By Lethbridge Herald on September 5th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Jan Clemis knows from personal experience that an organ transplant will not only save a life but also allow a recipient to lead a full, active life. Taber resident Clemis suffers from a hereditary genetic disorder called polycystic kidney disease which results in the development of clusters of cysts in the kidneys. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Lethbridge Herald on September 5th, 2025
Al Beeber Leave It To Beeber The provincial government recently launched what it calls the âAlberta  Wallet,â a cellphone app that allows us to store a digital version of our health card. Available on the app stores, this wallet is for me a revelation. And it may be as well for others who either never got their ... Read More »
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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Employees of the cityâs Access-A-Ride transit service are seeking mediation with the City of Lethbridge after days of face-to-face meetings have led to no new contract. Access-A-Ride workers are represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 987. According to ATU 987 president Travis Oberg, there have ... Read More »
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Alex Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Medicine Hat woman says she will be paying an extra $100 a month in rent due to changes in the Alberta Rent Assistance Program (ARAP). Monica Van Iderstine relies on Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) to pay the majority of her expenses. For the ... Read More »
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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Spatial Technologies Applied Research and Training (START) Centre at Lethbridge Polytechnic has completed a series of virtual reality (VR) training scenarios for a Calgary-based company. Â The scenarios are designed to make project management training more engaging and practical for TALEO Project Services in Calgary. Tyler Heaton, industry liaison and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Grace the bald eagle made a series of flights in front of visitors at Coaldaleâs Alberta Birds of Prey Centre on Labour Day Monday, marking the official end of another successful season there. With that, the summer nature interpreters, most of them high school and university students, ... Read More »
1 responseBy Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald After a lengthy investigation, a house in North Lethbridge was boarded up and fenced Wednesday by the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit of the Alberta Sheriffs. Mike Dirkson, manager for the Alberta Sheriffs SCAN unit for the Calgary and Lethbridge area, said the complaints about the property began in February ... Read More »
2 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Sheila Matson knows Fran Rude would not want her friends and collaborators to pay tribute to her. but theyâre doing it anyway. âFran would probably have killed us for doing this,â said Matson of the late Lethbridge musical theatre legend, who died in early 2024 at the age of 86. To ... Read More »
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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In response to a strike vote by Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) members in Coaldale Tuesday night, the Town of Coaldale has issued the union a 72-hour lockout notice. The town employees voted 83 per cent in favour of a strike according to a union news ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Members of the community pulled together to raise funds for the United Way of Lethbridge and South Western Alberta Wednesday afternoon, despite the smoky conditions. For the third year in a row, the United Way kicked off its Community Fundraising Campaign by hosting various teams of up to eight people to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald In honour of their 20th Anniversary, Mikado Electric renewed its Food Bank Guardianship commitment to Interfaith Food Bank for another five years. In 2020, Mikado Electric became the first founding partner of the âFood Bank Guardiansâ sponsorship program at Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge and made a commitment to contribute ... Read More »
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