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Provincial tax break will benefit affordable housing providers
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A change to the provincial Municipal Government Act that comes into effect on Oct. 31 as part of Bill 20 will benefit non-profit providers of affordable housing in the province by fully exempting them from paying property taxes. Among those providers is the Lethbridge Housing Authority whose chief executive officer Robin James says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poppy campaign kicks off
By Lethbridge Herald on October 25th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Royal Canadian Legion General Stewart No. 4 launched the 2024 Poppy Campaign Thursday in advance of the delivery of boxes to local businesses on Friday and tag day on Saturday when youth groups and cadets will be distributing poppies to the public. Glenn Miller, co-chair of communications, told media ... Read More »
2 responsesRecovery community marks stories of success
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Taking the first step is not always the easiest thing to do. For those looking to take their first step towards recovery from addictions it may be even more challenging, but for the last year the Lethbridge Recovery Community has helped over a hundred Albertans not only take that first step, but stay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CUPE local in mediation with City; more than 900 workers involved
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com More than 900 City of Lethbridge employees who belong to Local 70 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees could go on strike if mediation efforts Wednesday failed to produce a deal. CUPE members gathered outside the bus barns on the city’s northside Wednesday afternoon as a show of solidarity with each other. ... Read More »
4 responsesCath lab project moving to the next stage
By Lethbridge Herald on October 24th, 2024
Planning for a new cardiac catheterization laboratory at Chinook Regional Hospital is finished and Alberta Health is moving the project to its next stage, the provincial government says. That stage will define the scope, schedule, budget and associated impacts of the project which was first announced in 2022. The province said this week that Alberta ... Read More »
1 responseDowntown issues addressed at monthly Business Revitalization Zone session
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 24th, 2024
The Downtown Lethbridge Business Revitalization Zone held its monthly Downtown Safety Education Information session this week. These sessions focus on downtown businesses, however Sarah Amies, executive director of the Downtown BRZ, says they are open to everyone. “I’m happy to have anybody show up, but it is set up for the downtown,” said Amies. This ... Read More »
7 responsesTours give look at 50 years of arena history
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com For 50 years, it’s given visitors from across southern Alberta and around the world great views of world-class sporting events, concerts and other entertainment spectacles. And for two days, free public tours are being given of the newly renamed VisitLethbridge.com Arena which showcase the venue’s history since it was built for the 1975 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City gets funding for water treatment plant design upgrades
By Lethbridge Herald on October 23rd, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Water is the lifeblood of Lethbridge and southern Alberta and on Wednesday, the provincial government provided funding to design more capacity at the city’s water treatment plant. On peak days, water treatment demands at the plant exceed 90 per cent of present design capacity, the plant which is designed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa asked to amend policing program
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 23rd, 2024
The Assembly of First Nations and Premier Danielle Smith are calling on the federal government to implement amendments to the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program. This program would commit sustainable funding for Indigenous-led law enforcement. In a joint news release from AFN and the premier, they said both parties have advocated for police services ... Read More »
1 responseActivities raise awareness about child abuse
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com October is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre along with the Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre are raising awareness through a variety of activities. Activities include #GoBlue on Oct. 24, where everyone is encouraged to wear blue to show their support for ending child abuse. The lights at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council OKs fee-for-service reviews
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 23rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday unanimously voted to direct administration to conduct and complete fee-for-service reviews of Economic Development Lethbridge and Tourism Lethbridge. Council agreed to change the header of the reviews to a “mechanism for improving how the City of Lethbridge does Fee for Service agreements” after Belinda Crowson expressed concern that ... Read More »
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