Members of the Centre for Public Safety Applied Research (CPSAR) at Lethbridge Polytechnic to host peer support program to encourage friendships as well as education of Blackfoot language and culture. More information: citapprogram.com
A great article written by Dr. Mishka Singh. Dr. Singh is a Lethbridge physician who spent time volunteering in a refugee camp. She is an active member of the Lethbridge LIP Newcomer Health Advisory Group, and practices medicine at Campbell Clinic South. "Refugee is a word on everyone's lips at the moment. Some people associate negative connotations with this word, while others see the plight of refugees as a call to action. Few people in the western world, however, see refugees as people that are like themselves, teachers, bus drivers, doctors living in houses coming home for dinner and then one day their life, their sense of normality is turned upside down by war and political unrest..."
From refugee to real estate mogul, Bob Dhillon’s $10-million donation to the University of Lethbridge’s School of Business is the largest gift in its history.