Southern Alberta News
Vendors fans of outdoor market
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 11th, 2024
With the summer sun shining, Festival Square is bustling with fresh fruit and vegetables along with handmade goods from local vendors and live music as the Downtown Lethbridge BRZ and Lethbridge & District Exhibition host a Farmers’ Market every Wednesday. Payton Grindle, ambassador for the BRZ, says the outdoor market provides a different vibe. “Putting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province implements fire ban in Forest Protection Area
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 11th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government has implemented a fire ban for the entire Forest Protection Area. The ban went into effect on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The province says 137 new wildfires have started in Alberta since July 1 and there is a heightened wildfire danger here. The ban does not include cities, towns, villages ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Addiction recovery camp being offered
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 11th, 2024
A residential school survivor is helping people in Lethbridge who are suffering from addiction. Alvin Mills spent nine years at St. Paul Residential School and another four years at St. Mary’s Indian Residential School. He says although people can talk about their experiences, one can never truly understand what trauma went on without experiencing it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports events bring millions of dollars into the city: report
By Lethbridge Herald on July 11th, 2024
Sports events hosted in Lethbridge during the first quarter of 2024 had an economic impact of more than $5 million, according to a report. The Lethbridge Sport Council on Wednesday said the economic impact from January to March was $5,183,654 for the city and $6,127,009 for the province. The council says 24 sport organizations provided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Artist discussion kicks off new SAAG exhibits
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 10th, 2024
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) opened its summer exhibits on Saturday with a panel discussion of the featured artists. The exhibits feature works from three artists, but all contain the motif of how society navigates the built environments and their impact on emotions. Amanda Chwelos, an artist from Edmonton, showcases the contradictions, anxieties, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Piikani Chief comes full circle with Buffalo Stone
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 10th, 2024
Before white settlers arrived on the plains, southern Alberta was home to the Blackfoot people. They relied on the buffalo for all of their needs from food to shelter to clothing. Blackfoot people had a sacred relationship to the land and often shared stories with each other. One of these stories which has been passed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman ordered to repay AISH benefits
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who received financial assistance to which she wasn’t entitled, has been fined and ordered to repay the government thousands of dollars. Jennifer Elaine Wielenga, who was initially charged with fraud, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice to a single charge under the Income and Employment Supports Act of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital diversions a crisis in Alberta: AMA
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Diversion to other hospitals in Alberta due to a lack of general surgeons or support teams is a crisis situation, media heard Monday during a Zoom meeting on the state of general surgery with Alberta Medical Association Paul Parks. Joining Parks, an Emergency Room doctor in Medicine Hat, was general surgeon Lloyd Mack, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Volunteers helping pronghorn overcome migration barriers
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com Pronghorn are a staple of southern Alberta, yet the animal faces significant migration challenges every year in the region. T.J. Schwanky, wildlife projects facilitator with the Alberta Wildlife Federation, says fencing designed to keep cattle and other animals in, also doubles as a barrier to pronghorns. “The pronghorn much prefer to crawl under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged in violent motel robbery sent to prison
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Another of several armed and masked men who burst into a motel room in a home-invasion-style robbery late last year has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Marvin Blake Weasel Head was sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice to a single charge of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council approves snow removal pilot project
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday approved a pilot program for snow and ice removal that was recommended by its Governance Standing Policy Committee in June. On a trial basis for the upcoming winter, the City will be doing plowing to the right with a windrow subscription service for those who can’t clear snow ... Read More »
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