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Motorcycles are back and so are the dangers
By Lethbridge Herald on April 25th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald With spring here, more motorcyclists are hitting the pavement – a bad choice of words but you get the drift. There I go again…. With the weather finally making riding possible, if a bit uncomfortable at times, and summer on the horizon, motorcycle riders of all ages and abilities are getting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exhibition to get infusion of new provincial dollars
By Lethbridge Herald on April 25th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge and District Agriculture Exhibition is among seven regional agricultural societies that will be sharing in more than $7.4 million of provincial funding. The funding, which was announced Thursday afternoon in Medicine Hat, includes $4.03 million in one-time supports to be distributed among those seven ag societies to help them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New app maps out Lethbridge’s public washrooms
By Lethbridge Herald on April 25th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter When you’ve gotta go, you’ve gotta go, and now you’ll know where in Lethbridge, thanks to a new web application. A team of University of Lethbridge researchers have created a digital interactive map of all available public washrooms in the city, aptly named GottaGoYQL. “Public washroom access ... Read More »
4 responsesFriends of Medicare calls for increases in home care
By Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With a petition in hand which included over 37,000 signatures, Friends of Medicare along with activists within the disability community, returned to the Alberta Legislature late last week to renew their calls to the UCP government to improve the province’s home care system. In March of last ... Read More »
2 responsesYoung women get close-up look at careers in the trades at camp
By Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald CAREERS: The Next Generation provided an opportunity to explore a career in trades to 10 young women as part of their Young Women in Trades & Technologies Camp Wednesday at KB Heating, Plumbing & Air Conditioning Ltd. After a safety briefing and a short presentation about young women in trades, the ... Read More »
1 responseKinderCare pilot program catching on at city schools
By Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Because the Lethbridge School Division believes the first few years of a child’s life are critical in terms of development, the board of trustees has supported the introduction of a KinderCare pilot program as part of the 2024-25 operating budget. KinderCare gives students the option to participate in a full day ... Read More »
1 responseCity housing starts follow provincial trend upward: BILD
By Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The provincial government announced last week that the number of housing starts in Alberta is higher than the first quarter of 2024, which is also the case here in Lethbridge. Bridget Mearns, executive officer of the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) Lethbridge Region, says the number of housing starts ... Read More »
1 responseCooking from the heart
By Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald After undergoing the implantation of a pacemaker when she was only 30 years old, Christina Knaus knows first-hand the importance of cardiac care. Saskatchewan native Knaus, who came to Lethbridge in 2007 to study nursing at the University of Lethbridge, was working for Alberta Health Services at Chinook Regional Hospital when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City offers rebates for toilets, rain barrels
By Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge is asking residents once again to help conserve water this year, and they are offering some incentives in hopes to persuade them to do so. The city is offering a rebate the 2025 Environmental Incentive Program, and Mark Svenson, Environmental Manager, told media Tuesday that the program ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All members of Coaldale town council to run again
By Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Coaldale town council has collectively announced that all seven members will be re-running for the upcoming election happening in late October. Historically, members of council would announce their status individually. But Mayor Jack Van Rijn says the council decided to unanimously announce their status for the upcoming ... Read More »
1 responsePickleball explosion drawing players of all ages
By Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As a testament to pickleball’s growing popularity, the inaugural 2025 Lethbridge & District Pickleball Tournament will take place from May 2-4 at the Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre. Widely considered the fastest-growing sport in North America, particularly in the United States and Canada, pickleball has seen a ... Read More »
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