Southern Alberta News
Council approves motion to address chamber security
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday voted unanimously on a motion put forward by Acting Mayor John Middleton-Hope to direct administration to return to a future meeting with a proposed range of options and scope for a potential comprehensive security audit of the first floor of City Hall. The motion at the start of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health system engagement session held in city
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 25th, 2024
Community members and health care professionals gathered Tuesday evening at the Coast Hotel in Lethbridge for the first of 45 in-person engagement session throughout the province hosted by the Government of Alberta. The sessions looked to get input from the community on the health care system and the overhaul that was announced in November of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crown seeking early case resolution for high school football players accused of assaulting teammate
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Another brief court hearing was held, and another adjournment granted for four Lethbridge high school students charged with assaulting a fellow student last fall. During the hearing Wednesday in Lethbridge youth court, Crown Prosecutor Bob Morrison explained he has reviewed the several thousand pages of disclosure from the police investigation and will, over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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!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 »
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!Cold weather took toll on city infrastructure
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After Lethbridge experienced frigid temperatures last week and City staff had to deal with multiple issues because of the weather, Director of Infrastructure Services Joel Sanchez explained to reporters this week how the weather impacted that infrastructure and the steps the City took to remedy those issues. While speaking to reporters on Monday ... 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 »
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