Southern Alberta News
City council approves London Road apartment projects
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council voted on Tuesday to approve several projects that were the subject of public hearings on Dec. 10. Two of those projects which call for the construction of a pair of 39-unit apartment complexes on 13 St. S. were the focus of considerable opposition from a neighbouring grocery store and other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council sticking with Standing Policy Committees
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday voted to reject a motion arising from Acting Mayor Jeff Carlson on Dec. 10 that council disband all the Standing Policy Committees with work done by those bodies to come directly to council. Six members of council voted against the motion with only three including Carlson, mayor Blaine Hyggen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Historic Indigenous battle brought to life in virtual reality
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 22nd, 2025
The worlds of Blackfoot storytelling and modern technology have collided with an immersive experience to bring to life what is known as the last battle on the Canadian prairies between Indigenous nations. What started as committee to find ways the Lethbridge Polytechnic could be better at reconciliation, flourished the idea of using virtual reality (VR) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miyashiro officially sworn in as MLA for Lethbridge West
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Rob Miyashiro was sworn in as Member of the Legislative Assembly Monday to represent Lethbridge West after winning the riding by-election last month. “I am very excited about this next stage in my political career, being able to represent my community of Lethbridge West in a different way,” says Miyashiro. As per what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Animal Care and Control Bylaw passed
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge has a new Animal Care and Control Bylaw after city council gave its blessing on Tuesday. Council gave second and third reading to by bylaw 6475. This new bylaw has several changes to previous city regulations and includes several matters relating to cats including restricting the number allowed in one household to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pedestrian collision sends three children to hospital
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 21st, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The community has rallied to support a local family as they take care of their three young children who were struck by a vehicle on Monday morning on their way to school. Lethbridge Police shared in a statement that just after 7:30 a.m. on Monday, police responded to a report that three children, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police look to put freeze on vehicle thefts
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 21st, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service, in partnership with multiple agencies across the province, will be once again trying to prevent the theft of unlocked and unattended idling vehicles through their Operation Cold Start campaign. Const. Donald Realini with the community resource unit and youth engagement officer spoke to media Monday morning and said the operation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council returns today with full agenda on housing, animal control and other matters
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 21st, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council returns to chambers today for their first meeting of 2025 after a holiday break. This will be the first full meeting of council since they wrapped up two days of meetings on December 12. It starts at 12:30 p.m. Council has a full agenda with nine items alone on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L researcher helping to make life in space less stressful
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 21st, 2025
A professor from the University of Lethbridge is taking research to new heights as she is part of a global group of researchers who are studying how space travel impacts stress and how they can use their findings to improve space travel and quality of life here on earth. Gerlinde Metz, professor of neuroscience at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Film project showing love for theatre
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 21st, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Allen Gibson is a theatre lifer. And the Lethbridge resident who first became hooked on live theatre at the age of five while living in White Rock, B.C. Is showing his love for theatre in a new short film funded by Telus Storyhive. Gibson received $20,000 in funding from Storyhive for the project ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Piikani group Alberta’s first-ever Citizens on Patrol on First Nation
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 18th, 2025
The Piikani Nation has made history by being Alberta’s first-ever Citizens on Patrol on a First Nation, which is in partnership with the Alberta RCMP. The Piikani chapter began in October with its first patrol taking place Halloween night. Alberta Citizens on Patrol Association (ACOPA) is a volunteer-based initiative which uses local residents to work ... Read More »
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