Southern Alberta News
City lands provincial fire chiefs conference
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Tourism Lethbridge has announced that Lethbridge will be hosting the Alberta Fire Chiefs Conference in 2028, as a result of their efforts spearheaded by their Business Events Advisory Committee. Dominika Wojcik, senior director of communications for Tourism Lethbridge, told the Herald during a phone interview Friday that the committee is made up of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Survey shows Albertans not interested in provincial police force: NPF
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The National Police Federation is urging the Alberta government to halt the creation of a new independent police service and focus on strengthening and investing in the current policing services that are already trusted and supported by Albertans. Earlier this week the NPF released survey results that highlight low levels of awareness, engagement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local group educating public about urban hens
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Several communities in Alberta allow residents to raise chickens in the urban environment and organizers of a local Facebook group have begun engaging residents about the idea for Lethbridge. Among Alberta cities allowing hens are Calgary, Airdrie, Red Deer, Edmonton and Grande Prairie. Lori Goater of Urban Hens YQL lives on a city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP West names election hopefuls
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Three candidates will be seeking to earn the nomination to represent the UCP in Lethbridge West when premier Danielle Smith calls a by-election to fill the seat vacated in July by NDP MLA Shannon Phillips. The three include Erin Leclerc, John Middleton-Hope and Shauna Gruninger. The UCP Lethbridge West constituency association unveiled the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAAG patio art events popular with residents
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 29th, 2024
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery hosts a variety of free events to bring the public into their space. One of these events was their Patio pARTy they held every Wednesday this month on their front lawn. Bariyaa Ipaa, outreach coordinator for SAAG, says the turnout for these events has been fantastic. “The turnout has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book on homesteaders has Lethbridge connection
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 29th, 2024
An author from MacEwan University will be publishing her fifth book about homesteaders of Canada in early September. Saundra Rollings-Magnusson is a Sociology professor at MacEwan University, but in her free time during the spring and summer she spends her time in archives around Canada researching and writing her findings on the homesteaders of Canada. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Classroom cellphone ban dials up confusion
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With children going back to school next week and in some cases already back in the classroom, the cellphone ban announced in June by the Alberta government will be effective Sept. 1 but there is some confusion about the implementation, says Alberta Teachers Association president Jason Schilling. After a survey conducted earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Board members needed to save Navy Cadets program
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After receiving a letter from the Navy League Cadets of Lethbridge, a former cadet has sounded the alarm on their need for volunteers to become board members. Davey Wiggers, a former air cadet with a son who graduated from the Navy League Cadets of Lethbridge, is worried that without members to run the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reservoirs below normal levels; rain expected today
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Only one of three major southern Alberta reservoirs had levels within the normal range for this time of year as of Tuesday. But with a special weather statement in effect, that could change somewhat. The Waterton Reservoir on Tuesday sat at 70 per cent of storage capacity, within its normal range of 69 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City police meeting community over coffee
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 28th, 2024
Community members can get to know the police force in Lethbridge while enjoying a free cup of McDonald’s coffee at a northside Mcdonald’s on Thursday. Sgt. Ryan Darroch of the Downtown Policing Unit says it is an opportunity to build relationships with community members. “Our goal is to bring community members and members of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toxins finding their way into tampons: study
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 28th, 2024
On average a woman will use between 11,000 and 16,000 tampons in her lifetime, but what if these necessary products contain harmful toxins which could be causing adverse effects to a woman’s health? A recent study from University of California Berkley of 30 tampons from 14 different tampon brands and 18 product lines found measurable ... Read More »
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