Southern Alberta News
Book on homesteaders has Lethbridge connection
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 29th, 2024
An author from MacEwan University will be publishing her fifth book about homesteaders of Canada in early September. Saundra Rollings-Magnusson is a Sociology professor at MacEwan University, but in her free time during the spring and summer she spends her time in archives around Canada researching and writing her findings on the homesteaders of Canada. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Classroom cellphone ban dials up confusion
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With children going back to school next week and in some cases already back in the classroom, the cellphone ban announced in June by the Alberta government will be effective Sept. 1 but there is some confusion about the implementation, says Alberta Teachers Association president Jason Schilling. After a survey conducted earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Board members needed to save Navy Cadets program
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After receiving a letter from the Navy League Cadets of Lethbridge, a former cadet has sounded the alarm on their need for volunteers to become board members. Davey Wiggers, a former air cadet with a son who graduated from the Navy League Cadets of Lethbridge, is worried that without members to run the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reservoirs below normal levels; rain expected today
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Only one of three major southern Alberta reservoirs had levels within the normal range for this time of year as of Tuesday. But with a special weather statement in effect, that could change somewhat. The Waterton Reservoir on Tuesday sat at 70 per cent of storage capacity, within its normal range of 69 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City police meeting community over coffee
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 28th, 2024
Community members can get to know the police force in Lethbridge while enjoying a free cup of McDonald’s coffee at a northside Mcdonald’s on Thursday. Sgt. Ryan Darroch of the Downtown Policing Unit says it is an opportunity to build relationships with community members. “Our goal is to bring community members and members of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toxins finding their way into tampons: study
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 28th, 2024
On average a woman will use between 11,000 and 16,000 tampons in her lifetime, but what if these necessary products contain harmful toxins which could be causing adverse effects to a woman’s health? A recent study from University of California Berkley of 30 tampons from 14 different tampon brands and 18 product lines found measurable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local craft brewery brings farm to glass
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The recent Open Farm Days was an opportunity for the agricultural community to connect with people who aren’t involved in the industry. At various locations around southern Alberta including Farming Smarter, they could do just that. Jamie Puchinger of Farming Smarter said that organization was giving people an opportunity to learn about their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Religious freedom focus of upcoming symposium
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The importance of religious freedom to Canadians will be discussed in a Sept. 21 symposium at Southminster United Church. An ad hoc group of citizens called Lethbridge Friends of Religious Freedom will be hosting the symposium that runs from 10 am. until 4 p.m. that day with three high-profile keynote speakers who will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disc golf courses host inaugural amateur championship
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 27th, 2024
If you saw many flying discs in the university and Nicholas Sheran areas over the weekend it was because disc golfers were competing in the inaugural National Amateur Disc Golf Tour (NADGT) Canada national championship. There were a couple dozen qualifiers across Canada and disc golfers were invited to the national championships from those events. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alcare Manor celebrates recovery
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 27th, 2024
Southern Alcare Manor hosted Celebrate U at Henderson Lake Park on Saturday afternoon to make people aware of the recovery that does happen in the city. “Celebrate U is about stepping up and enjoying the company of other people that are also celebrating recovery from whatever their addiction might be,” said Holly Lemieux, SAM program ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Relay races ride out Whoop-Up Days rodeo
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 27th, 2024
The action-packed rodeo of Whoop-Up Days concluded with the popular relay races. Whoop-Up Days Rodeo is the only professional rodeo in Canada to host Relay Races as part of its main event. Relay Races are a team sport where the rider, who rides bareback, transfers to two different horses in three laps. The first one ... Read More »
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