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New health care corporations go live
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Three new provincial health corporations became operational on Monday. They include Cancer Care Alberta as well as the emergency provincial  health corporation and Give Life Alberta. Give Life Alberta was previously known as the Alberta Organ and Tissue  Donation program. The corporation is intended to increase awareness about the donations of organs and tissue while also increasing access  to transplants. ... Read More »
3 responsesSchool patrols back at work
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald St. Patrick’s Fine Arts School crossing guard Leo Kolebaba helps  students and their parents cross the street safely Tuesday morning as  a new school year started. For more than 85 years, Alberta Motor Association school crossing guards have ensured that there have been no serious injuries or fatalities at schools they monitored. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City looking to sign up people for Windrow Assistance Service
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Even though snow is not in the forecast any time soon, the City of Lethbridge is getting ready for winter operations and asking snow route residents to prepare as well. Juliane Ruck, transportation operations manager, said Tuesday that residents who live on a snow route will begin to receive postcards with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Damage means delays on Whoop-Up bridge
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Damage to the Whoop-Up Drive bridge was worse than initially believed, which will cause more construction delays for westside commuters, the City of Lethbridge said Tuesday. Jason Drenth, Acting Director of Infrastructure Services, said when crews opened up the bridge top on the inside westbound lane, they found it to be ... Read More »
5 responsesProvince hits the brakes on school library order
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
AlejandraPulido Guzman Lethbridge Herald School Divisions across the province received an email asking for a pause in implementing efforts outlined in the Ministerial Order (#30/2025), including removing materials containing depictions of explicit sexual content from school libraries until further notice. In the email, school divisions are advised that more information will be provided as soon ... Read More »
1 responsePolytech orientation helps new students get settled
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As August rolls over into September and late summer settles in, a new academic year is about to begin at Lethbridge Polytechnic. Final preparations for both new and returning students are underway for the first day of the fall semester classes today.. New Student Orientation (NSO) kicked-off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior feels stranded by change to bus route
By Lethbridge Herald on September 2nd, 2025
Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Lethbridge senior isn’t happy with a new change to the Lethbridge Transit network. At the end of June, Lethbridge Transit discontinued four stops on the 51 Red Crow bus service on Garry Drive West – known as the 1 Gold route – instead routing the bus ... Read More »
1 responseStrike still looms
By Lethbridge Herald on September 2nd, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Despite a meeting between the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA), the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) and a mediator last week to continue negotiating a new central agreement, the opposing sides are still at an impasse. On Friday morning both the ATA and the provincial government held separate news conferences on their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province puts levy on data centre hardware
By Lethbridge Herald on September 2nd, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The provincial government is introducing a two per cent levy at the end of 2026 on computer hardware that will apply to grid-connected data centres of at least 75 megawatts. The province says the new framework was shaped after six weeks of consultation with industry stakeholders and “reflects Alberta’s commitment to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local business gives back despite their own setbacks
By Lethbridge Herald on September 2nd, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A downtown small business is spreading smiles and joy to everyone despite challenges they’ve faced in the past year. When Riley and Diane Walburger opened the doors of Cookie Crimes, they had one goal: to make the world a brighter place, even by just by a little ... Read More »
1 responseAll’s faire at the Fort
By Lethbridge Herald on September 2nd, 2025
Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In its first glorious year, the Renaissance Faire at Fort Whoop-Up rose from the mists of time from high noon until 5 p.m. Saturday. History came alive as visitors wandered the grounds and found themselves transported to days of yore, where knights engaged in chivalrous combat, merchants ... Read More »
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