Parents or caregivers and their young children can soon “hop aboard” The ABC Express in Coalhurst, a new early childhood literacy program offered through the Lethbridge Public Library Bookmobile, in partnership with Family and Community Support Services.
Wood’s Homes will be able to support 30 young people transitioning to their first independent living situation with home supplies packages, thanks to funding received from Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.
Check the closets for your vintage bell bottoms, platform shoes and tie-dyed shirts and grab your go-go boots and peace signs for the Lethbridge Symphony’s annual Symphony Soiree fundraiser, the Swingin’ 60s Apr. 26.
Originally from the Northwest Territories, Emily Lawson now calls Lethbridge home. Due to an eye incident during the pandemic, Lawson was transported out of Yellowknife. “But I also have an eye condition. I had surgery and was told there wasn’t a 24-hour lab in NWT, ‘so you can’t go home right now.’”
Lethbridge’s local tourism group says they are hearing from travellers various reasons why they are choosing to travel to southern Alberta instead of heading south to the United States.
A local space has been “beautifully transformed” into a boutique experience, just in time for graduation season. MyCityCare’s Cinderella Project and Tux Shop are back for students who might have financial barriers that prevent them from not being able to acquire formal grad attire.