Two Lethbridge buildings given historic designations

A pair of buildings that helped support Chinese-Albertans in Lethbridge since the early 1900s have been given historic designations by the province. The Bow On Tong Co. and the Wing Wah Chong Co. buildings, side by side in the city's Chinatown, were named provincial historic resources this week. The Bow On Tong Co. was established in 1926 inside the existing Tai Sing Wing Co. building that was built in 1919. Bow On Tong has operated ever since as a traditional Chinese herbal shop. The Wing Wah C