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Christmas of a different colour |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Thursday, 03 December 2009 |
Some people love a white Christmas. Others, especially if they have to travel for the holidays, prefer a brown Christmas.
But the City of Lethbridge is promoting a third alternative that works no matter what the weather: a green Christmas.
The idea behind the city’s 12 Green Days of Christmas campaign is to urge residents to try to limit their ecological footprint during the yuletide season. The campaign includes encouraging ways to reduce waste, save energy and support local business — a win-win-win idea.
It’s a timely and worthwhile message during a time of year when there’s a heightened focus on consumption. That includes energy consumption, with Christmas lights and decorations drawing power at a time when home heating costs also climb with the arrival of winter weather.
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A taste of life with disability |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Wednesday, 02 December 2009 |
Ever wonder what it’s like to live with a disability?
You can find out — sort of — today during local events marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
As part of the events at Lethbridge Centre today, an obstacle course will offer a taste of the kinds of challenges people with disabilities face in their daily lives. Of course, it’s not a completely accurate taste of life as a disabled person, primarily because it’s temporary. At the end of the obstacle course, able-bodied participants will be able to go back to their normal lives.
For those with disabilities, barriers and challenges are normal life.
A Statistics Canada report titled “Employment among the disabled,” by Diane Galarneau and Marian Radulescu, notes, “Persons with disabilities face different barriers to participation in the labour force, even though maintaining an attachment is often crucial for them. Doing so enables them to meet everyday needs and build self-esteem, and gives a sense of belonging to the community. These days, with an aging population and a possible labour shortage, society can ill afford to forgo any contributions.”
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Spirit of giving is alive and well |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 |
December has just begun but the Christmas spirit is already flowing in the community.
The Lethbridge Herald Charitable Foundation has kicked off its third annual Food for Thought campaign which raises money for school programs designed to feed hungry students.
The campaign, whose proceeds go to the Lethbridge School District No. 51 and the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic school division, helps fund school breakfast programs and other school efforts to fill students’ stomachs so they’ll be better able to fill their minds.
The Food for Thought campaign was created to help fill a funding void. Since schools are unable to use government funding to feed students, they’ve had to count on the generosity of teachers, parents and the community to finance efforts such as breakfast programs.
Food for Thought is a way to provide some sustainable funding to meet the needs of students who would otherwise go hungry.
The campaign launched with a bang in 2007, raising more than $44,000 in its first year. The economic downturn dealt a hit to last year’s fundraising effort but even so, close to $20,000 was raised.
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Time to tune in or tune out |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Monday, 30 November 2009 |
Canada’s television viewers are being given an opportunity to weigh in on issues that could affect the future of the country’s television industry.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the federal broadcast regulator, has set up a special website to collect Canadians’ input on the issues of the so-called TV tax and the affordability of cable television and satellite services.
As part of an earlier CRTC public consultation which ended Nov. 2, more than 130,000 Canadians from across the country submitted comments affirming that local television does matter to them. But the desire to keep local TV might not be enough to ensure it stays on the air.
It’s survival depends on the outcome of the battle between the country’s major television broadcasters and cable and satellite companies over who pays for TV signals.
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Cracking down on graffiti |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Friday, 27 November 2009 |
In some places and in the eyes of some people, graffiti is considered an art form.
But graffiti in its most common form is not art, it’s vandalism.
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