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City approves funding for women’s transitional housing
By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council voted unanimously to give Streets Alive Mission a $425,000 grant to help renovate their newest women’s transitional housing facility in Scenic Heights. The transitional housing facility in question was hotly contested by local neighbourhood opponents last September when a majority of councillors voted to rezone the house to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interfaith Food Bank offering cooking for kids
By Sulz, Dave on February 25th, 2020
Dave Sulz lethbridge herald dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com Kids in the kitchen? It’s encouraged at the Interfaith Chinook Country Kitchen, where youngsters ages nine to 12 are given an opportunity to learn about healthy meal preparation thanks to a program called the Food Explorers Cooking Club. The program, made possible thanks to funding from Food Banks Canada and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council approves $7.52M for airport renovations
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 25th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has voted to spend $7.52 million on Phase 1 of the Lethbridge Airport’s renovations. Council unanimously approved the expenditure after Coun. Jeff Carlson amended the original motion which would have had council writing a much larger cheque for $13.8 million for total renovations required in Phase 1-5. By ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New project part of Lethbridge Women’s Day Rally
By Bobinec, Greg on February 25th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com With International Women’s Day approaching, the Lethbridge March on Solidarity Collective is bringing back the Lethbridge Women’s Day Rally on March 8, where they will be advocating for a just society and to launch a new project. This year the collective is focusing on the theme of “Hand-in-Hand” as the ... Read More »
1 responseFour facing drug charges following home searches
By Kuhl, Nick on February 25th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police have charged four people with drug offences following the execution of search warrants at two northside homes last week. In January, members of the Crime Suppression Team began an investigation into drug trafficking activities which culminated in the execution of search warrants at two homes along the 1800 block of 1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pisko and Riethman
By Submitted Article on February 25th, 2020
By Mary-Beth Laviolette Born in Täegerwilen in northeast Switzerland, Ernest Riethman’s first formal acquaintance with art was as an apprentice painter and decorator in nearby Germany. Later, after the First World War, he studied for three years at the Academy of Art in Basel and two years at the Industrial School of Interior Decorating and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World famous cave diver to speak at college on March 12
By Bobinec, Greg on February 25th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com A world-renowned cave diver who has explored some of the deepest and most inaccessible parts of the world will share her experiences next month. Jill Heinerth has been announced as the speaker for the second annual Wider Horizons … An evening with … speaker series at Lethbridge College on March ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAAG expansion first victim of CIP funding cuts
By Lethbridge Herald on February 24th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com In a sometimes confusing debate and discussion process, city council eventually voted Monday to discontinue capital funding for a proposed Southern Alberta Art Gallery expansion and to defer decision on three other previously approved Capital Improvement Program projects to future council meetings. Council was originally slated to vote during Monday’s ... Read More »
1 responseAg Expo returns to city this week
By Lethbridge Herald on February 24th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The 2020 edition of Ag Expo and the North American Seed Fair is set to begin at Exhibition Park in Lethbridge on Wednesday.Dubbed as “Western Canada’s Premier Ag Show,” the event will feature more than 350 indoor exhibitors from across North America including more than 35 new exhibitors.This indoor and outdoor trade show, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to consider project cuts
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 24th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge city council will be considering revisions to its Capital Improvement Program which will take four community projects off the list to be considered for funding. Citing its recent operational review priorities and lack of interest from the province in supporting these projects with grants, city council will be voting on whether or ... Read More »
4 responsesWalkers aid Streets Alive
By Bobinec, Greg on February 24th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Dozens of community members gathered to walk and raise funds and awareness for Streets Alive Mission’s annual Coldest Night of the Year Walk. For the last 30 years, Streets Alive Mission has helped battle poverty in Lethbridge, providing physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the poor to empower them ... Read More »
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