September 13th, 2025

Local News

Living life to the fullest

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 »

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Apps beat paper cards every time

By Lethbridge Herald on September 5th, 2025

Al Beeber Leave It To Beeber The provincial government recently launched what it calls the “Alberta  Wallet,” 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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Access-A-Ride drivers looking for mediation

By Lethbridge Herald on September 5th, 2025

Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Employees of the city’s 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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Rent benefit changes cause stress

By Lethbridge Herald on September 5th, 2025

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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VR breathes new life into ‘boring subject’

By Lethbridge Herald on September 5th, 2025

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.   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 »

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Final flight for Birds of Prey as season comes to a close

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 Coaldale’s 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 »

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Sheriff unit closes down, boards up northside home

By 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 »

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Theatre folks to pay tribute to Fran Rude

By 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 they’re doing it anyway. “Fran would probably have killed us for doing this,” 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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Coaldale locks out workers after union votes to strike

By Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2025

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 »

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Pulling for the United Way

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 »

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Mikado renews commitment to Interfaith Food Bank

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 “Food Bank Guardians” sponsorship program at Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge and made a commitment to contribute ... Read More »

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