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‘Crown of the Continent’ conservation focus of upcoming environmental roundtable event
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2024
In less than a month, environmental stewards from British Columbia, Montana, and Alberta will gather at the Science Commons on the University of Lethbridge campus for the 2024 Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent Annual Gathering. The event, scheduled to take place Feb. 20 and 21, will host stakeholders to discuss the conservation of ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge Police Service gets new armoured vehicle
By Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service recently acquired a new Armoured Rescue Vehicle (ARV) to better protect members of the public and officers alike during violent high-risk incidents. LPS Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh on Wednesday said this was a necessary purchase to keep everyone safe because the previous vehicle didn’t meet industry standards. ... Read More »
4 responsesOpposition NDP calls on UCP government to listen to Albertans on pension plan
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP Finance Critic for Insurance and Pensions and Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips called on Danielle Smith’s UCP government to listen to Albertans’ response in recent polling data on the provincial pension plan during a press conference Tuesday. Phillips began by stating that during a year-end interview Smith said she will continue ... Read More »
1 responseEverything Scottish celebrated at Multicultural Centre
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
A Scottish flavour was in the air during the second annual Celebrating Everything Scottish night at the Multicultural Centre on Saturday night. The evening began with the Address to the Haggis by George Fowler, while people could enjoy Scottish music by the Celtic Routes, bagpipes from Alec Chisholm, a traditional Scottish meal of haggis and ... Read More »
1 responseCold weather took toll on city infrastructure
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After Lethbridge experienced frigid temperatures last week and City staff had to deal with multiple issues because of the weather, Director of Infrastructure Services Joel Sanchez explained to reporters this week how the weather impacted that infrastructure and the steps the City took to remedy those issues. While speaking to reporters on Monday ... Read More »
1 responseSchool nutrition program gets boost from tree collection
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
Senator Buchanan Elementary School participated in the City of Lethbridge’s annual Christmas Tree Collection initiative on Saturday. Volunteers from the school went out on certain routes all over the city to collect trees and drop them off at the recycling stations on the north, south and west sides. In turn, the school received a $10,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta health care system in dire shape, says Medical Association
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta health care system is facing a mass casualty event that needs immediate help from the province to stop the bleeding. That was the message from Alberta Medical Association Paul Parks on Tuesday in a media briefing on the health of family physician practices in the province. The AMA conducted a survey ... Read More »
1 responseWinter clothing drive provides help to students
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Tuesday marked the second Lethbridge College Students Association’s Clothing Drive and Giveaway event in which dozens of students had the opportunity to browse through multiple items of clothing to keep them stay warm during the winter months. Student representative with the LCSA, Sharon Boit told the Herald during the event that this is ... Read More »
1 responseIndigenous music in the national spotlight
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 24th, 2024
There has never been a better time for Indigenous music in Canada. Whether it was the rise of socially engaged movements like Black Lives Matter, or the time artists spent in isolation, Indigenous musicians have entered the “post-pandemic” era with a bang and if listeners are lucky, the industry will never be the same again. ... Read More »
1 responseEx-girlfriend tells of fatal attack as manslaughter trial begins
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Cullen Drake Tailfeathers and Chantelle English had only been dating a few weeks in 2021, but they were already getting ready to move into a new apartment together. The plan was short lived, however, and by May 24, 2021, only two months after they began dating, the couple had broken up and English’s ... Read More »
1 responseCity council votes to support Exhibition MOU
By Lethbridge Herald on January 23rd, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The new Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre was not built to accommodate livestock, city council heard Tuesday in a presentation on a Memorandum of Understanding signed Friday by the City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge and District Exhibition. Council also heard predicted revenue expectations for the hub were optimistic and expense’s ... Read More »
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