Southern Alberta News
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!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 »
Be the first to comment!Mayor to ask support for seeking funding for a third bridge study
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 21st, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council today will consider an official business motion from mayor Blaine Hyggen calling on council to authorize him to seek provincial and federal funding for a study into a third river crossing. That crossing is specifically for the Chinook Trail river crossing. A report presented to council on October 11 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coalhurst solar project tackles greenhouse gas emissions
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 21st, 2023
The town of Coalhurst held an official opening for its new solar PV ground mount system on Wednesday at the town’s sewage lagoon site along range road 223. The project was completed last fall, operational on October 24 and was constructed by miEnergy for $155,282, with 41 per cent of the total covered from funding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Healthcare a problem, Phillips has confidence in the solution
By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 21st, 2023
In 2021, local hair stylist Branden Sant suffered a serious back injury. He didn’t have a family doctor to help him through it, and on Friday, he shared his story publicly at the Galt Museum. Shannon Phillips, MLA for Lethbridge-West, and Rob Miyashiro, Alberta NDP candidate for Lethbridge-East, joined Sant to support him and offer ... 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!Artist making her mark in the realm of abstracts
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on February 21st, 2023
Local abstract artist Beverly Waters is the featured Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge artist for February and was painting her artwork on Saturday afternoon. Waters has been producing art her whole life, but has taken it more seriously in the last 10 years. She creates her artwork through multiple layers, colours, shapes and mark-making. “Well ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ultra-early seeding a cool experiment
By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 18th, 2023
Graham Collier, strategy lead in cereals and seed treatment for Nufarm Agriculture Inc. spoke about ultra-early wheat seeding at the 2023 Farming Smarter conference and trade show. Collier, who is just weeks from completing a doctorate in agronomy at the U of A, said that under Brian Beres and Dean Spaner, he’s spent the last ... Read More »
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