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Peacemaking program focus of SACPA session
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 1st, 2024
Members of the Kainai Peacemaking program spoke Thursday to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs about restorative justice which provides opportunities for individuals to resolve conflicts with the law. Guest speakers were Kainai Peacemaking Program (KPP) administrative support/intake worker Debbie Melting Tallow, KPP community liaison/facilitator Sherry Tailfeathers, and program supervisor Leon Day Chief. Melting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Solar project near Fort Macleod faces opposition
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A giant solar project proposed for construction less than two kilometres away from Fort Macleod has the town and MD of Willow Creek worried about the negative impact the development would have on the area. The town and MD do not welcome the proposed Neoen Jumbo Solar Project, and earlier this week they ... Read More »
2 responsesMan pleads guilty to being unlawfully in house
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Police didn’t have to look far for a suspect who walked into a residence and threatened one of the occupants. At about 6 p.m. on Feb. 24 Ryan Lloyd Gerard entered the residence, where he approached the basement suite, knocked on the door but left after the female tenant refused to let him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Non-profits hear state of the sector report
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Representatives of multiple non-profit organizations gathered Thursday to network and hear about the 2023 State of the Sector report from the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations. The event was co-hosted by Volunteer Lethbridge and Alberta Non-profit Network. During the event, President and CEO of the Calgary Chamber of the Voluntary Organizations Karen Ball ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial budget doesn’t invest enough in public service: AUPE
By Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is not impressed with the provincial budget unveiled Thursday. The union says the budget makes life worse for Albertans and the public services in the province. More than 82,000 AUPE members will enter collective bargaining in 2024, the majority of whom work for the ... Read More »
5 responsesAg-Expo showcases latest farming technology
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Ag-Expo 2024 offers farmers an opportunity to explore the latest technology from drones remotely operated to autonomous machinery and everything in between. Territory manager for Western Canada with Front Link, Mark Weber spoke to said this week they wanted to showcase their “Farm Droid.” “The farm droid is the world’s first autonomous seeder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinook football player enters not guilty pleas
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Another member of the Chinook High School football team who is accused of assaulting a fellow student, has entered pleas to several criminal charges. During a brief hearing Wednesday in Lethbridge youth court, Lethbridge lawyer Justin Dean pleaded not guilty on behalf of the boy to charges of sexual assault with a weapon, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irrigation technology changing with the times
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com “Drought, “water conservation” – three words that Albertans are hearing more after a hot dry summer in 2023 and a winter of relatively low moisture. And with the farming season soon to ramp up, those three words will be even more emphasized as communities across the province contend with their impacts. Irrigators use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pink Shirt Day encourages inclusion and respect
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 29th, 2024
A wave of children wearing pink shirts could be seen at Our Lady of the Assumption School on Wednesday afternoon as a reminder of the importance of kindness and encouragement against bullying. Pink Shirt Day was inspired by an incident in an eastern Canada school were a male student wearing a pink shirt was singled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farmer uses machinery emissions to help crops grow
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta farmer has found a way to use his machinery’s emissions to help his crops grow instead of using fertilizer and took the opportunity to share his invention with others at Ag-Expo. Gary Lewis with Bio-Agtive Emissions Farming spoke to the Herald Wednesday about his invention. He has been studying plant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province lifts pause on renewable energy projects
By Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government has lifted its pause on the final approval of renewable energy projects effective today. Any projects moving forward will be undertaken with agricultural lands being a priority, Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday. Smith and Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf, the Minister of Affordability and Utilities, made the ... Read More »
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