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Council seeking answers on green bin cost factors
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council has asked administration to provide a report to the Economic Standing Policy Committee at its April 13 meeting on several matters involving the curbside organics program. Council wants to know answers to three questions: 1) What would be the cost (capital and operational) to modify the existing regional sites that would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Children sharing warmth with Blankets of Hope
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Children of St. Martha School students are once again “Blankets of Hope” ambassadors, now for the 4th year in a row. Blankets of Hope was initiated by two brothers from Brooklyn, New York. Mike and Nick Fiorito reached out to Kindergarten teacher Laurie McIntosh four years ago over Instagram to ask if her ... Read More »
1 responseCity seeking survey feedback on place name strategy
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Receiving citizen input on updating many of the City’s place names to more effectively reflect the Blackfoot and other Indigenous peoples in the region is the goal of a new survey being launched by the City of Lethbridge. The City’s Indigenous Placemaking Strategy was approved by city council in May 2021. “The purpose ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil approves major wastewater treatment plant upgrades
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday has given second and third readings to a multitude of bylaws. The bylaws council dealt with included several to borrow water for water treatment plant work. One of those calls is for the city to borrow $6,418,000 for medium voltage upgrades. The total cost of the project cited in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas tree clean-up helps fund school computers
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 18th, 2022
It looked a lot like Christmas Saturday morning at Nicholas Sheran Arena. Of course, with it being mid-January it was actually looking a lot like Christmas in reverse as parents, teachers and students at Senator Buchanan Elementary School took part in this year’s Christmas tree pickup. For the past 28 years, the City of Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community foundation seeking applications for grant programs
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is currently accepting grant applications for the Community Priorities, Henry S. Varley Fund for Rural Life, and Youth in Action Grants programs. “We look forward to seeing the various initiatives our community brings forward through applications this spring,” said Charleen Davidson, executive director for the ... Read More »
1 responseSCS decision confirms provincial jurisdiction, says gov’t spokesman
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government feels a Court of Queen’s Bench justice made clear his reasons in denying an injunction filed by two groups trying to prevent Alberta from enacting new regulations for the operation of supervised consumption sites. A lawsuit by the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society and Moms Stop the Harm Society was launched ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Badges versus Bolts charity game honours volunteer spirit
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 18th, 2022
When it came to game night at the arena, there wasn’t any role Deborah Edmonds wouldn’t take on. That volunteer spirit was honoured at the first Badges Versus Bolts Charity Hockey Challenge, hosted by the Lethbridge Lightning Saturday night at Nicholas Sheran Arena. Prior to the fundraising game between the Lightning and Team Badges, consisting ... Read More »
1 responseBible assault on security guard nets seven days
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 18th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Tyrone Joseph Good Rider gave the term ‘Bible bashing’ whole new meaning when he was approached by a security officer at a downtown mall in 2020. Good Rider, who was prohibited from attending the Melcor Centre, was at the site July 30 when he encountered a security officer near the entrance. The officer, ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil to discuss third bridge tax implications
By Lethbridge Herald on January 18th, 2022
City council today is expected to hear a report about the potential residential tax increase of a third bridge crossing the Oldman River. The report addresses the tax increases that residents could face if a bridge cost $200 million, $250 million or $350 million. That item is one of several council will be addressing today. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peter and the Wolves set to howl next month
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 18th, 2022
Are you ready to rock it old school? If so, Peter and the Wolves are ready to take you back with some slicked back ’50s style rock and roll at the Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets sales have just started, but the buzz is already on in the social ... Read More »
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