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Finding childcare a problem in city
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 25th, 2024
Many residents of Lethbridge are struggling with long wait-times of daycares in the city. Carmen Fisher describes her experience of finding a daycare that was accepting children was a “nightmare.” “I called probably 20 different daycares and (was told to) fill out an application and pay this fee and we’ll call you when there’s a ... Read More »
1 responseProvince giving boost to small communities
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD The provincial government has announced it is providing an additional $3 million to Indigenous and small communities to support economic development. The province is launching a second round of grants through the government’s Small Community Opportunity Program to further implement its plan. Last year, 43 community-led projects were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt Gardens landscaping work starting
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2024
Construction is set to start on a landscaping project at the southwest corner of Galt Gardens. The Capital Improvement Plan funded project between the City of Lethbridge Parks and Urban Revitalization departments is intended to provide “a safer and more welcoming design to the southwest entrance of Downtown Lethbridge’s primary park,” says the City. The ... Read More »
2 responsesLPS conference addresses social disorder and crime
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service hosted frontline police, justice, health and social service workers from across the province this week as part of the Social Disorder and Urban Crime Conference. The event, which was the first of its kind in Alberta was proposed and planned by Sgt. Ryan Darroch of the ... Read More »
2 responsesArtist celebrates literacy at Word On The Street festival
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2024
Justin Seward – Lethbridge Herald Canadian artist Arounna Khounnoraj, was celebrating literacy at The Word On The Street Lethbridge Book and Magazine Festival over the weekend by talking about her craft book, Visible Mending: Repair, Renew, Reuse the Clothes You Love. The craft book helps people getting the most in their wardrobes in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Symposium addresses religious freedom
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2024
Justin Seward – Lethbridge Herald Bruce Clemenger opened up the guest speaker side of the Lethbridge Friends of Religious Freedom’s A Religious Freedom Symposium by talking about Religious Freedom, Political Creeds and Limited Governments at Southminster United Church on Saturday. “State can’t do certain things because it has to respect the religious freedom of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital foundation draws winning ticket for truck raffle
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation drew a winning ticket from their annual truck raffle Monday morning at the hospital’s main atrium. With just over a dozen people waiting in the atrium of the hospital to find out if they would be the lucky winner of this year’s truck, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City teacher on national reality show
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald A local kindergarten teacher appeared on national television Monday night in the Season 2 premiere of “The Traitors Canada.” CTV, the television network that hosts the show, said in a release that suspicion and treachery are on the schedule of the original unscripted competition series that has returned for its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reconciliation Week kicks off in Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on September 23rd, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Reconciliation Week kicked off in Lethbridge Monday morning with speeches and a group round dance at City Hall. The week runs until Sept. 29 with assorted events happening throughout the community including the Reconciliation Awards which were also held on Monday. Lethbridge School Division, Holy Spirit Catholic School Division, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Middleton-Hope wins UCP nomination for Lethbridge West
By Lethbridge Herald on September 23rd, 2024
John Middleton-Hope has been chosen as the UCP candidate in the riding of Lethbridge West. The Lethbridge West UCP constituency held the vote on Monday at the Lethbridge Public Library, with members nominating Middleton-Hope to face the NDP’s Rob Miyashiro in a Lethbridge West byelection for the seat vacated by NDP MLA Shannon Phillips this ... Read More »
1 responseSoil moisture reserves rebounding across parts of province
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 21st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Soil moisture levels thanks to a relatively wet early fall have allowed soil moisture reserves to rebound dramatically across most of the south and north east regions of the province, says the Alberta government. Reserves have also rebounded through the eastern half of the central region. However, the situation is drastically different in ... Read More »
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