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Fire marshal urges prevention after blaze damages two businesses
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald After a recent string of fires across the city, including an early-morning blaze that damaged two downtown businesses, Lethbridge’s chief fire marshal is urging residents and business owners to reduce the opportunities for fires to start in the first place. Speaking to reporters on Monday at Fire Hall No. 1, ... Read More »
5 responsesLocal engineer technologist, interviewed at the start and end of her career
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Almost four decades after being interviewed as one of the first female engineering students to graduate from the Lethbridge Community College’s Construction Management option of the Civil Engineering and Drafting program in 1989, Shari Jankowiak spoke to the Herald about her retirement plans after 35 years. Jankowiak shared with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Agriculture Rotary Scholarships cultivate future leaders
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Annual gala celebrates agriculture’s regional role while awarding $10,000 scholarships to students pursuing industry careers Community leaders, farmers, students and industry partners gathered Thursday evening to celebrate agriculture and the young people preparing to carry the industry forward. The 8th Annual Rotary Ag Scholarship Awards Dinner, hosted by the Rotary ... Read More »
1 responseTetz rides to a sixth consecutive victory
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Nick Tetz has turned Lethbridge into his personal rodeo. For the sixth straight time, the Calgary bull rider walked out of VisitLethbridge.com Arena with the buckle, capping a dominant weekend with an event-best 89.9-point championship round ride to win the sold-out South Country Co-op Showdown on Saturday night. With thousands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Healthcare advocate warns Alberta heading toward two-tier system
By Lethbridge Herald on March 7th, 2026
A health-care advocate says Alberta is at a crossroads, warning that recent policy changes could push the province toward a two-tier system resembling that of the United States. Speaking Thursday to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA), Friends of Medicare executive director Chris Gallaway argued that a series of reforms under Premier Danielle ... Read More »
1 responseCANstruction Lethbridge returned to Centre Village Mall to support local food banks
By Lethbridge Herald on March 7th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald CANstruction Lethbridge has returned for their 12th year to help restock the shelves of local food banks with much needed canned food, while displaying the creativity, engineering, and community spirit showcased in the structures on display at the Centre Village Mall. CANstruction organizing board chair Darryl Schalk said the event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peaceful protest held for murdered Indigenous woman
By Lethbridge Herald on March 7th, 2026
By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald A young Indigenous woman, who was murdered in September of 2024, was described by her father as a firecracker who also very empathetic with a big heart. Charmayne Briggs Scout says she remembers the day she found out her sister Ginnean Briggs Scout was killed as if ... Read More »
1 responseRHAY Logistics delivering Amazon packages out of new distribution hub
By Lethbridge Herald on March 7th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A new 20,000 square foot facility has opened just outside of Lethbridge City limits, east of the Churchill Industrial Park, where delivery service partner ,RHAY Logistics, will help Amazon customers receive their packages faster. The facility represents a newer business model for Amazon in Canada, operated in partnership with independent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring forward, stuck in time
By Lethbridge Herald on March 7th, 2026
Morning Joe- Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Every March we participate in an unwanted archaic ritual. Clocks leap forward, sleep schedules implode and coffee sales spike. “Spring Forward” arrives like a bureaucratic prank…leaving parents negotiating with overtired children, shift workers recalculating paycheques and the rest of us wondering why we’re still pretending this charade makes sense. ... Read More »
4 responsesWhen MPs jump ship, Canadians lose
By Lethbridge Herald on March 7th, 2026
FROM THE HILL- MP RACHAEL THOMAS What makes a Member of Parliament cross the floor? Conflict, power, prestige, a new title, or perhaps significant international opportunities. While factors like ambition certainly play a role, I believe we’re missing a fundamental piece of the puzzle. When politicians cross the floor to join the government, they ... Read More »
7 responsesLPS gains seven new officers after cadet graduation
By Lethbridge Herald on March 6th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido- Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Police Service have welcomed new officers to their families. Eight officers graduated from the Lethbridge Polytechnic Police Cadet Training program Thursday, with seven of them joining the Lethbridge Police Service and one joining the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) ... Read More »
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