Bridge City News

Rec: Dec 13

Recorded on Dec 13

Recorded: Dec 13

The potential of a new ward system for city elections was debated rigorously by Lethbridge City Council on Tuesday. Council voted 7-2 to rescind the process of a ward system and directed city staff to rescind the Ward Commission Bylaw. Jenn Schmidt-Rempel was one of the councillors who voted against the motion. She says she was not happy with the outcome but says she will move forward with the will of council. The previous process approved in June would have cost close to $300,000 to look at recommendations of implementing a ward system by the 2025 election in Lethbridge. Over 55 per cent of Lethbridge residents voted in favour of implementing a ward system to elect councillors in our city during the 2021 municipal election. Council voted 7-2 to instead look into a process next year of dividing our city into four quadrants. Councillor John Middleton-Hope voted in favour and was asked if he would like to see other cities implement a similar idea. Middleton-Hope say this Made in Lethbridge model will identify areas of the city with specific needs that need to be addressed. He says this new model will also allow for more citizen engagement with city councillors.

Rec: Dec 12

Christmas cards are being dropped off to those in need to ensure there will be smiles on faces this holiday season. Organizers of The Holiday Card Drive say they have handed out over 6,000 cards this year, smashing their goal of 5,000. The cards are distributed out to seniors, veterans and community members who are in need of a pick-me-up. Daicya Munton, the founder of the card drive, says this initiative is essential in helping out seniors in our community who are facing isolation and loneliness. Last year, there were over 3300 cards delivered to members of the community. If you would like to participate you can drop off a card until December 16.

Christmas is fast approaching and usually it’s a time to sit down, enjoy a meal and spread some holiday cheer with our loved ones. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for many families in Lethbridge. Food banks across Canada have experienced over 1.5 million visits in March of 2022 alone. As BCN’s Micah Quinn explains, an initiative by the Real Canadian Superstore in Lethbridge, called the Holiday Food Drive, is looking to support our local food banks in a big way.

Done in studio Dec 12th

Recorded on Dec 12

*VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED* Bridge City News spoke with an independent journalist in Ukraine to hear what they are seeing and experiencing. BCN’s Jeanette Rocher chatted with Christelle Neant, a French National who’s been living in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine covering the civil conflict in the area for the last six years, including this more recent conflict. She says westerners are not getting the whole story from national and international news outlets. In fact, she says some of the atrocities are being carried out by Ukrainians on other Ukrainians. NOTE: We will air the entire interview with Christelle Neant on our April 6 evening newscast.

There is so much happening in our world right now such as the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. However, as you will hear in this interview there has been another type of conflict taking place that while it may go unnoticed. There is something that affect Canadians almost every day in a variety of ways. Here in Canada, we have heard a lot about green energy and the tactic of blocking new pipelines.

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Actress Evangeline Lilly calls on PM Trudeau to make unifying Canadians his priority right now. She seems to be asking him to employ the most Canadian of all virtues: diplomacy, negotiation and compromise - virtues that have kept us peaceful and prosperous for 152 years.

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U.S. citizens gathered over the weekend in Sweetgrass, Montana, many of which drove five or six hours from different parts of the state, to show their support for the Freedom Convoy taking place in Ottawa, and to rally around Canadian protesters in Alberta. Standing on the opposite side of a plastic fence, which acts as the international boundary between Montana and Alberta, one woman who served in the U.S. military for four years says, "I know what it's like to fight for your freedom, and I believe everybody deserves freedom." BCN Jeannette Rocher reports Feb 12/22

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The Better Business Bureau of southern Alberta is warning about finding love in all the wrong places this Valentine’s Day. Romance fraud increases on days like today. A lot of these fraudsters start with fake profiles on dating sites. Photos are usually stolen from real accounts. The scammer will build a relationship with the victim and then begin to ask for money. Wes Lafortune, from the BBB, says there are tips you can use to protect yourself if you think you are being taken advantage of. Lafortune says you can use a google reverse-image search to check if photos match up with what the person is using.

Alberta Health Services president Dr. Verna Yiu announced on Tuesday that 92 per cent of AHS workers have submitted proof of two COVID-19 vaccine doses. But reports allegedly leaked from AHS tell a bit of a different story.

recorded in studio Thursday oct 21