Southern Alberta News
Students return to class with new cellphone policy in place
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge School Division is thrilled to welcome their students back for the new school year and shared their enthusiasm with reporters during a press conference on Tuesday morning. Mike Nightingale, superintendent of the Lethbridge School Division, said it is always exciting to begin a new year and everyone was happy to see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orientations help post-secondary students get familiar with campus life
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 4th, 2024
The halls of Lethbridge Polytechnic and the University of Lethbridge were bustling with excited new students as both institutions held new student orientations on Tuesday. These orientations gave students the opportunity to tour campus, speak with instructors and professors and make new friends before school gets underway on Tuesday. Natasha Renners, coordinator of orientation, transition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pool goes to the dogs for humane society fundraiser
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Animal rescues and shelters are bursting at the seams including the Lethbridge and District Humane Society which every given day is receiving as many as 15 calls from people wanting to surrender their unwanted pets. But the society, like other rescue organizations, doesn’t have room anymore, its ability to help find new homes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP hopeful Leclerc believes in finding solutions to issues
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Erin Leclerc knows the world of politics well from working behind the scenes both provincially and federally. Now she’s thrown her hat in the ring to win the UCP nomination to represent Lethbridge West against either Rob Miyashiro or Bridge Mearns in a by-election to fill the vacancy left when NDP MLA Shannon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tour examines history of unionized labour downtown
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2024
The Lethbridge Historical Society in conjunction with the Lethbridge & District Labour Council hosted a labour history tour through the downtown core on Saturday. Participants could learn about area’s working class history. “It really was just stories of workers who made Lethbridge over the years and some of the struggles they’ve gone through, some of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians spending more on back-to-school shopping
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Canadians are expected to spend more on back-to-school shopping this year. And while the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the absence of a provincial sales tax in Alberta will save parents during their back-to-school shopping trips, that amounts to $50 compared to other provinces. “The federal carbon tax and inflation are driving up prices, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocery cashier retires from work life at the age of 80
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2024
Safeway cashier Judy Briscoe rang through customers the till for the last time on Saturday at the Fairway Plaza location as she retired after 20 years with the company. The 80-year-old split time between northside and southside locations in her cashier career. “I do it because I enjoy it,” said Briscoe. “I’m a people person ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friendship Force giving Ontario visitors an Alberta experience
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 31st, 2024
The Lethbridge Friendship Force Club is hosting fellow club members from Ontario this week to show them what the region has to offer. The LFFC is under the umbrella of Friendship Force International which has more than 300 clubs around the world. “The purpose is to make friends, get to know each other, get to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed feedlot operation raises a stink with neighbours
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An application to build a new combined feedlot operation near Stavely has prompted the formation of a community coalition and 750 signatures opposed to it. The Hutterite Brethren of Ivy Ridge has applied to build a new CFO in the Municipal District of Willow Creek. That application is presently under review by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP hopeful Gruninger believes her work ethic will stand out
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 31st, 2024
Three members are in the ring to see who the nominee will be to represent the UCP in a Lethbridge West by-election. One of these nominees is Shauna Gruninger a local entrepreneur, wife and mother. Ahead of a UCP members forum on Sept. 12, Gruninger hopes to use her name and experience to stand out. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour council hosting barbecue on Monday
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge and District Labour Council (LDLC) will be celebrating Labour Day and its 130th anniversary with a barbecue for all workers in the city on Monday at Galt Gardens. Krysty Thomas, president of LDLC, told there Herald the council represents around 7,000 unionized workers in southern Alberta and that even though it ... Read More »
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