Southern Alberta News
Polytechnic encouraging parents to get kids fit for life, even indoors
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With summer being the time for children to be outdoors but not always being an option, keeping them active indoors is something Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Be Fit For Life is advising parents to do. Diane Gallagher, projects coordinator with the Be Fit For Life Centre, has shared some ideas to keep children active while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special air quality statement in effect
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com It may have been a hit on Broadway and for the Platters but “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” is not so great when you’re outdoors in southern Alberta And on Thursday a special air quality statement was issued by Environment Canada for some areas of southern Alberta including Lethbridge where smoke was creating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal musician pays homage to Hillcrest mine disaster victims
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 15th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com For 189 men, June 19, 1914 was the last day they would step into the Hillcrest Mine. Just two hours after they started their shift that day, a gas explosion ripped through the mine killing them. The disaster 110 years ago on the edge of the town of 1,000 left 90 women widowed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Animal shelter at capacity
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 15th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Animal Shelter is at capacity and no longer taking in healthy animals. Community Animal Services has posted on its website that the intake is suspended until further notice and that intake and response by enforcement officers is restricted to dangerous dogs and found stray pets in immediate distress. The website states ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coalhurst fire department assists with Jasper Wildfire Complex response
By Lethbridge Herald on August 15th, 2024
The Coalhurst Volunteer Fire Department is one of many organizations that has helped fight the Jasper Wildfire Complex this summer. Multiple wildfires began in Jasper National Park on July 22 and evacuations of the Town of Jasper and Jasper National Park began shortly thereafter. On July 24, CVFD received a request from the Province of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canyon Camp launching reconstruction effort
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 15th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Canyon Camp located in Waterton Lakes National Park is celebrating its 80th anniversary by rebuilding elements that the Kenow wildfire destroyed in 2017 in hopes to be able to re-open next summer. To celebrate their big milestone and to launch the beginning of their rebuilding process they will be hosting a groundbreaking ceremony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ASET helping immigrants gain their degrees
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 15th, 2024
Many immigrants call Canada home, but often their degrees are not recognized by employers making it difficult for them to get a job in their desired field. This was the case for Mila Wagner who moved to Alberta in 2016 from the Ukraine to flee from the Russian invasion which started in 2014. Wagner spent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City woman TOPS in weight loss
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge resident has won a provincial title for losing the most of something many Albertans try to get rid of on a regular basis, something many struggle to lose… weight. Dawn Puckett recently received the title of TOPS 2023 Alberta Queen. TOPS which stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a nonprofit, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nominations open for Reconciliation Awards
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 14th, 2024
The City of Lethbridge and the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee (RLAC) are hosting the second annual Reconciliation Awards ceremony and looking for nominations. These nominations are to recognize both individuals and corporations who play a vital role in Truth and Reconciliation in Lethbridge. Echo Nowak, Indigenous relations specialist for the City of Lethbridge, says she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whoop Up bridge work nearly finished
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Whoop Up Drive construction is expected to be over soon thanks to work being done after hours. Something that started last night and will continue for the next few days weather permitted says the city. Naftali Kiboya, transportation project engineer with the City of Lethbridge and project manager for the Whoop Up project, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weekend structure fire points to continued problems SCAN house
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 14th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A northside fire on Friday night caused about $500,000 damage to a garage and home. A city firefighter suffered minor injuries battling the blaze while a pet was found dead. The fire was at the back of a residence on the 1600 block of 3 Ave. N. A neighbour, who did not want ... Read More »
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