Christmas begins on Saturday for Ukrainians, and families who have settled into Lethbridge will be celebrating. A Ukrainian family opened up their home on Friday to showcase some traditional food from their country as well. As BCN’s Micah Quinn explains, the Rotary Club of Lethbridge was instrumental in helping close to 20 Ukrainian families get […]Read More
An amendment to legislation for free bus passes for refugees was debated on Tuesday during Lethbridge City Council. Council asked city administration to allow refugees from Ukraine to have free bus passes for those coming into our city. The initiative would last for six months. Lethbridge Deputy Mayor Jenn Schmidt-Rempel says this was an easy […]Read More
Legislation for an existing amendment by the City of Lethbridge to offer more aid to refugees in our city will be debated during Tuesday’s city council meeting. On July 5th council voted to allow free public transit for all refugees in Lethbridge. A local organization called Project Sunflower was in support of the idea, but […]Read More
In a response to support fleeing Ukrainian refugees to our city, the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta have awarded a cheque of $20,000 to Lethbridge Family Services. The money will go towards helping with medical costs, food, transportation and children’s items. An official with the foundation says the grant came from their community […]Read More
More tasty fries are on the menu beginning Friday in Lethbridge. McCain Foods and Western Tractor are teaming up for a ‘Free FryDay’ donation drive. It is a fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees. If you visit the Lethbridge Western Tractor dealership on Friday at 3 p.m., you will receive two bags of fries from McCain. All […]Read More
A benefit concert will be taking place Thursday to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees living in Lethbridge. In collaboration with Project Sunflower, the Grade 8 band students at Gilbert Paterson Middle School are hosting their year-end band show where all the proceeds at the door will be donated to the organization. A spokesperson with Project […]Read More
A total of 28 Ukrainians touched down in Toronto recently thanks to the generosity of Samaritan’s Purse and the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel. The Christian organization helped fly the Ukrainians out of Poland on its DC-8 aircraft. They will be staying with friends and relatives in the greater Toronto area, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vegreville and […]Read More
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