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Rotarians taking decommissioned emergency vehicles to Mexico
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Rotary clubs from Alberta and Saskatchewan are once again giving a helping hand to needy emergency services in Mexico. A group of 17 Rotarians in seven decommissioned vehicles including four firetrucks and three handi-buses left Lethbridge Sunday morning as dawn broke on a seven-day, 4,100 kilometre trek to Mazatlan. An eighth vehicle was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Powwow celebrates culture and well-being
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 1st, 2024
The vivid colours of traditional regalia were accompanied by the strong beat of drums as Indigenous dancer’s athleticism shone at second annual Reconciliation Powwow was held at the Agri-food Hub over the weekend. The annual powwow was hosted by the Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society. According to their website, the Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Day only the beginning for reconciliation
By Lethbridge Herald on September 30th, 2024
Alexandra Noad – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A pipe ceremony was hosted by the Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society during the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday at Henderson Lake Park. Members of the community had the opportunity to watch a tipi raising as well as learn from an Indigenous knowledge keeper about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Food bank hosts workshop on reconciliation
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 28th, 2024
A workshop exploring how to better understand Truth and Reconciliation was held on Thursday at the Interfaith Food Bank. Cindy Rendall, owner of Untethered Heart Counselling and an instructor at Red Crow College, facilitated the workshop. The workshop was also funded by Reconciliation Lethbridge. In the workshop participants explored the history of racism against Indigenous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interfaith food bank feast held in spirit of reconciliation
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Interfaith Food Bank welcomed members of the community to their Co-op community kitchen to enjoy a feast in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday. Those in attendance were able to enjoy Blackfoot traditional cuisine items like bison stew, berry soup, fry bread among other things. Danielle McIntyre, executive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family mourns Blood Tribe man who died in Calgary police custody
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The family of a Blood Tribe man who died in the custody of Calgary police is mourning their loved one. In a release sent to media Friday, the family of Jon Wells says the “tragic and untimely death has left a void in the hearts of all who knew him.” The Alberta Serious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City company gets funding from Canada Space Agency
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge company is one of seven across Canada in its category to receive funding from the Canada Space Agency. Blue Sky Spectroscopy Inc. has been awarded $350,000 to create an “intrinsically calibrated multi-axis laser-based position metrology system suitable for cryogenic and space applications,,” says the agency. It received the funding in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leader of Japanese Canadian redress effort gives reading
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A man who led negotiations to have a redress settlement for Japanese Canadians who were displaced and interned in the Second World War was in Lethbridge Friday launching his new memoir and acting as special guest presenter for the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden’s Golden Maple Reception. During the reception Art Miki of Winnipeg ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heros recognized for saving drowning boy
By Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services recognized a group of community members, including a 10-year-old boy, for saving his friend’s life during the summer at the Cor Van Raay YMCA pool. While enjoying their summer vacation, 10 year-old Benjamin Nuñez and nine-year-old Carter Lam were at the YMCA pool on July ... Read More »
1 responseLPS Victim Services Unit seeking volunteers
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service Victim/Witness Unit is seeking volunteers to help support others in the community during their darkest moments. Catherine Pooley, program manager for Victim Services at LPS said Thursday that the program has been running for about 33 years and they are able to offer support to people in the middle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City seniors speaking out about climate change
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Senior citizens have experienced their share of extreme weather in their lifetimes and on Tuesday a group of them are staging a two-hour rally in front of City Hall. The Seniors for Climate rally starting at 3 p.m. will feature numerous speakers talking about climate change, solutions and the impact of it. Barb ... Read More »
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