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Water woes: price tag for treatment plant fixes keeps rising
By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge city council on Thursday will be asked to support increasing the budget for two projects at the water treatment plant that are deemed critical for its continued operation. The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee, consisting of mayor and all members of council, will meet at 12:30 p.m. in council ... Read More »
1 responseLocal rocker Renita up for Josie Music Award
By Lethbridge Herald on June 11th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After a lifetime of devotion to her craft, Lethbridge hard rocker Renita Zintel and her band, RENZITA, have been nominated for “Group of the Year – Hard Rock /Metal” in the 11th Josie Music Awards (JMAs), which will take place in November at the Grand Ole Opry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shed a tear for the city’s poor weeping birches
By Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2025
Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Time for the local weeping birch tree population is rapidly coming to an end. The once majestic white-barked trees that have dominate some areas of the city for decades are facing serious illness and, in many cases, death. Ethan Champion, a City of Lethbridge urban forestry technician, ... Read More »
1 responseApp helps you explore city offline
By Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Tourism Lethbridge has officially launched its new free Explore Lethbridge web app, a user-friendly platform with no downloads required, to help find their way through local tourist destinations. Dominika Wojcik, senior director of communications with Tourism Lethbridge says the app is designed to be used in any device that has access ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCain wind-solar power plan rejected
By Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2025
Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A plan to power a huge expansion of the McCain potato plant near Coaldale with wind and solar has been rejected by Alberta utility regulators because the schematic layout doesn’t strictly meet the definition of “self-supply.” That concept — building onsite power production to avoid straining ... Read More »
2 responsesWomen being left behind by AB health care system?
By Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Women make up half of the population of Alberta and upwards of 90 per cent of nurses and allied health workers, but research from the Parkland Institute at the University of Alberta shows that not only are they not receiving equal treatment with their own health care, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water Drive helps city’s unhoused deal with brutal heat of summer
By Lethbridge Herald on June 10th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Multiple local organizations are asking for the community’s help over the summer to keep the city’s unhoused population hydrated through the fifth annual City Wide Water Drive. The goal is to raise 10,000 litres of water. Danielle McIntyre, executive director of the Interfaith Food Bank, says the drive began during the ... Read More »
1 responseSeniors bear brunt of health care crisis: FOM
By Lethbridge Herald on June 7th, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Friends of Medicare participated in the LSCO’s Living Well Expo as part of Seniors Week activities this past week. Chris Gallaway says after listening to many seniors’ concerns about lack of medical doctors and high emergency wait times, he sees the need for better continuing care options ... Read More »
5 responsesCity police conclude six-week crackdown
By Lethbridge Herald on June 7th, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Inititiative The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has concluded a six-week, city-wide enforcement project targeting street-level drug traffickers that has resulted in the seizure of thousands of doses of drugs, more than 150 criminal charges and two dozen arrests. “This operation is a direct response to the concerning rise in ... Read More »
5 responsesLethbridge teens bring home national science fair honours
By Lethbridge Herald on June 7th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido Guzman Lethbridge Herald Two students from Lethbridge competed in the Canada Wide Science Fair in Fredericton, NB this week amongst 390 finalists from across the country. After successfully competing at the Southern Alberta Regional Fair in March 2025, Nycea Hazelwood, Grade 11 student and this year’s valedictorian of LCI, and Mehnaz Khan, Grade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Districts, ATA mum on possible teacher strike
By Lethbridge Herald on June 7th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Parents will have to wait until Sunday night for the results of a weekend strike vote Alberta Teachers Association to know what will happen with their children if teachers across the province decide to strike. In a statement from the ATA, communications officer Heather Grant said that, since members are ... Read More »
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