Southern Alberta News
City making changes to downtown parking
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City has made changes to its traffic bylaw that will affect parking in the downtown area starting Feb. 1. The changes come after direct consultation with representatives of the Downtown Business Revitalization Zone, the Heart of Our City Committee and several business owners. Parking Coordinator with the City of Lethbridge, Phillip Berg said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AMA addressing thefts of catalytic converters
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2024
The Alberta Motor Association has launched its expanded “Tag Your Cat Program,” which lets vehicle owners have their catalytic converters engraved to deter thieves. The program runs until March 31 and is partnership between the AMA and Kal Tire. It includes participation from law enforcement agencies in Lethbridge, Medicine Hat Calgary, Edmonton and Camrose. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council addresses water supply and potential drought impacts
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is taking pro-active steps to counter potential impacts of another drought. With water levels in reservoirs at extremely low levels, city council on Tuesday passed a resolution to address concerns about water supply and implement solutions. The resolution was put forward as an official business motion by Acting Mayor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Crown of the Continent’ conservation focus of upcoming environmental roundtable event
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2024
In less than a month, environmental stewards from British Columbia, Montana, and Alberta will gather at the Science Commons on the University of Lethbridge campus for the 2024 Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent Annual Gathering. The event, scheduled to take place Feb. 20 and 21, will host stakeholders to discuss the conservation of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wood’s Homes offering more hope to youth
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2024
Wood’s Homes staged the grand opening of its Lethbridge Opportunity Hub on Wednesday at TD Waterhouse. The hub is designed to empower young individuals from ages 16 to 24 through various services such as personal development, interpersonal development, life-skills building, systems navigation, and employment readiness. Director of programs at Wood’s Homes Brian Zelt said it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lecture series discusses cultural vitality tonight
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2024
Community members are being invited tonight to join Christine Clark, associate professor of web design and development at the University of Lethbridge in the department of new media, and Melissa Shouting, program coordinator and instructor for the Aboriginal Health program in the faculty of health sciences for the fourth installment of the University’s PUBlic Professor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-girlfriend tells of fatal attack as manslaughter trial begins
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Cullen Drake Tailfeathers and Chantelle English had only been dating a few weeks in 2021, but they were already getting ready to move into a new apartment together. The plan was short lived, however, and by May 24, 2021, only two months after they began dating, the couple had broken up and English’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opposition NDP calls on UCP government to listen to Albertans on pension plan
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP Finance Critic for Insurance and Pensions and Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips called on Danielle Smith’s UCP government to listen to Albertans’ response in recent polling data on the provincial pension plan during a press conference Tuesday. Phillips began by stating that during a year-end interview Smith said she will continue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School nutrition program gets boost from tree collection
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
Senator Buchanan Elementary School participated in the City of Lethbridge’s annual Christmas Tree Collection initiative on Saturday. Volunteers from the school went out on certain routes all over the city to collect trees and drop them off at the recycling stations on the north, south and west sides. In turn, the school received a $10,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta health care system in dire shape, says Medical Association
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta health care system is facing a mass casualty event that needs immediate help from the province to stop the bleeding. That was the message from Alberta Medical Association Paul Parks on Tuesday in a media briefing on the health of family physician practices in the province. The AMA conducted a survey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Everything Scottish celebrated at Multicultural Centre
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
A Scottish flavour was in the air during the second annual Celebrating Everything Scottish night at the Multicultural Centre on Saturday night. The evening began with the Address to the Haggis by George Fowler, while people could enjoy Scottish music by the Celtic Routes, bagpipes from Alec Chisholm, a traditional Scottish meal of haggis and ... Read More »
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