Southern Alberta News
No free parking in front of City Hall
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council will not be following through on an official business motion to implement free 15-minute parking in front of City Hall. The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday agreed with a report submitted by parking co-ordinator Phillip Berg to maintain the status quo and both inform ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water drive underway for the unhoused
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 13th, 2024
With the scorching temperatures of above 30 degrees for the upcoming weeks, many organizations throughout the city are banding together to provide water for the unhoused population. The unhoused population is at risk for dehydration and heat-related heath issues. Jennifer Lepko, chief development officer at Streets Alive, says their organization sees several instances of dehydration ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!University hosts prestigious summer event for high school students
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge has become, for the first time, a Shad campus this summer. What does this mean? Shad is “a prestigious non-profit organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership among high school students across the country. Each year, Shad brings together some of the brightest young minds from various regions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council won’t be asked to approve housing strategy update
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council will not be asked to approve an updated municipal housing strategy. The matter was addressed at Thursday’s meeting of the Economic and Standing Policy Committee of city council which consists of the mayor and all council members. A report submitted by Community Social Development housing solutions co-ordinator Matthew Pitcher outlined the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Event puts spotlight on rescue animals
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on July 13th, 2024
People had a chance to meet adoptable animals and learn how they can support the nine rescue groups that were on hand recently at the Community Animal Services RescueFest. “Rescuefest is an opportunity to provide a spotlight to the local animal rescue organizations operating in southern Alberta,” said Skylar Plourde, Community Animal Services director of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fee for service reviews to be addressed in October
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 13th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With representatives of Economic Development Lethbridge and Tourism Lethbridge expressing concerns about the need for reviews of their fee-for-service organizations, the Economic and Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday voted to have administration work with them on developing a scoping document, timeline, budget, workload and resources from both needed for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Social isolation and loneliness can lead to other health issues, research shows
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com A silver lining from the pandemic has been the understanding of mental health and the effects of isolation, according to some researchers in Alberta. A professor at the University of Lethbridge is working alongside other industry professionals to discover the effects of isolation on the health of mothers and their children. Gerlinde Metz, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous artist releases third album
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 12th, 2024
A Juno Award winning Indigenous artist from Edmonton has released her third studio album which explores her grief process of losing loved ones. Celeigh Cardinal released her album Boundless Possibilities on June 21. The original version of the album was supposed to come out in 2020, however, the pandemic shut everything down. During that time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPC gives support to Memorial Cup bid
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council has given the financial green light for a bid to host the 2026 Memorial Cup in Lethbridge. The SPC, which consists of all members of council, accepted a revised motion by councillor Rajko Dodic to support the bid which will cost the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exhibition makes operational changes at Hub
By Lethbridge Herald on July 12th, 2024
The Lethbridge and District Exhibition has replaced its food and beverage provider, one of several changes made to improve quality of service and economic sustainability of the organization. “We’ve made the decision to move in a different direction with our food and beverage services, with the important goal of shifting this area of our business ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPS reminding residents to obey rules of the road this weekend
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 12th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com Street Machine Weekend is revving its engines once more this weekend, but police are reminding residents to keep the fun legal. While LPS says most people ensure things remain at a reasonable level, “there have been a number of incidents where large crowds have gathered on public and private property and drivers have ... Read More »
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