Southern Alberta News
SPCA lottery marks grim anniversary
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 1st, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is marking the 10th anniversary of one of the largest seizures in their history with a refreshed cash lottery named the Animal Heroes Lottery and 50/50 raffle. In 2015, the Alberta SPCA and other partners removed more than 200 severely matted and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Childcare plan draws backlash from some providers
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 1st, 2025
Plans to implement a flat fee for child care services across Alberta in the next two months may actually come as an extra financial burden for low-income families living here in the south. The UCP government announced on Jan. 30 that parents with children from newborn to kindergarten age will start paying $326.25 per child ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local veterinarian honoured for cattle contributions
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 31st, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge veterinarian Steve Hendrick has been honoured by his peers from across Western Canada with a special award. Hendrick was recently named winner of the 2025 Veterinarian of the Year Award for his significant contribution to bovine veterinary medicine and the cattle industry — notably in the areas of clinical practice, research and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province unveils $15/day child care with federal cash
By Anna Smith SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 31st, 2025
The government of Alberta is announcing a flat monthly parent fee for child care of roughly $15 a day. Alberta says it is supporting families to access affordable child care across the province with their choice in provider, thanks to the $3.8-billion Canada-Alberta Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. Parents with children zero to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Locals tapped to guide creation of continuing care agency
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 31st, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge cardiologist and medical director of Chinook Cardiology is being tasked by the provincial government to lead a committee overseeing the establishment of a provincial agency for continuing care. Dr. Sayeh Zielke will chair the committee to establish Assisted Living Alberta. The launch of the new agency was announced in Calgary on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Patrol kids lace up skates with the Canes
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 31st, 2025
The young heroes that keep school crosswalks safe across Lethbridge for their fellow students took to the ice instead of the streets Thursday with other community heroes to celebrate a job well done. More than 300 AMA School Safety Patrollers and their supervisors joined representatives from the Lethbridge Hurricanes, the Lethbridge Police Service, Alberta Health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Neudorf among ministers headed to D.C. event
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 31st, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf will be among three Alberta cabinet ministers attending next week’s National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. Neudorf, who is also Alberta’s Minister of Affordability and Utilities, will be joined by Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Dan Williams in Washington. The province ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province vows to grow Heritage Trust Fund
By Lethbridge Herald on January 30th, 2025
The Heritage Trust fund will grow by at least a factor of ten within the next 25 years, according to an announcement by the Alberta government Wednesday. “Our goal is to have at least $250 billion in the bank by 2050,” said Premier Danielle Smith in a news conference. “That’s the minimum required by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP takes flight at the border in new helicopter
By Southern Alberta Newspapers on January 30th, 2025
The RCMP says a recently acquired Black Hawk helicopter is in service patrolling Alberta’s international boundary with Montana, and could be seen by southeast Alberta residents on patrols. Another of two military-style helicopters, acquired earlier this month by the federal agency to ramp up border security as trade tensions mount between Ottawa and Washington, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water for Food voices concerns over coal mining’s impact on ag sector
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 30th, 2025
Southern Alberta is known for its vast farmland, which contributes billions of dollars to the economy and Chris Spearman fears the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Mine will negatively impact the agri-food sector and southern Alberta. Spearman, former Lethbridge mayor and a spokesman for the group Water For Food, says he was alarmed at the Dec. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Historic newspaper archive now online
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 30th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village and the University of Lethbridge Digitization Team have partnered, to make more than 120 years of Pincher Creek history available in an accessible digitized collection of the Pincher Creek Echo newspaper. This collection spans from Apr. 15, 1900, to December 31, 2023, and is accessible in the Library’s Digitized Collections platform. ... Read More »
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