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City’s new justice has strong ties to community
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 10th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta lawyer was appointed to the Alberta Court of Justice serving the southern region on Wednesday. The appointment of Ryan D. Anderson, KC, becomes effective May 1. Anderson, who grew up on the family farm south of Magrath, is a partner of Huckvale Wilde Harvie MacLennan LLP, which has offices in Lethbridge and Fort Macleod. He is a sessional instructor at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Policy committee to discuss security, water quality
By Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2025
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council will meet this morning at 9 a.m. The SPC consists of the mayor and all members of council. Two presentations and a pair of submissions are on the agenda. The SPC will start with a closed session in which members will discuss three confidential items. One presentation to be submitted by Chief Financial Officer and treasurer Darrell Mathews and ... Read More »
4 responsesCampbell roast will take shots for a good cause
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Since landing his first radio job in 1974, Mark Campbell has become one of Lethbridge’s most recognizable faces and voices. From his years on radio, television and theatre stages and doing the City’s business in council chambers, Campbell’s name is almost synonymous with Lethbridge. And next week, Campbell will be in the spotlight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First election forum draws packed house
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 9th, 2025
The Yates Memorial Centre was standing room only at an all-candidates forum hosted by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening. All six candidates running in the April 28 federal election were able to share their main goals if elected, followed by questions by both the audience and a panel of media personalities which ... Read More »
16 responsesCancer care, other services, to move under Acute Care umbrella
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Several services including cancer care are being moved by the provincial government from the auspices of Alberta Health Services to the purview of its Acute Care Alberta health agency. Also being transferred are organ and tissue donations and transplants. In a Tuesday statement, the province said creating specialized focus for these services “will ensure the best care in these key areas that ... Read More »
1 responseCity police looking to speak to, hear from public at BRZ town hall
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 9th, 2025
Lethbridge’s police chief is looking forward to a robust discussion during tonight’s town hall meeting. The Downtown Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) will be hosting Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh and Sgt. Ryan Darroch at the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association from 5-7 p.m. They will be presenting the most recent crime statistics, explaining what actions the police service ... Read More »
3 responsesNew way of funding acute care draws praise, criticism
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government’s announcement of a new acute care funding model is being met with both criticism and support. The province announced last week that it is reforming acute care funding through what it calls a patient-focused funding model, which pays hospitals based on the services that they provide. The government says its ... Read More »
1 responsePolytechnic says shortfall forcing dozens of job cuts
By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Polytechnic will make some sweeping changes to operations to deal with a massive shortfall in funding. The school announced Tuesday that, due to significant policy changes to international student levels and post-graduate work permits by the federal government, it has been forced to made several significant changes to their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coaldale art display showcases student works from several schools
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Coaldale Public Library will be hosting a first-of-its-kind student art exhibit, to provide students from five different schools an opportunity to display their art starting Tuesday. While they have hosted student art in the past, program co-ordinator Myla Demers explains this is the first time multiple schools are taking part at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spearman disappointed with campaign attack
By Kristine Jean SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS ssnews@sunnysouthnews.com on April 8th, 2025
Coaldale residents woke up Sunday morning to several vandalized election signs in town, an act that has left Lethbridge Liberal candidate Chris Spearman disappointed. “There were things (on the signs) that people shouldn’t see when they’re driving their families to church on Sunday,” said Spearman. “We’ve pulled out all the offensive ones – with the ... Read More »
7 responsesPolice using innovative tools to deal with trauma
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service and Wounded Warriors Canada have joined forces to launch an innovative program to reduce the risk of trauma-related injuries experienced by police officers. After seeing a presentation by an Israel group talking about what they do to help their soldiers, as they have been in a state of combat for ... Read More »
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