Slough Chew Revue - Tropical Cuisine

By: By Eric Dyck - 30 June 2018

Community Event - Bon Odori

Obon is a style of Japanese Buddhist folk dance performed outdoors in a circle around a taiko (drum) on a yagura the raised platform decorated with lanterns. Lethbridge community dancers gather for the the Bon Odori festival in Galt Gardens on July 14. This Japanese cultural tradition is a time to remember and honour those who have passed on, appreciate all that they have done and to recognize the continuation of their influence upon our lives. It is Obon Season in Lethbridge from July 1-July 15.

London Road Market

London Road Market General Manager Dave Gurr asks, “Can you imagine? Starting a grocery store in the Great Depression? This was the era of food stamps. Nobody had any cash to spend on food.” The Gurr family story of meat cutters and grocers in Lethbridge began 1929.

Message from the Publisher

By: Dana Inkster
30 June 2018

Here is to summer fun in the great outdoors of southwest Alberta. Summer is an extra-special season for me because I moved to Lethbridge in the summer of 2005 from Montreal, QC. When I landed in Lethbridge, I felt that I had hit the jackpot. Pure sun. Dry heat and big sky. I felt like Lethbridge summers were made for me. I now understand Lethbridge Living is a quality of life that celebrates community and the stories we share.

Lethbridge Rodeo History

By: Belinda Crowson
30 June 2018

Rodeo has been part of Lethbridge history for the past 114 years, starting in 1904, two years after Raymond’s first Stampede. The 1904 rodeo was staged by Ray Knight, creator of the Raymond event, as part of Lethbridge’s annual fair. It wasn’t the only new event that year. A parade was also held with a contingent of 400 Siksiksitaapi. The 1904 event was held at the 40-acre Queen Victoria Park, the original site of the exhibition. In 1911, the rodeo relocated to the present-day exhibition grounds and it was there in 1918 where the amalgamated Fair and Stampede occurred.

Summer Sounds

By: Jane Edmundson
30 June 2018

The live music scene in our city is flourishing this summer, thanks to the efforts of passionate organizers. Jane Edmunson brings us behind the scenes to meet the people behind the Wide Skies Festival, Girl Rock Camp and Flip Fest.

Girls Rock Camp

By: Jane Edmundson
30 June 2018

Silvana Campus’ drive to be a musician started early. “I was really fortunate,” she says. “My dad was a drummer, so when I wanted to play there wasn’t a second thought.” That early support laid the foundation for Campus to build a musical career spanning two decades, numerous bands, and countless nights of rock and roll.