Southern Alberta News
SACPA hears talk on work and challenges of the YWCA
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Why is the YWCA Lethbridge & District still needed after 75 years? That question may have been answered Thursday through statistics provided by its Chief Executive Officer Jill Young during this week’s session of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs. SACPA met Thursday at noon in the dining room of the Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!University conference focuses on work integrated learning
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 4th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Educators, academic and industry leaders and students gathered in the Science Commons Atrium at the University of Lethbridge on Thursday afternoon for the fifth annual STEM Fusion conference. The conference was a partnership among the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge Polytechnic and the City of Lethbridge. The conference connects science, technology, engineering and mathematics ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP town hall hears stories of health care system falling short
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 3rd, 2024
Between the emergency wait times and lack of doctors accepting new patients, many Lethbridge residents are feeling like the Alberta health care system is failing them. At a town hall meeting hosted by members of the NDP on Tuesday evening many residents voiced their concerns over the current state of Alberta’s health care system. Residents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Custodians honoured for saving colleague’s life
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Three caretakers and a former student of Lethbridge Polytechnic have been recognized for saving the life of a student on campus in 2023. Edmond Kangogo, Eizak Amawi – both caretakers – as well as caretaking supervisor John Izart and former Corrections student Ravinder Khosa were honoured Sept. 20 with St. John Ambulance Life-saving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adoption of Alberta addictions strategy shows it’s working, says minister
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 3rd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Premiers of two different parties in two provinces on opposite sides of the country are looking at legislation that would provide involuntary care for people who are at risk of harming themselves or others because of addictions and other issues. For Alberta’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Dan Williams, that shows other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crowsnest Pass taxpayers concerned about debt, spending
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An organization of Crowsnest Pass taxpayers wants financial accountability from their municipal government. The Crowsnest Taxpayers Association says taxes and community debt are both rising and they want to know why. Association members, in an interview with The Herald last week, expressed concerns about council’s spending on various projects including a Bellevue revitalization ... Read More »
1 responseShadow minister hosts health care town hall in city
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge residents had their voices heard about health care at a town hall staged last night in the Galt Museum by NDP shadow minister for Health Sarah Hoffman and NDP MLA Dr. Luanne Metz, who is chair of the party’s Future of Heath Care Advisory Team. Hoffman, who served for several years as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soup kitchen celebrates 40th anniversary
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Soup Kitchen has been serving meals to those in need for 40 years and they celebrated their milestone with many volunteers, donors, suppliers and staff Tuesday night. Bill Ginther, executive director of the Soup Kitchen, shared with the Herald some of the history and highlights of the last four decades of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Artist-designed utility boxes bring colour to U of L campus
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2024
At the unveiling and celebration of Faculty of Fine Arts alumna Laurel Scott’s artwork in Anderson Hall earlier this year —a large, welcoming 12-metre vinyl-wrapped mural of the southern Alberta landscape — Mark Slomp, Executive Director of Student Services, issued a challenge to the ULethbridge community: bring more art to campus. Discussions were already underway ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lottery helps fund valuable trials for cancer patients
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com One of two Albertans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes and 60 are diagnosed each day with the disease. It’s expected that this year 23,000 new cancer cases in total will be diagnosed in Alberta alone. Ryan Kelly of the Alberta Cancer Foundation says while a diagnosis can be devastating “huge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Powwow celebrates culture and well-being
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 1st, 2024
The vivid colours of traditional regalia were accompanied by the strong beat of drums as Indigenous dancer’s athleticism shone at second annual Reconciliation Powwow was held at the Agri-food Hub over the weekend. The annual powwow was hosted by the Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society. According to their website, the Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society ... Read More »
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