Southern Alberta News
Cancer care, other services, to move under Acute Care umbrella
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Several services including cancer care are being moved by the provincial government from the auspices of Alberta Health Services to  the purview of its Acute Care Alberta health agency. Also being transferred are organ and tissue donations and transplants. In a Tuesday statement, the province said creating specialized focus for these services “will ensure the best care in these key areas that ... Read More »
1 responseNew way of funding acute care draws praise, criticism
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 9th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government’s announcement of a new acute care funding model is being met with both criticism and support. The province announced last week that it is reforming acute care funding through what it calls a patient-focused funding model, which pays hospitals based on the services that they provide. The government says its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police using innovative tools to deal with trauma
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service and Wounded Warriors Canada have joined forces to launch an innovative program to reduce the risk of trauma-related injuries experienced by police officers. After seeing a presentation by an Israel group talking about what they do to help their soldiers, as they have been in a state of combat for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spearman disappointed with campaign attack
By Kristine Jean SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS ssnews@sunnysouthnews.com on April 8th, 2025
Coaldale residents woke up Sunday morning to several vandalized election signs in town, an act that has left Lethbridge Liberal candidate Chris Spearman disappointed. “There were things (on the signs) that people shouldn’t see when they’re driving their families to church on Sunday,” said Spearman. “We’ve pulled out all the offensive ones – with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coaldale art display showcases student works from several schools
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Coaldale Public Library will be hosting a first-of-its-kind student art exhibit, to provide students from five different schools an opportunity to display their art starting Tuesday. While they have hosted student art in the past, program co-ordinator Myla Demers explains this is the first time multiple schools are taking part at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City ready to sweep winter off the streets
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With winter and the need for salt and sand on the roads in the rearview mirror, the City of Lethbridge has announced the beginning of seasonal street sweeping. Residential street sweeping starts today and will continue every weekday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the next eight to 10 weeks, weather permitting. ... Read More »
1 responseAboriginal Housing project seeking artist for mural
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 8th, 2025
Alexandra Noad LETHBRIDGE HERALD Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Aboriginal Housing Society will be opening their Iinii’toyis-Buffalo Lodge multi-unit housing unit and are putting a callout for artists to be part of a mural project. Aboriginal Housing Society provides sustainable housing solutions built on a cultural basis. Melissa Many Fingers, vice chair and treasurer for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tea event brews up fascinating info
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2025
Tea enthusiasts had the opportunity to learn about the process of making tea, before the boiling process, at an event at the Galt Museum Thursday evening. Sampath Walgama who has a PhD in agriculture and has worked in the tea industry for 15 years, calls himself a “tea addict.” After immigrating to Canada from his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Tourism Week a good time to look at economic impact
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com National Tourism Week kicks off Monday and Tourism Lethbridge says it is a great time to “zoom out” and look at the big picture of tourism and what it means to Lethbridge. Dominika Wojcik, senior director of communications with Tourism Lethbridge says tourism is not just about visitors, but how it supports the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Role a perfect fit for women of The Watch
By Sam Leishman - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on April 5th, 2025
Learning more about their community, social connection and personal empowerment have made The Watch a perfect fit for two female volunteers. The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) launched the program back in the spring of 2019 to expand social outreach over a wide area of the downtown. Volunteers dressed in matching red shirts or jackets patrol ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Folk musician excited to be back in Alberta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2025
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com He may be in his mid 70s but veteran Americana musician Ray Bonneville isn’t slowing down. The Quebec-born, American-raised Bonneville maintains homes in northern Ontario and Texas has embarked on a three-province tour which brings him to Lethbridge on Saturday where he will perform for a Lethbridge Folk Club audience at the Army, ... Read More »
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