Southern Alberta News
Christmas Hope still seeking help as campaign nears wrap
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 18th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Three agencies collecting toys for the Christmas Hope Campaign are asking the community for a few more gifts that will help put a smile on the faces of children in need this Christmas. The Salvation Army Toys for Tots, the Lethbridge Family Services Angel Tree and MyCityCare Shop of Wonders are grateful for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miyashiro rallies campaign supporters
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on December 18th, 2024
NDP candidate for Lethbridge West, Rob Miyashiro held a support rally with Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi by his side and many other supporters on the last day of advance voting at his campaign office on Saturday. “We came here to celebrate our leader, we came here to push us through to the ballot on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shoebox Project helps women in need
By Toyin Obatusin - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 18th, 2024
The Shoe Box Project dropped off shoe boxes to Streets Alive Mission on Monday as part of their Christmas initiative to give back to women who are experiencing homelessness, regardless of age. Helen and Ed Thompson of the Lethbridge chapter of the Shoe Box Project dropped off their final bunch of shoeboxes with pastor Ken ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Middleton-Hope committed to riding
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 18th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Voters will decide today who fills the Lethbridge West seat in the Alberta legislature left vacant by the resignation of NDP MLA Shannon Phillips on July 1. Three candidates are on the ballot including John Middleton-Hope who is carrying the governing UCP’s colours into the election. Advance polling for the election closed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BRZ focused on downtown safety during the holidays
By Toyin Obatusin - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2024
This Christmas holiday being safe while shopping downtown is the main focus of the Downtown Business Revitalization Zone as it supports small business entrepreneurs. The BRZ supports downtown Lethbridge with events in the area throughout the year. Currently, the BRZ is running their winter campaign called “Snow Much Love,” partnering with Economic Development Lethbridge, Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bird count seeing increase in numbers of some species
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on December 17th, 2024
The 125th installment of the Christmas Bird Count is being celebrated in North America this year, and records show Lethbridge has participated since 1983. CBCs are conducted between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5 within the same 24-kilometre wide diameter circle every year. “There’s certainly (an) upward trend of a lot of birds like mallards, Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City opens call for two grants
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 17th, 2024
The City of Lethbridge on Monday announced an open call about two grants. One is for organizations who help homelessness and the second for other non-profits in the city. The federal government’s Reaching Home program is a community-based initiative focused on preventing and reducing homelessness across Canada. Andrew Malcolm, general manager of Community and Social ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sock Mountain program a success
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Various organizations gathered at Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre this week to visit their annual Sock Mountain and take what they needed for their clients. After collecting socks for the last month though Sock It To ‘Em with the help of schools and by donations dropped off at the centre, Nord-Bridge opened its doors Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA hears talk on the state of education
By Toyin Obatusin - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 14th, 2024
Teachers Kevin McBeath of Winston Churchill High School, Danielle Gareau of Lethbridge Collegiate Institute (LCI), and Derek Resler of Wilson Middle School, spoke at Thursday’s session of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on how to get public education on track. Alberta spends the least on public education out of any other province in ... Read More »
1 responseCookie campaign success boosts Green Shirt Day
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Holiday Smile cookie campaign will be putting grins on a lot of faces. The week-long campaign that ran from Nov. 18-24 raised $37,827.92. Half of that money will go to support Tim Hortons Foundations Camps while the other half is going to support Green Shirt Day, the Logan Boulet Endowment Fund at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downtown task force members support move to an administrative committee
By Toyin Obatusin - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 14th, 2024
Downtown Lawlessness Reduction Task Force Committee members met at City Hall on Thursday morning and discussed a Governance Standing Policy Committee recommendation to have it disbanded. In attendance were city council members, Downtown BRZ members, a representative of The Lethbridge Police Service, a representative of The Lethbridge Fire and EMS Service, The Director of Community ... Read More »
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