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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 »
5 responsesStopping DED in its tracks
By Lethbridge Herald on June 7th, 2025
Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge’s urban forest is free from Dutch Elm Disease (DED) after a small threat five years ago, and the City needs your help to keep it that way. Back in August of 2020, lab tests confirmed that two trees planted on public land in the Uplands neighbourhood ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nikka Yuko chief Day-Miles earns rare certification
By Lethbridge Herald on June 6th, 2025
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Michelle Day-Miles, executive director of the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden and long-time advocate for tourism in the region, has achieved the Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) designation—a designation only 400 people in the world have. The certification is the highest individual credential in the tourism industry, awarded by Destinations International to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commitment is what takes you to the summit
By Lethbridge Herald on June 6th, 2025
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Since Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of the 8,849-metre-high (29,031 ft.) Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, climbing the world’s highest peak has been a goal for untold numbers of mountaineers. In 2025 alone, 786 people reached the table-top summit of Everest. On the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nicholas Sheran School honoured for inclusivity
By Lethbridge Herald on June 6th, 2025
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nicolas Sharan Elementary School was honoured with the Betty Grigg Inclusive Education Award at the Inclusion Lethbridge Gala held last month. The award is named after Grigg, who was a pioneer in creating an inclusive environment within schools for children with developmental disabilities. The award has been ... Read More »
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