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Celebrate Lethbridge: Community, Health and Recreation |
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Chinook Health
 Chinook Health will be leading the first of three new radiation therapy projects in the province of Alberta. Radiation therapy will be available to Southern Albertans and South Eastern British Columbia residents by spring 2010. Lethbridge was the first site in the province to provide a cancer centre. The centre was later moved to Calgary to meet the needs of the growing population in that city.
Chinook Health is pleased to be program host for Helping Operationalize Palliative Expertise, a $500,000 provincial project to support regions across Alberta to develop and enhance palliative care programs. The goal of the program is to teach health-care providers to support individuals who wish to receive end-of-life care in their own homes.
More than 90 percent of family physicians currently working with Southern Alberta are participating in the Chinook Health Primary Care Network - an initiative aimed at improving access to family physicians and reducing wait time. This is the highest participation rate in the province.
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County of Lethbridge
The County of Lethbridge has one of the youngest populations in the country with 45% of residents fewer than 25 years of age.
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Green Acres Foundation
In 2003, an announcement regarding the impending closure of the hospital in Picture Butte prompted the development of a three-way partnership between the Town of Picture Butte, the Lethbridge Green Acres Foundation and Chinook Health to discuss alternatives in the delivery of care for the community. Through a true collaborative effort, it was determined that Green Acres Foundation would construct a new 15-unit Designated Assisted Living facility linked to their existing Piyami Lodge.
The new Piyami Place is a residential based facility that provides personal services, 24-hour supervision and assistance, activities and health-related services. In addition to the construction of Piyami Place, the east wing of Piyami Lodge was converted to an Urgent Care Centre complete with a physician’s clinic, x-ray, lab and homecare offices providing residents of Picture Butte with a unique alternative in the provision of health services.
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Lethbridge Regional Police Service
Consisting of 141 authorized sworn members, 40 non-sworn members and 50 volunteers, the Lethbridge Regional Police Service (LRPS) is pleased to serve the Lethbridge and regional community with a ‘police to population’ ratio of 1:623.
Following its commitment to professionalism, the Lethbridge Regional Police Service operates in full compliance with all 173 Alberta Policing Standards and, based on its dedication to meeting 446 international policing standards, will be recommended for its fourth certificate from the international Commission for Accredited Law Enforcement Agencies organization in 2008.
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Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
Lethbridge is proud to be the home of the largest senior citizens organization in Alberta. With a membership just shy of 4,000 members, the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) is one of the largest seniors’ organizations in Canada.
The LSCO multi-use drop-in facility is open to all mature citizens and is a bright and lively centre with over 100 programs administered to and directed its members. Facilities like the Ham Radio Room, Lapidary Arts Centre, Wood Working Shop, Health and Wellness Workout Gym and Computer Teaching & Digital Photography Labs are just a few of the state of the art amenities.
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Nord-Bridge Senior Citizens Organization
The Nord-Bridge Senior Citizens Organization is the fourth largest seniors organization in Alberta with 1,450 members.
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Paradise Canyon Golf Resort
Paradise Canyon Golf Resort is affiliated with Resort Condominiums International (RCI) and has attained its Gold Crown recognition award. The resort has become a popular vacation destination for guests worldwide. The golf course itself has drawn national attention in Score Golf Magazine as one of Canada’s top 100 golf courses. Internationally, Golf Digest has designated the golf course one of the “Places to Play” in North America. In the summer of 2008, Paradise Canyon will be hosting the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship.
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Rick Casson, M.P.
Rick Casson, Member of Parliament, has been working in the public service for 30 years, ten of which have been spent representing Lethbridge in the Canadian House of Commons.
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Runners Soul Running Club
With an annual membership of 340 to 440 members, Runners Soul is the largest running club in Canada and is one of the largest in North America. Annual main events include the Moonlight Run (numbering 2,300 participants from across Western Canada); the Splash, Peddle and Gasp Triathalon; the Coulee Cactus Crawl; LadiesFest; Music from the Soul and the Lost-Soul Ultra all of which reach registration capacity months in advance.
Ron Bain from Runners Soul credits the fantastic geography, climate and demographics of Lethbridge as well as the health benefits of running for the club’s popularity.
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YWCA Lethbridge and District
YWCA Lethbridge and District has received three national awards for program innovation from YWCA Canada. Two of the unique programs, Young Girl Savvy Woman and the Power of Being a Girl Conference have become national signature programs for the YWCA and are now offered at centres across Canada.
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