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Southern Alberta News

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 »

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‘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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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Man found passed out in stolen vehicle receives jail sentence

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 25th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 35-year-old Lethbridge man who was fined $1,200 for being behind the steering wheel of a motor vehicle while he was impaired by drugs, will not have to pay the fine, but he will have to serve the default time in jail. Daniel Joseph McFadden is allowed to serve 10 days in jail ... Read More »

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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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Winter clothing drive provides help to students

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Tuesday marked the second Lethbridge College Students Association’s Clothing Drive and Giveaway event in which dozens of students had the opportunity to browse through multiple items of clothing to keep them stay warm during the winter months. Student representative with the LCSA, Sharon Boit told the Herald during the event that this is ... Read More »

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Indigenous music in the national spotlight

By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 24th, 2024

There has never been a better time for Indigenous music in Canada. Whether it was the rise of socially engaged movements like Black Lives Matter, or the time artists spent in isolation, Indigenous musicians have entered the “post-pandemic” era with a bang and if listeners are lucky, the industry will never be the same again. ... Read More »

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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 »

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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 »

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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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