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Alberta forecasting $5.2B budget deficit
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government is forecasting three years of deficits in its 2025 budget which was released Thursday by Finance Minister Nate Horner. The deficit for 2025-26 is expected to be $5.2 billion. In 2026-27, the deficit is forecast to drop to $2.4 billion and in 2027-28 to $2 billion. The province says its ... Read More »
1 responseCity crime rate drops yet again
By Lethbridge Herald on February 27th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Crime is down 16 per cent across the city and 18 per cent in the city’s Crime Severity Index (CSI), the Lethbridge Police Service announced Thursday. It’s the lowest numbers since 2019. Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh told reporters he’s proud of the results, which are due not only to policing but ... Read More »
8 responsesNew Galt Museum exhibition highlights Ukrainian-Canadian photographers
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 27th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com An official opening of the newest exhibit at the Galt Museum and Archives is taking place this afternoon and those in attendance will have a chance to hear about it from co-curator Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn. The travelling exhibit explores the remarkable life and work of Lena and Thomas Gushul, Ukrainian-Canadian photographers who settled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province aims 800 peace officers at fentanyl crisis
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 27th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government is dropping the gloves in the fight against fentanyl and other deadly drugs. Mike Ellis, deputy premier and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services, said Wednesday that more than 800 community peace officers from 34 large- and mid-sized communities are being deployed immediately to co-ordinate activities with local police ... Read More »
3 responsesLocal teacher a stand-up guy when he takes the stage at comedy club
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 27th, 2025
What he thought was going to be a one-off stand up comedy set has turned into a lifelong passion for Brian Dawydiuk. However, he has a rather unusual backstory in his journey to becoming a comic. Dawydiuk has been teaching in Lethbridge for the last two decades. He says he’s been drawn to comedy ever ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council green lights three new affordable housing projects
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 27th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday gave the green light to three new affordable housing projects that were recommended for approval by its Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee on Feb. 13. ThatĂ‚Â committeeĂ‚Â consistsĂ‚Â ofĂ‚Â theĂ‚Â mayor and all members of council. TheĂ‚Â motionĂ‚Â toĂ‚Â approveĂ‚Â theĂ‚Â projectsĂ‚Â wasĂ‚Â containedĂ‚Â inĂ‚Â theĂ‚Â consentĂ‚Â agenda. The SPC recommended that city council allocate $500,000 from the Affordable and Social Housing Capital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ag Expo helps connect local agriculture industry
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2025
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Making connections. That theme was heard throughout the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre Wednesday morning as Ag Expo opened its doors on the first of three days of everything agriculture. Ag Expo runs also today and Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. On Wednesday, visitors began filing in the doors as soon as they opened for the second annual Ag ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bachman-Turner Overdrive remains a family affair
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Bachman-Turner Overdrive started out as a family band and to Tal Bachman, it still is. BTO, which filled venues around the globe beginning in the earlyĂ‚Â 1970s, originally started out with three members of the Bachman family and fellow Winnipegger Fred Turner. Randy, who had left the Guess Who in 1970, originally formed a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City reaffirms opposition to coal mines
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday unanimously supported an amended motion calling on the City of Lethbridge to reconfirm that it is opposed to any and all coal developments that risk damaging the Oldman watershed. The amended official business motion, presented by Councillor Belinda Crowson, also called upon council to have administration at the ... Read More »
8 responsesProvince to update mental health legislation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government introduced legislation TuesdayĂ‚Â that will create three types of bed-based addictions services in Alberta. Bill 37: Mental Health Services Protection Amendment Act, 2025, hasĂ‚Â three components, including withdrawal management,intensive treatment and non-intensive recovery, with each type of service subject to robust licensing requirements. IfĂ‚Â passed,Ă‚Â theĂ‚Â amendmentsĂ‚Â wouldĂ‚Â comeĂ‚Â intoĂ‚Â effectĂ‚Â thisĂ‚Â fall. The province says its recovery model has the ... Read More »
1 responsePUBlic professor series strikes a sentimental note
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge’s PUBlic Professor Series will host Emily Gale Thursday night for a presentation on “Sentimental songs for sentimental people.” Gale, who is an assistant professor of musicology and ethnomusicology in the department of music, says her talk will be based on her current book research. “I have been working on ... Read More »
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