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 Funding of over $1.3-million awarded to Lethbridge College

Funding of over $1.3-million awarded to Lethbridge College

Micah Quinn July 27, 2021

Lethbridge College received a huge financial boost today to its applied research activities and programs. A total of more than $1.3-million was awarded as part of two grants through the Canada Foundation For Innovation. Over $410,000 Read More

 New look for Be Fit For Life centre

New look for Be Fit For Life centre

Micah Quinn July 23, 2021

The Lethbridge College Be Fit For Life Centre lost funding earlier this year after the province announced cuts to the program. Now the BFFL has integrated into an academic centre where they have joined forces Read More

 Christian university wins against Trudeau government over summer grants

Christian university wins against Trudeau government over summer grants

Naveen Day July 9, 2021

A federal judge has ruled that an Ontario Christian University that was barred access to the Canada Summer Jobs Program did not receive funding simply because…it was a Christian institution. Justice Richard Mosley ruled Read More

 Lethbridge College grads named finalists for capstone project

Lethbridge College grads named finalists for capstone project

Bridge City News June 30, 2021

Three former engineering technology students from Lethbridge College have been nominated for a prestigious award for their one of a kind project.   When driving down the road, you wouldn’t think the asphalt you’Read More

 U of L launches Agri-food Summer Series, brining research and agriculture together

U of L launches Agri-food Summer Series, brining research and

Bridge City News June 29, 2021

With Lethbridge located in the heart of southern Alberta, agriculture plays a major role in our economy. The University of Lethbridge has introduced the Agri-food Summer Series where local producers and researchers will discuss different Read More

 Hindu societies call for earlier inclusion in proposed K-6 curriculum

Hindu societies call for earlier inclusion in proposed K-6 curriculum

Naveen Day June 24, 2021

Close to 30 Hindu societies across the province, including many in southern Alberta want their religion included in Alberta’s proposed new Kindergarten to Grade 6 (K-6) curriculum at an earlier stage.   The Alberta government says the Read More

 Lethbridge College cuts five jobs as a result of operating budget, says AUPE

Lethbridge College cuts five jobs as a result of operating

Bridge City News June 21, 2021

On-going cuts to the operating budget at Lethbridge College has resulted in five jobs being cut according to an email sent to staff from Lethbridge College President and CEO, Paula Burns. These positions are mostly Read More

 Students take on class video project to lift community’s spirit

Students take on class video project to lift community’s spirit

Bridge City News June 17, 2021

90s shows may not be the most popular topic with teenagers in the year of 2021, but a school in Lethbridge has put its own spin on the classic Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song.    Read More

 U of L receives $3.7 M in funding for research projects

U of L receives $3.7 M in funding for research

Bridge City News June 17, 2021

The University of Lethbridge research projects from across the institution were supported with more than $3.7 million in funding as the Government of Canada announced a major investment in Canadian Science, engineering, social studies and humanities Read More

 Roisin Gibb running for trustee position with Holy Spirit School Division

Roisin Gibb running for trustee position with Holy Spirit School

Naveen Day June 16, 2021

A new name has come forward for a trustee position with the Holy Spirit School Division.  Roisin Gibb was raised in the division throughout her scholastic endeavours.  She says she is running for a seat Read More

 High school dance students chronicle learning experiences in documentary

High school dance students chronicle learning experiences in documentary

Naveen Day June 16, 2021

The pandemic has made many things, including classrooms go virtual.  So, how do students at a high school dance academy get to show off their moves?  They screen it at a movie theatre. Mass gatherings Read More

 Hollowed out tree brings joy to community

Hollowed out tree brings joy to community

Micah Quinn June 4, 2021

Chances are you may have seen a hollowed out tree in Nicholas Sheran Park. This isn’t any normal tree, inside are rocks and pieces of wood painted with words of kindness. As Micah Quinn Read More

 LSO breathes new life into virtual music

LSO breathes new life into virtual music

Micah Quinn June 3, 2021

Many would argue that music is a vital part of any community. The Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra has made it their mission to help students learn their instruments, whether it be in person, or online. As Read More

 Coaldale resident angry about plans for new recreation centre and high school site

Coaldale resident angry about plans for new recreation centre and

Bridge City News June 3, 2021

The town of Coaldale began the process of a joint multi-use recreation facility and high school back in October of 2018. Many residents, however, have been frustrated saying they were not properly consulted on the project.&Read More

 Discovery of Kamloops residential school burial site could be the tip of the iceberg

Discovery of Kamloops residential school burial site could be the

Naveen Day June 1, 2021

Health Director for the Blackfoot Confederacy, Bonnie Healy, says that the crumbling structures of former residential schools are starting to tell stories that have been kept hidden from us for decades.Read More

 Esports league to showcase University of Lethbridge students

Esports league to showcase University of Lethbridge students

Micah Quinn May 28, 2021

The Canadian Collegiate Esports League will be launching a gaming tournament for university students. The CCEL is a competitive gaming industry that showcases students from over 13 post-secondary schools throughout Canada, including the University of Lethbridge. Read More

 Bringing in university students amid school cuts

Bringing in university students amid school cuts

Micah Quinn May 27, 2021

The Alberta government’s budget cuts for universities and colleges has been a tough pill to swallow for both the University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge College. According to the budget, post-secondaries in Alberta are expected Read More

 Merging Realities event to showcase VR

Merging Realities event to showcase VR

Micah Quinn May 26, 2021

Virtual reality has become a big factor in businesses’ success in our city. Lethbridge College’s Merging Realities event will focus on ways that virtual reality has helped out business owners in our city in Read More

 Kodiaks women’s volleyball sign local player Claire Talbot

Kodiaks women’s volleyball sign local player Claire Talbot

Bridge City News May 25, 2021

The Lethbridge College Kodiaks women’s volleyball team has signed a local product. Claire Talbot grew up in Lethbridge, and most recently played for the Coaldale Panthers volleyball club, before the season was cut short Read More

 Evangelical Free Church of Lethbridge donates 40 chromebooks

Evangelical Free Church of Lethbridge donates 40 chromebooks

Micah Quinn May 20, 2021

Students learning from home and at school are set to receive some much needed equipment. The Evangelical Free Church of Lethbridge has donated 40 chromebooks to the Lethbridge School Division. As Micah Quinn explains, six schools Read More

 Taber Police Service collaborates with Lethbridge College in new initiative

Taber Police Service collaborates with Lethbridge College in new initiative

Naveen Day May 20, 2021

There is a new collaboration between Taber Police Service and Lethbridge college.  It is to allow students to sponsor themselves into police training, which will make them easy to recruit by a police service after Read More

 Food donations give huge boost to Lethbridge families

Food donations give huge boost to Lethbridge families

Micah Quinn May 19, 2021

Many families have had to make the switch to transition their kids from learning at school, to at-home education due to COVID-19 restrictions. A new collaboration by community members and organizations is making sure that Read More

 Ready to Rise campaign eyes goal of $1-million

Ready to Rise campaign eyes goal of $1-million

Micah Quinn May 13, 2021

Students of post-secondary institutions have faced a tough time during the pandemic. Lethbridge College has developed an initiative called the Ready to Rise campaign to help those who have been impacted the most. As Micah Read More

 COVID-19 vaccination allowing elegible U of L students to win free tuition

COVID-19 vaccination allowing elegible U of L students to win

Micah Quinn May 10, 2021

Now that post-secondary aged students are eligible to receive their shot in the arm, the University of Lethbridge is giving them the chance to win fall tuition through a new initiative called the It’s Read More

 Medicine Hat school boards talk mental health resources amidst new restrictions

Medicine Hat school boards talk mental health resources amidst new

Bridge City News May 7, 2021

While most of the new provincial restrictions came into effect May 5, all students from kindergarten to Grade 12 went to online classes.  These new measures are part of the government’s scenario 3 learning strategy. Bridge Read More

 Vaccines for teachers, support staff a huge relief, says school division

Vaccines for teachers, support staff a huge relief, says school

Jeannette Rocher May 4, 2021

Premier Jason Kenney says with more vaccines coming in, Alberta is expanding the vaccination rollout to further protect schools and child-care facilities. More than 52,000 teachers, 29,000 support staff and 24,000 child care workers are eligible to be Read More

 Lethbridge College to submit schedule for fall sport

Lethbridge College to submit schedule for fall sport

Bridge City News April 27, 2021

The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference, which governs the Lethbridge College Kodiaks, is working with the school to set up a return to play schedule. The ACAC granted approval to draft athletic schedules, with the optimism Read More

 Sixty-six Lethbridge students receive laptops in ATB Financial, United Way partnership

Sixty-six Lethbridge students receive laptops in ATB Financial, United Way

Naveen Day April 22, 2021

When the pandemic caused schools in Alberta to go virtual, it became a challenge for many families.  For some, it meant siblings under the same roof sharing computers so they could attend their classes. &Read More

 K-6 curriculum pilot doesn’t align with Lethbridge School Division ‘values’

K-6 curriculum pilot doesn’t align with Lethbridge School Division ‘values’

Bridge City News April 12, 2021

Lethbridge School Division is very vocal about their distaste for the provincial government’s K-6 curriculum pilot draft. The board says the government failed to reflect diversity, is not age appropriate, and even includes items Read More

 Microcredentials available for aquaponics at Lethbridge College

Microcredentials available for aquaponics at Lethbridge College

Micah Quinn March 24, 2021

Lethbridge College’s Aquaculture Centre of Excellence has been running since 2003. The program has seen a rise in the number of people who want to access sustainable food production in our city. As Micah Quinn Read More

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