Southern Alberta News
Task force to hear report on downtown crime numbers
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Downtown Lawlessness Reduction Task Force on Thursday will be hearing a report from Deputy Chief Gerald Grobmeier on data Lethbridge Police Service has collected on issues downtown. It’s one of three reports to be presented to the task force at its 7:30 a.m. meeting in council chambers at City Hall. The Deputy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Girl testifies at trial, saying she was sexually assaulted
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge girl says she didn’t think she had any choice but to go with two men to a westside home, where minutes later the underage girl was sexually assaulted by a stranger and was begging him to stop. The girl, who testified Monday during the first day of Ziyaad Noor’s trial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taking a frigid plunge for Special Olympics
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on February 6th, 2024
A group of brave souls jumped into the soggy and cold conditions on Saturday for a dip in Henderson Lake to raise money for the Special Olympics Alberta through the Law Enforcement Torch Run’s Polar Plunge. “We ask people to come out and jump into a perfectly freezing body of water all in an effort ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation appoints new CEO
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 6th, 2024
The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. Crystal Elliott has approximately 20 years of executive director experience in the non-profit sector and more than a decade of experience in healthcare in various roles. “I am incredibly honoured and privileged to be in my new role as CEO for the Chinook ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College hosting career fair
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College students and alumni will have an opportunity to mingle with more than 80 southern Alberta employees during the college’s annual career fair on Thursday. In a recent press release vice president research and partnerships and interim vice president academic, Kenny Corscadden said they are seeing a strong interest from employers who ... Read More »
1 responsePhotoshoot shows love for canine rescue group
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on February 6th, 2024
There was love in the air at the Pet Valu South Lethbridge on Saturday through a photoshoot fundraiser. The pet store on Mayor Magrath Drive held a Valentine’s Day Pet Photo Fundraiser to help raise money for Windy City Canine Rescue Society. Dog owners could bring in their pooches and get a photo taken for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Historical Society launches membership drive
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 3rd, 2024
After a successful 2023 that involved publishing a new book, naming alleyways and spreading local history, the Lethbridge Historical Society is inviting anyone interested in history to join them for 2024. A volunteer-based organization, the Lethbridge Historical Society is a chapter of the Historical Society of Alberta and aims to promote and preserve southern Alberta’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Organizations team up to provide cancer support
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Family Services will be partnering with Wellspring Alberta to provide free support to families navigating through a cancer diagnosis. Lethbridge Family Services CEO Sandra Mintz said Thursday that LFS is all about meeting the community needs, and they realized some community members need support while dealing with a cancer diagnosis within their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local non-profits receive provincial funding
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 3rd, 2024
Volunteer Lethbridge is an advocate for stable funding of non-profit organizations in Alberta and was glad to hear the Government of Alberta is providing $9.9 million in funding through the Community Initiatives Program to 260 non-profits. The funding was announced recently by Tanya Fir, Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women. Each project must ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBSA to roll out land crossing pre-clearance pilot project
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 3rd, 2024
Canada Border Services Agency is launching a two-year pilot project which could result in Canadian customs officers posted in the U.S. for the first time in history. The pilot project would be tested out over a two-year period at the tiny border crossing of Covey Hill Cannon Corners between the province of Quebec and New ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man chooses jail over fine for drug possession
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who received a hefty fine for drug possession, has chosen to spend time in jail, instead. Jeffery Carlos Santos, who was facing a charge of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking, instead pleaded guilty in Lethbridge court of justice Thursday to the lesser charge of simple drug possession. Although ... Read More »
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