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Second round of funding to be offered
By Sulz, Dave on August 1st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta, is offering a second and final round of funding through the Investment Readiness Program (IRP). This program is part of a national initiative led by Community Foundations of Canada and funded by the Government of Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regular Transit routes return Tuesday
By Jensen, Randy on August 1st, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Transit is reminding residents city buses will be returning to regular routes and fares by Tuesday, but face masks will now be mandatory for all riders. Residents are encouraged to bring their own face covering with them if possible, but the government of Alberta has supplied the City with disposable, non-medical masks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MADD hopes image hits home
By Lethbridge Herald on July 31st, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents will get a visceral reminder of the costs of drinking and driving as the Mothers Against Drunk Driving crashed car impaired driving initiative goes on display in various areas of the community throughout the month of August. The display recreates an accident scene with an overturned and wrecked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man to seek bail in higher court
By Shurtz, Delon on July 31st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 25-year-old man who was denied bail in May in relation to several criminal charges, hopes he’ll have better luck in front of another judge. Anthony Douglas Johnston was denied bail by a provincial court judge on May 7, and has been sitting in remand at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$3.8 million in prizes in Cash & Cars Lottery
By Jensen, Randy on July 31st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Tickets are now on sale for the 2020 Cash & Cars Lottery to benefit the Alberta Cancer Foundation, the Tom Baker Cancer Centre and Cross Cancer Institute. The Alberta Cancer Foundation directly supports all 17 cancer centres in Alberta, including the Cross Cancer Institute and Tom Baker Cancer Centre. A release from Cash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Classic book gets a makeover
By Sulz, Dave on July 31st, 2020
Artist offers unique look at Prairie wildflowers Dave Sulz lethbridge herald dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com A new edition of a book that is a Canadian classic has been produced, its focus the native plants and wildflowers of southern Alberta. “Old Man’s Garden: The History and Lore of Southern Alberta Wildflowers,” was written by Annora Brown, the acclaimed 20th-century ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Men charged in multi-million-dollar fraud
By Jensen, Randy on July 31st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Police have charged two men in connection with a multi-million-dollar investment fraud. In June 2018, members of the Economic Crimes Unit initiated an extensive, long-term investigation into a multi-million-dollar investment fraud spanning multiple jurisdictions across Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan, police said in a news release. Police determined a Lethbridge man had been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Writing competition returning to SAAG
By Jensen, Randy on July 31st, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Art Gallery has announced the return of the ninth annual SAAG Writing Prize, a writing competition that encourages and recognizes the work of emerging arts writers in Alberta and Black Indigenous People of Colour+ (BIPOC) writers within Canada. This year, SAAG is introducing the Aruna D’Souza Arts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rollovers a tipping point in quad riding
By Submitted Article on July 31st, 2020
Here are some tips to keep you safe Katrina Whiteman UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Overturning your quad can have deadly consequences; follow these tips for a safe ride. Rollovers kill and seriously injure more riders than any other type of quadding incident, causing more than half of the deaths in Alberta. On average, 14 people die ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP probing homicide on Piikani Nation
By Jensen, Randy on July 31st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – PIIKANI NATION The Piikani Nation RCMP are investigating a homicide after human remains were located on the Piikani Nation on Monday The initial investigation by Piikani Nation RCMP indicated that this death was suspicious. An autopsy was conducted at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Calgary on Wednesday and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tourism Lethbridge names new CEO
By Jensen, Randy on July 31st, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Tourism Lethbridge has announced that Jasmine Sangria will be assuming the role as chief executive officer of the company. A seasoned brand strategist, Sangria has worked in the marketing industries in Vancouver and Whitehorse for almost two decades with brands such as Vespa, Best Western, Coast Hotels and the First ... Read More »
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