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Police commission extends chief’s contract to 2029
By Lethbridge Herald on August 6th, 2025
Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Commission has announced they have extended the contract for Shahin Mehdizadeh, chief of Lethbridge Police Service until August 2029. Since his appointment in 2020, Mehdizadeh has provided consistent leadership through and change. This extension comes at a time when Lethbridge’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) shows significant improvement. Statistics Canada’s 2024 ... Read More »
5 responsesWhere ya from?
By Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Hundreds of people gathered at Henderson lake Monday to take part in the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association’s (SAEA) annual signature Heritage Day event. Alberta Heritage Day, celebrated on the first Monday of August, aims to recognize and celebrate the province’s diverse cultural heritage and the contributions of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Producers not getting rich off high food prices, says union
By Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2025
Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local journalism Initiative Reporter While the prices of groceries have gone up, the National Farmers Union (NFU)Â is pointing the finger at corporations. James Hannay, a policy assistant with the NFU, says a lot of the rising price in food cost has been going back to corporations while farmers have not ... Read More »
5 responsesNew West’s latest is a sequel to one of its greatest hits
By Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2025
Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A high-energy celebration of music and memories will make for an electrifying start to New West Theatre’s 2025-2026 season. A small but mighty cast of eight performers will take audiences back through seven decades of rock and roll hits, from Chuck Berry to Chappell Roan, during the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration needs reform, not political posturing and racism
By Lethbridge Herald on August 5th, 2025
Scott Sakatch Lethbridge Herald Editor What better time than Heritage Day (okay, technically the day after Heritage Day, when you’re reading this) to talk about immigration in Canada? After all, except for Indigenous folks who measure their genealogy in millennia as opposed to generations, we’re all immigrants here. It doesn’t matter where your ancestors came ... Read More »
3 responsesHannam, concert series aren’t slowing down
By Lethbridge Herald on August 2nd, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative The fifth annual Upside-Downtown summer concert series is just past its halfway-point, but is far from slowing down; and on Thursday evening a crowd of 500-600 live music fans packed Rotary Square at Casa to hear award-winning Canadian folk musician John Wort Hannam perform. “Lethbridge has a unique ... Read More »
1 responseWater donations urgently needed
By Lethbridge Herald on August 2nd, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Local agencies involved in the City Wide Water Drive that began in June, are asking for help from the community to obtain enough water bottles to last until the end of August. Danielle McIntyre, executive director of the Interfaith Food Bank says she is very impressed with the outreach teams that ... Read More »
3 responsesLocals bring home medals at international dragonboat championship
By Lethbridge Herald on August 2nd, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Ten dragonboat racing athletes from the Dragonboat Association of Southern Alberta (DASA) left Canada for Germany last month, hoping to make waves for Team Canada at the 17th IDBF World Dragonboat Championships at Brandenburg an der Havel. Team Canada returned triumphantly with DASA team members leaving their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polytech researcher Singh earns innovation award
By Lethbridge Herald on August 2nd, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A Lethbridge Polytechnic researcher has been recognized nationally with the prestigious John Ogilvie Research Innovation Award for his contributions in developing a lower cost, less wasteful crop testing method. Chandra Singh, director of the Advanced Post-harvest Technology Centre in Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, was part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vaccines changed the course of history
By Lethbridge Herald on August 2nd, 2025
Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and this year, Canadian Public Health Association is straight to the point with its annual theme. This year’s message, “Don’t let history repeat itself. Protect your future. Get immunized,” directly addresses the very real risks of choosing not to vaccinate. “Not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Support your local lifeguard
By Lethbridge Herald on August 1st, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lifeguards are a mandatory presence at all public pools, especially during the busy summer months, to ensure the safety of swimmers. They prevent accidents, respond to emergencies, and maintain order in and around the pool area. Most of them are young, under 24 years of age, and ... Read More »
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