Southern Alberta News
Being mindful of stormwater pollution during all seasons
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com To wash or not to wash, that is the question. And it is one that many associate with summer weather, but is one that should be asked in the winter months as well. With the fluctuating temperatures we have been experiencing lately, it might be easy to forget we are in the middle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pickleball clubs aim to have players of all ages involved
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College’s Be Fit For Life Centre, in partnership with Healthy Lethbridge, offered a Pickleball introductory class on Wednesday at the Val Matteotti Gymnasium. During their Wellness Wednesdays program, when they offer free activities for older adults in the community, members of the Lethbridge Pickleball Club and Coaldale Pickleball Club offered an introductory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pronghorns join with Big Brothers Big Sisters through mentorship program
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge’s Pronghorn Athletic Department has partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lethbridge and District to expand their reach in the community. The partnership will begin in February 2022 and will provide student athletes an opportunity to be mentors for children in the community that benefit from the programs offered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Co-accused in vehicle theft sentenced to two months
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It took a bit of investigative work, but it wasn’t long before police caught two people with a pickup truck that had been stolen from a northside residence more than a year ago. One of those people, Kendall Nicole Rowe, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of possession of stolen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FSAC campaigns for restoration of CPP death benefit
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
The Funeral Service Association of Canada, with support from the Alberta Funeral Service Association and other provincial partners, is looking for an increase in the Canada Pension Plan Death Benefits after significant cuts were made over two decades ago. In 1998, the maximum CPP death benefit was reduced from $3,580 to $2,500, where it has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online group therapy showing proven results
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A new review by University of Lethbridge researchers highlights a way to increase public access to effective psychological therapies in an online environment. “We know that psychological counselling delivered by video, phone and apps can work,” said Dr. Cheryl Currie, associate professor of Public Health at the University of Lethbridge, and lead investigator ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speech winners awarded the trip of a lifetime
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Summer 2022 will be hard to forget for two young high school students, who are the recipients of an all expense paid trip. At a speech competition sponsored by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows that took place on January 8 high school students competed to attend their Annual Pilgrimage for Youth. According ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gang-style beating earns nine month sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 27-year-old Lethbridge man who participated in a gang-style beating of another man 16 months ago, has received a jail sentence, but he won’t have to spend any more time behind bars. Jesse Dean Davidson pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of assault causing bodily harm, and was sentenced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in pedestrian fatality pleads not guilty
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old Lethbridge woman accused of striking and killing a pedestrian with her vehicle during the summer has pleaded not guilty to charges of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing death with a blood alcohol level over .08 per cent, and dangerous driving causing death. Shannon Good Striker had hoped to resolve the ... Read More »
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By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com A small collection of protestors from a group calling itself Freedom Hub Lethbridge gathered across the street from Ecole St. Mary School on Tuesday afternoon to express their opposition to masking and other pandemic mandates in schools. “We are standing up, specifically in front of the schools today, because we’re standing up for ... Read More »
1 responseExhibition prepares for return of Ag Expo
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Ag Expo and the North American Seed Fair is coming back to Lethbridge Exhibition with a sold out show of over 400 vendors. Exhibitors from across the globe will gather in “the heart of Canada’s Food Corridor” March 2-4 to showcase top products to improve agricultural production. “This is such an important event ... Read More »
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