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ABmunis resists push for municipal party politics
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Cal Braid LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) is standing firm in its resistance to the injection of political parties into municipal elections. There’s only one problem: Premier Danielle Smith is the one pushing for it. Tyler Gandam, mayor of Wetaskiwin and president for ABmunis, told the media during a press conference this week ... Read More »
3 responsesMen’s Sheds organization looking to expand into Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald Men, is retired life got you down? Are you bored, looking for something to do other than sitting on a couch with a bag of chips while watching endless reruns on TV? Men’s Sheds may be literally and figuratively just what the doctor ordered. This isn’t the backyard shed that’s full ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial grant solves funding anomaly for Coaldale policing costs
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Erika Mathieu Southern Alberta Newspapers The Town of Coaldale is finally getting financial relief after nearly a decade of paying 100 per cent of their RCMP-contracted policing costs, which has cost the Town over $4.4 million since 2016. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services and Deputy Premier, Mike Ellis on Friday attended a press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AI not ready to take over the world, prof tells SACPA session
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Delon Shurtz LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER In the 1930s an invention called the Automat was amazing consumers everywhere. “You put a quarter or a nickel one at at time into a machine and pressed a button, and if by magic food comes out the other side,” says Sidney Shapiro, assistant professor of business analytics at ... Read More »
1 responseCollege celebrates International Turban Day
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge College community once again had an opportunity to learn all there is to know about turbans during their third annual International Turban Day event Friday. Gurpreet Singh, president of the Sikh Society of Lethbridge, Alberta and Awalpreet Singh, president of the Sikh students of Lethbridge, Alberta Club at Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palliser school division averts strike
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD After a year of negotiations between the Palliser School Division and its teachers, an agreement has been reached and a strike averted. Palliser was the last of 61 school divisions to reach agreement for the current term of bargaining, which extends back to September 2020. Collective bargaining for teachers in Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP hopeful Nenshi here today
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD Naheed Nenshi is getting his first taste of partisan politics as he runs for the leadership of the Alberta NDP. And today, the former Calgary mayor’s campaign brings him to Lethbridge for a two-hour stop at Essie’s Ballroom in the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge on Scenic Drive South. He will be ... Read More »
6 responsesIndigenous author hopes to inspire readers
By Lethbridge Herald on April 12th, 2024
Steffanie Costigan Local Journalism Initiative Reporter First time author Pearl Long Time Squirrel will be doing a book reading of her new book “Sacred Bird” at Analog Books today. The reading starts at 1 p.m. Long Time Squirrel said the inspiration for her novel came from a family story about an ancestor. “It’s based on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province investing millions in EMS system
By Lethbridge Herald on April 12th, 2024
Steffanie Costigan Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Alberta government announced on Thursday $35 million in funding over three years to assist with reducing emergency response times and support EMS workers. “We will outline significant steps our government and partners are taking to enhance the emergency response capabilities and healthcare across Alberta, said Alberta Minister of ... Read More »
2 responsesWater report presented to committee
By Lethbridge Herald on April 12th, 2024
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Oldman River reservoir is only about 32 per cent of capacity while the level of the St. Mary’s reservoir has increased to about 20 per cent full. These levels are despite recent snow and rainfall. Neither is anything close to normal, Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city ... Read More »
1 responseProbe school pays tribute to the Logan Boulet Effect
By Lethbridge Herald on April 12th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD Students and staff at Dr. Gerald B. Probe Elementary School gathered in the gymnasium on Thursday morning to learn about organ donation, the Logan Boulet Effect and Green Shirt Day. This year for their Green Shirt Day assembly, students in Grade 1 and Grade 2 chose the example of a child ... Read More »
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