Southern Alberta News
Initiative aims to ‘stuff the bus’ with school supplies
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 29th, 2023
After a successful campaign last year, Stuff the Bus, in partnership with Ready, Set, Go is once again seeking donations of new school supplies to support families as their children prepare for the start of another school year. 
According to the Social Health Equity Network of Lethbridge & Area (SHENLA) in 2019 15.2 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wide Skies Music Festival returns this week
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Geomatic Attic’s Wide Skies Music Festival is back for its sixth season this week, taking over the City of Lethbridge Park N’ Ride rooftop for three nights. Director of the Geomatic Attic, Mike Spencer said Friday that organizers decided to expand the festival from the original one-night event to a three-night event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City drops in Crime Severity Index
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 29th, 2023
Lethbridge is no longer No. 1 – in crime at least. Statistics Canada has released new data showing that crime is dropping in Lethbridge. In the census metropolitan areas (CMA) Lethbridge is now ranked as Number Three in the country. Winnipeg, Manitoba is now at No. 1 with a CSI of 136.62 followed by Kelowna, ... Read More »
1 responseGuilty pleas possible when accused in hostage matter returns to court
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a woman facing numerous criminal charges, including attempted murder, believes his client could be ready to enter guilty pleas when she returns to court next month. Lethbridge lawyer Marcus Mueller, who represents the accused, Courtney Louise Shaw, said Friday in Lethbridge court of justice that he just needs a little ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge ranked No. 2 in Canada for green space
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com We may be No. 3 in the latest StatsCan Crime Severity Index but Lethbridge ranks as Canada’s second greenest city in a new survey. The survey was done by website http://www.greatertorontohomepros.com, a Re/Max real estate company based in the Ontario city. Kelowna, B.C., which ranked No. 2 in the CSI rankings, was listed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outdoor concert event supports Youth One
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Under sunny skies in front of an appreciative outdoor audience, Remedy Music School of Saskatoon celebrated mental well-being in support of Youth One Youth and Family Centre on Thursday. Youth One is “decided to providing young people with a place of belonging, support and guidance,” says its website. It offers after school programs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reconciliation artwork sought for pop-up gallery
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 29th, 2023
In honour of the Reconciliation Champion awards, the City of Lethbridge and the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee are seeking artworks to be displayed at a pop-up gallery in the City Hall atrium throughout the event which will take place from Sept. 25 to 30. Local artists in the Lethbridge area are invited to submit a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City firefighter one of two killed in hiking tragedy
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Two men are dead after a hiking incident in the Crowsnest Pass. One of the two, Greg Gaudette, was a member of the Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services team. The City on Friday announced flags would be lowered at City Hall and Lethbridge’s five fire stations in his honour. “Greg Gaudette was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assault, resisting officer lands Airdrie man jail
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An Airdrie man who assaulted a man in Lethbridge then jumped into Henderson Lake to avoid arrest, has received a jail sentence just shy of three months. Andrew Albert Watson, 36, was sentenced to 87 days in custody after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge court of justice to charges of assault with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ag disaster declared as local growing conditions deteriorate
By Heather Cameron SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 29th, 2023
The Municipal District of Taber has declared an agricultural disaster. At their Council meeting on July 18, Council made the decision for the crop year 2023 as current conditions in the M.D. fit RMA (Rural Municipalities of Alberta) guidelines for an agricultural disaster. The M.D. stated they made this declaration to “address the severe drought ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City man takes flight of a lifetime in an airplane his father piloted
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Nearly 70 years ago, Kendall Gibson’s dad Gordon flew a Harvard trainer while serving as a flight instructor at CFB Penhold in central Alberta. On Wednesday, Gibson had the flight of a lifetime by taking a seat in the exact same plane his father flew. Gibson took a back seat in a Harvard ... Read More »
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