Local News
Suspect sought in robbery of Magrath bank
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 26th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald -magrath Raymond RCMP are seeking a male suspect who robbed a bank, identified by Herald sources as the local ATB Financial branch, in the Town of Magrath on Monday. According to information released to the media, RCMP officers received a complaint from the bank at 2:40 p.m. that a suspect had jumped over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College, Farming Smarter teaming up to enhance area ag research
By Bobinec, Greg on February 26th, 2020
The southern Alberta agriculture industry gained a powerful ally when two innovative organizations expanded their mutually beneficial collaboration. Farming Smarter and Lethbridge College have worked collaboratively for a number of years on a wide range of projects. Now, they formalized and expanded their partnership as they signed a 15-year “memorandum of understanding (MOU).” The agreement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City approves funding for women’s transitional housing
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 26th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council voted unanimously to give Streets Alive Mission a $425,000 grant to help renovate their newest women’s transitional housing facility in Scenic Heights. The transitional housing facility in question was hotly contested by local neighbourhood opponents last September when a majority of councillors voted to rezone the house to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Active listening with empathy
By Submitted Article on February 26th, 2020
Last week I had the opportunity to present and share some ideas with a group of students from our four Westwind high schools at our second of three annual student engagement committee meetings. This committee includes a sampling of students from our four high schools, a few of their teachers and four of our board ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council supports City’s ‘Age-Friendly’ designation bid
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 26th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council has unanimously passed a motion to support Lethbridge’s bid to become an “Age-Friendly” designated community. The designation drive, adopted during Monday’s public meeting, would be both a provincial one, and one which would be recognized by the World Health Organization when accomplished. To achieve the designation Lethbridge ... Read More »
1 responseMan charged after police raid on home appears in court
By Shurtz, Delon on February 26th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of four people charged following a police raid on two Lethbridge homes last week has already made a brief court appearance. Ashley Dawn Quilty made her court appearance Tuesday by closed-circuit TV from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, where she has been remanded since her arrest with three others on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College media students team up for Tecconnect Challenge
By Bobinec, Greg on February 26th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Two of Lethbridge College’s media programs featuring about 30 students joined forces with a local entrepreneur to gain real-life working experience and to help solve some industry problems. Students from the Multimedia Production and Digital Communications and Media programs underwent a five-hour challenge, working in groups to create a marketing ... Read More »
1 responseCity approves funding for women’s transitional housing
By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council voted unanimously to give Streets Alive Mission a $425,000 grant to help renovate their newest women’s transitional housing facility in Scenic Heights. The transitional housing facility in question was hotly contested by local neighbourhood opponents last September when a majority of councillors voted to rezone the house to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interfaith Food Bank offering cooking for kids
By Sulz, Dave on February 25th, 2020
Dave Sulz lethbridge herald dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com Kids in the kitchen? It’s encouraged at the Interfaith Chinook Country Kitchen, where youngsters ages nine to 12 are given an opportunity to learn about healthy meal preparation thanks to a program called the Food Explorers Cooking Club. The program, made possible thanks to funding from Food Banks Canada and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council approves $7.52M for airport renovations
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 25th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has voted to spend $7.52 million on Phase 1 of the Lethbridge Airport’s renovations. Council unanimously approved the expenditure after Coun. Jeff Carlson amended the original motion which would have had council writing a much larger cheque for $13.8 million for total renovations required in Phase 1-5. By ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New project part of Lethbridge Women’s Day Rally
By Bobinec, Greg on February 25th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com With International Women’s Day approaching, the Lethbridge March on Solidarity Collective is bringing back the Lethbridge Women’s Day Rally on March 8, where they will be advocating for a just society and to launch a new project. This year the collective is focusing on the theme of “Hand-in-Hand” as the ... Read More »
1 response
