December 22nd, 2024

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  • Subaru Crosstrek a fantastic crossover

    LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com l Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Since it was first introduced, the Subaru Crosstrek has been one of my favourite small crossovers. And for 2021, this popular choice among buyers and reviewers is even better. The Crosstrek, in Subaru-speak, has been “re-engineered” for the 2021 model year and the improvements make an already great [...] Read More »

    4 years ago
  • Spiritual Care Team providing care for the soul

    These days we regularly see TV footage of health care professionals in hospitals. Yet barely visible is a vital group who provide care for the soul. They are the Spiritual Care Team. At the Chinook Regional Hospital, I met Roman Catholic Spiritual Care Coordinator Annella Wehlage, who introduced me to Spiritual Health Practitioner John Moerman, [...] Read More »

    4 years ago
  • Modern-day example of the Good Samaritan

    It was a chilly February morning in 2001 when my father left the mall after his routine walk to drive to the curling rink to meet the rest of his retired buddies. With known heart problems, he must have sensed something amiss, and quickly and haphazardly pulled into the first pull-out he came upon. Immediately [...] Read More »

    4 years ago
  • Small businesses getting help; Schweitzer

    Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Small businesses in Alberta are being offered a helping hand. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hinder small businesses, the province is offering supports to help owners through a tough time with additional pandemic support through a new financial relief program, the Enhanced COVID-19 Business Benefit, beginning in April. The Enhanced COVID-19 Business Benefit provides [...] Read More »

    4 years ago
  • Blood Tribe members want election reform

    Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Blood Tribe members are calling for the reform of the current electoral system after about 300 people were not allowed to vote in the municipal election at the Lethbridge polling station back in November. A separate problem happened in Calgary when the location of the vote was changed the day [...] Read More »

    4 years ago

Local News

  • Students help prepare for LSCO Christmas dinner

    The Lethbridge Senior Citizens organization will celebrate its 40th annual Christmas dinner for those in need or who will be alone on Dec. 25. While the turkey dinner is courtesy of the LSCO, the holiday decorations that go along with it came from volunteers from Chamberlain School and Arden T. Litt Centre for Learning in [...] Read More »

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  • Local housing official co-chairs new homelessness panel

    The provincial government plans to shift the way it deals with homelessness issues going forward, and a city woman will be helping to lead the way.  Robin James, chief administrator for the Lethbridge Housing Authority, has been named co-chair of a newly formed advisory panel, along with Justin Wright, UCP MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat. The [...] Read More »

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  • Indigenous-themed art piece on display at mall

    A new artwork created by Father Leonard Van Tighem School students from pre-K to Grade 9 was unveiled in the food court of Park Place Mall this month. Courage to Soar is a mosaic of a hawk which integrates virtues of the school: honesty, acceptance, wisdom, kindness and spirituality. It also highlights Indigenous teachings of [...] Read More »

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  • Italian cultural centre giving back to the community

    It’s the season of giving, and that is exactly what the Italian Canadian Cultural Centre is doing with donations of up to $10,000 every year, allocated to various non-profit organizations, focusing on areas where the center believed that their contributions would mostly benefit. Organizations such as the Lethbridge Food Bank, Wood’s Homes, Streets Alive, Big [...] Read More »

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  • Province developing new coal policy

    Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government is introducing a new comprehensive coal policy. The Coal Modernization Initiative will ban new open-pit mining in the Eastern Slopes, prohibit mountaintop removal and keep selenium out of Alberta’s water, said the government on Friday. The ban on open pit coal mines, however, does not include existing [...] Read More »

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