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Parenting during the pandemic
By Submitted Article on June 15th, 2020
Vicki Hazelwood CO-ORDINATOR, LETHBRIDGE EARLY YEARS COALITION Today we know more than ever about the early years of children’s development. Especially that of the brain. The brain of a child that is nourished, nurtured, read to and played with, and protected from factors like stress and conflict, has the best chance of developing to its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CCH grads get their moment
By Yoos, Cam on June 15th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com With all the changes and adjustments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic Central High School wanted to celebrate their graduating class in the best way they could with a drive-through graduation ceremony. From originally planning the ceremony back in March, staff were limited to what they could do and how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yates Theatre Ticket Centre to open for City payments
By Jensen, Randy on June 15th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The City of Lethbridge is preparing to open the Yates Theatre Ticket Centre as an in-person location to accept City payments from the public. Starting today, residents can visit the Yates from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday to pay their taxes and any other City bills. The location is being opened while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Target Hunger held on weekend
By Lethbridge Herald on June 14th, 2020
Greg BobinecLethbridge Heraldgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.comLethbridge’s annual city-wide food drive, Target Hunger, was staged over the weekend, where both Lethbridge Food Bank and Interfaith Food Bank encouraged the community to donate non-perishable food items for at-risk community members.“Target Hunger is a city-wide food drive that happens every year to benefit the local food banks, and it has happened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe Elder dies of COVID-19 complications
By Jensen, Randy on June 13th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – STANDOFF The Blood Tribe has announced that an Elder died earlier this week from complications due to COVID-19. A press release said the Blood Tribe Emergency Management Team is continuing its containment efforts to keep the COVID-19 virus from spreading within the Blood Reserve and that Friday’s announcement respected the time and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Milk River drop structures won’t be replaced until late summer
By Jensen, Randy on June 13th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com There is good news and bad news when it comes to water issues on the Milk River this summer. The good news is the Montana-based Joint Board of Control will be replacing the failed Drop 5 and failing Drop 2 structures on the St. Mary River Diversion project this summer. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge media pioneer Fooks passes away
By Jensen, Randy on June 13th, 2020
Randy Jensen Lethbridge Herald rjensen@lethbridgeherald.com Georgia Green Fooks, a media pioneer in Lethbridge and who sent numerous journalists into the media industry and related fields over her 23 years as an instructor at the then Lethbridge Community College, has passed away at the age of 91. Prior to joining the college, Fooks hosted a children’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Needed increase in blood donations predicted
By Jensen, Randy on June 13th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com This week is National Blood Donors Week in Canada, and while Lethbridge is doing well in terms of donations at the moment, Canadian Blood Services does see an increased need for blood in the months ahead. “We have been very fortunate (in Lethbridge),” says Lisa Castro, territory manager with Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radical change needed, activist tells SACPA
By Jensen, Randy on June 13th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Canadian author and activist Desmond Cole spoke on Friday with the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs in a YouTube livestream event about the Black Lives Matter movement, and recent calls to defund police agencies across North America in wake of the killing of George Floyd at the hand of ... Read More »
1 responseLGM resource provides COVID support
By Submitted Article on June 13th, 2020
Trudy Dyck ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES Recently, when the federal government was advising Canadians abroad to return to Canada, I travelled into the U.S. to bring a family member home. It was a very quick trip, I left and came back within 24 hours. I was unsure what to expect when travelling, as there were a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leave food donations out for Target Hunger
By Jensen, Randy on June 13th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The annual Target Hunger campaign takes place today and local food banks would like to remind Lethbridge citizens to place their Target Hunger donations outside at the front door for pickup this morning. Target Hunger is a city-wide food drive that will help to restock the shelves at both the Interfaith Food Bank ... Read More »
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