Southern Alberta News
City activities to help fill the reading week break
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 23rd, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com If you are a parent with school age children, or a post-secondary student looking for something to do during the remainder of reading week, there are plenty of activities to enjoy around Lethbridge. Today, The Crossings Branch Library will be offering Play Dough Palooza from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. On Friday, The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CultureLINK service attracted mainly local users: report
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 23rd, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A report presented to the Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council recently shows the majority of users of the pilot CultureLINK bus service last summer were local residents. The report was presented by Darrin Martens, CEO and executive director of the Galt Museum and Archives. The project offered free ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teachers convention opens today
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 23rd, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Southwestern Alberta public school teachers will be meeting in person for two days of convention at the University of Lethbridge starting this morning. The South West Alberta Teachers Convention Association will be drawing 2,000 delegates to hear 152 speakers. Teachers will have more than 100 workshops available to attend during the convention. Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor gets green light to seek funding for bridge study
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 22nd, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday authorized mayor Blaine Hyggen to write letters to the provincial and federal governments requesting funding for the functional planning study and preliminary design for a proposed third river crossing. The official business motion passed by a 5-3 vote with councillors Jeff Carlson, Belinda Crowson and John Middleton-Hope opposed. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt Museum art event pays homage to Louis Riel
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 22nd, 2023
The Galt Museum and Archives hosted a special programming event on Tuesday to celebrate Louis Riel Day, inviting guests to come down to the museum and learn about the political leader of the Metis people, while also creating a piece of dot art, which the Metis are known for. Teaching understanding through hands on experience, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Casa’s current exhibits well worth viewing
By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 22nd, 2023
Casa is the city’s house of art, and it’s the fascinating visual art that grabs your attention upon entering the upper concourse, the mezzanine, and the main gallery. It’s the blend of colours and unexpected imagery that makes you stop, tilt your head, and interpret what your eyes are seeing. Darcy Logan, curator and gallery services manager, spoke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Circumstances of teen’s death heard at start of murder trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 22nd, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Sometime before 10 p.m. on July 27, 2020, the body of 16-year-old Tregan Crow Eagle was found in a small thicket of shrubs near the wastewater settling pond on the Piikani Nation. The body, discovered during a search by family and friends, was covered under a blue tarp, and was near the garbage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arrest warrant issued for accused firearms smuggler
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 22nd, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An arrest warrant has been issued for a U.S Citizen accused of trying to smuggle firearms through the Coutts border last summer. The warrant was issued last week after Jacob Mathew Gentry, 24, failed to show up for a scheduled appearance in Lethbridge provincial court. His lawyer was allowed to get off the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teamworks program helps connect people to supply chain industry
By Troy Bannerman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 22nd, 2023
Teamworks Career Centre this month will be starting a 15-week training program designed to give unemployed and underemployed individuals applicable skills in the supply chain industry. Teamworks is on the third floor of the Post Office downtown. The program starts Feb. 27. “We run government funded programs that help unemployed and underemployed Albertans get back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boora receives Queen’s Jubilee Medal honour for community service
By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 21st, 2023
Businessman Bal Boora received the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medal in a small ceremony Friday afternoon at the constituency office of Shannon Phillips, MLA for Lethbridge-West. In presenting the award, Phillips was effusive in praising “his community service volunteerism at the hospital, the library, Meals-on-Wheels, Operation Red Nose, and the homeless shelter. He’s established a scholarship, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter storm warning in effect for southern Alberta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 21st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The morning commute could be treacherous today thanks to weather which has prompted a winter storm warning. The warning was issued Monday by Environment and Climate Change Canada for southern Alberta. Heavy snowfall was expected to start Monday night along the British Columbia border and spread overnight east toward the Cypress Hills. By ... Read More »
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