shirt Day ceremony Wednesday morning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pop-up OPS operators fined for no permit
By Lethbridge Herald on September 29th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge confirmed it gave the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society a $300 fine Monday evening after the group failed to comply with a request to remove its unpermitted tent from Galt Gardens. “I asked if they had a permit,” explained the City’s senior bylaw enforcement officer Dave Henley ... Read More »
5 responsesUnsanctioned OPS attracts opposition
By Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald As they headed into their second night of operation on Saturday, the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society met its first opposition. The group, which formed three weeks after the province stopped funding for ARCHES, set up a tent that acted as an unsanctioned overdose prevention site Friday night at Galt Gardens in ... Read More »
10 responsesUnsanctioned injection site sets up in Galt Gardens
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald An unapproved and unsanctioned drug injection site was set up Friday night in Galt Gardens. The site is being operated by the newly-formed Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society and has been set up three weeks after the province stopped funding for ARCHES in Lethbridge. According to a story by the CBC, four people used ... Read More »
12 responsesIntroducing the Adult International Collection
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Caroline Moynihan ONLINE SERVICES LIBRARIAN, LETHBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY Late last year Lethbridge Public Library started planning for an Adult International Collection that we had hoped to launch in May. Unfortunately, our plans were a bit delayed, and the books we were hoping to add to our collection became a little harder to get. However, we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Identifying with cultural values: Belonging
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Second of three parts Jacob M. Van Zyl In addition to its social aspect, belonging can be connected to values, culture, places and belief systems. It has been said that a person can leave his/her country, but it is hard to get that country out of the person. Ancient Israel was glad to get out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gymnastics Academy seeking support to overturn City parking policy
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy says it is running into a roadblock from the City of Lethbridge in its attempt to expand its 1,600-square-foot facility into the two bays next to its business located at 3287 32 St. N. The Academy says the City’s parking policies are preventing them from expanding. “The capacity of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L grad Invest Alberta CEO
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD — CALGARY A University of Lethbridge graduate has been named the first chief executive officer of the Invest Alberta Corporation. Invest Alberta’s board of directors announced that David Legg had been selected to lead the corporation’s “aggressive global campaign to attract high-value and high-impact investments to Alberta.” Legg’s career spans more than 20 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exhibitions open at SAAG
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Southern Alberta Art Gallery has announced its presentation of two exhibitions this fall, including “Xenogenesis” by The Otolith Group and “Tsima Kohtotsitapiihpa Where Are You From” by Lauren Crazybull. The exhibitions will be on view from today through Nov. 15. Guests are encouraged to book their gallery visit in advance at saag.ca/visit. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge school divisions select transportation provider
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge School Division and Holy Spirit Catholic School Division have selected Southland Transportation Ltd. as the transportation services provider for school bus and specialized transportation services for the 2021-22 school year. “We are very pleased that Southland will be awarded this contract,” said Holy Spirit board chair Judy Lane in a news release. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man fined for driving with undue care and attention
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Man fined for driving with undue care and attention Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man originally charged with impaired driving and dangerous driving under the Criminal Code was fined Friday in Lethbridge court after pleading guilty to a lesser charge under the Traffic Safety act of driving with undue care and attention. Court was ... Read More »
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