Southern Alberta News
Galt honours Earth Day with talk about the decline of native plants
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 22nd, 2023
The lands hold so much, including the roots of our culture and ancestry. But do we truly understand the natural treasures the lands hold within it, and most importantly, do we appreciate it? The Galt Museum celebrated Earth Day with a look at Indigenous history in a program called “Water is Life” Thursday morning. Indigenous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Job fair offers chance to network with employers
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 21st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Jobs Canada Fair offered Lethbridge and area residents an opportunity to network with potential employers during their Lethbridge Career Fair Tuesday. Marketing manager with Jobs Canada Fair, Aamir Parack, said 96 people had taken advantage of the fair within the first 40 minutes of their first Lethbridge Career Fair of the year. “In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knead to know: workshop introduces people to art of making Easter bread
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 21st, 2023
Ukrainian chef Alla Panchenko hosted a Ukrainian Easter Bread making workshop on Saturday at the Multicultural Centre. The Southern Alberta Ethnic Association-hosted event had Panchenko show attendees how to the make Easter bread, also known as Paska, with participants making their own by the end of the session. “What’s important is silence and the calm ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA hears about one man’s journey to a death by choice
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 21st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Before he ended his life on Jan. 4 with a medically assisted death, John Warren reached out to The Herald about a letter he’d written outlining the choices available to Lethbridge residents regarding the disposal of their earthly remains, specifically the option of green burials. He had applied for Medical Assistance in Dying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students join in kitchen party to learn Métis culture
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 21st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Students and staff of Our Lady of the Assumption School had the opportunity to learn about a traditional gathering within the Métis culture called a Moochigan Thursday afternoon. Grade 6 homeroom teacher, Jorin Gaudet, who is Métis, said the Moochigan is a kitchen party where people gather to eat, play fiddle music and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicinal use of cannabis catching on in Lethbridge
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 20th, 2023
As society begins to accept marijuana, several cannabis shops in Lethbridge are seeing a rise in medicinal uses for their products. The Canadian government legalized cannabis on Oct. 17, 2018. Since then, the social acceptance of the plant-based drug has become more widespread. Furthermore, many stores are seeing their product used in a more medicinal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Playgoers celebrating century of theatre
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 20th, 2023
The dramatic art form of storytelling is historically rooted within Lethbridge and is currently still thriving, bringing an enjoyment of the arts to the community. Local amateur theatre group, Playgoers of Lethbridge, is historically the oldest theatre group in Western Canada. On Friday, Playgoers will mark its 100th anniversary. At the Yates Memorial Centre, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Funding approved for expansion of École La Vérendrye gymnasium
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 20th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Minister of infrastructure and MLA for Lethbridge East, Nathan Neudorf announced the government’s approval for funding of the expansion of the École La Vérendrye’s gymnasium Wednesday morning. Neudorf said this gymnasium project is one of many good news items that came out of Budget 2023. “Alberta’s government is investing $377 million over three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council votes against creating off-leash areas in existing city parks
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday unanimously closed the gate on creating new off-leash dog parks at existing city parks. But the potential still exists for new off-leash spaces to be created in the future. Council supported a motion put forward by councillor Belinda Crowson – the chair of the Civic Works Standing Policy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surgical capacity set to grow at Chinook Regional Hospital
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Minister of Infrastructure, Nathan Neudorf announced the expansion of surgical capacity at the Chinook Regional Hospital Tuesday afternoon as part of the Alberta Surgical Initiative Capital Program (ASI). “Construction is starting on the renovation that will modernize and increase the existing surgical procedure capacity right here at the Chinook Regional Hospital. Currently there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampeders celebrating 50 years of music
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 19th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Their name is synonymous with Calgary but the band didn’t make a name for itself until Toronto beckoned. Rich Dodson remembers band members and crew packing into an old Cadillac limousine with U-Haul trailer in tow and heading across the Prairies to attempt a musical career in Ontario. The original Stampeders – lead ... Read More »
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