Southern Alberta News
Blackfoot Confederacy flag to fly permanently at Chinook High School
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Chinook High School has raised the Blackfoot Confederacy flag permanently and residential school survivor Ramona Big Head is hoping other schools follow their lead in recognizing traditional Blackfoot territory. “This is home for us, even though I don’t live in Lethbridge, this is still traditional Blackfoot territory, so it’s important that we have ... Read More »
1 responseKidSport and ASAA team up to help get youth into the game
By Dale Woodard on November 9th, 2021
KidSport Alberta and the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association have teamed up to support low income and Indigenous families access high school sport across the province. With funding from the federal and provincial government Sport Participation Support Program, KidSport and the ASAA have launched a program encouraging equal access to sport opportunities at school that support the physical ... Read More »
1 responseSchool Resource Officers shift to youth engagement
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service School Resource Officers (SROs) have changed their name to take a proactive approach to engaging and intervening with youth, and helping them develop into successful and law abiding citizens. The scope of this new initiative, which was presented to the Lethbridge Police Commission at the Oct. 27 meeting, determined ... Read More »
1 responseBlackfoot translation of ‘In Flanders Fields’ honours Indigenous veterans
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A poster of John McCrae’s famous First World War poem “In Flanders Fields” has been created in both the Blackfoot and English language by local veteran Glenn Miller, in collaboration of Blood Tribe member Lena Russell, to help recognize National Indigenous Veterans Day. “Indigenous veterans were involved in World War One, World War ... Read More »
1 responseMombourquette chosen as chair for Catholic school board
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge trustee for the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division, Carmen Mombourquette, has been elected board chair. He is bringing his experience of 12 years as principal of Catholic Central High School and 12 years as an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge to his new position on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Geologist shares the story of ‘The Scenic Geology of Alberta’
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com “The Scenic Geology of Alberta is the story of unbridled power, it’s a story of drama, glaciers and volcanoes long past and it’s a story of when banks failed,” says Dale Leckie. The University of Calgary geologist spoke this week as part of the ‘The Galt presents…’ series, explaining how the landscape of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Event scares up food bank donations
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - LETHBRIDGE HERALD on November 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge resident with a passion for Halloween offered other members of the community an opportunity to get scared while helping those in need by accepting food and cash donations for the Interfaith Foodbank on Oct. 31. Dylan Wood, a former resident of Chestemere, Alta., told the Herald the idea of turning his ... Read More »
1 response‘Ode to Joy’ a Christmas comeback for New West Theatre
By Al Beeber on November 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com New West Theatre is ready to give theatre fans another reason to celebrate the Christmas season with a new holiday show at the Yates Centre in December. The Lethbridge theatrical troupe will be staging its first Christmas show at the Yates in two years when the curtain rises on “Ode to Joy!” Dec. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed legislation good news for newspapers
By Al Beeber on November 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A plan by the federal government to introduce legislation that could help the Canadian print media industry is good news for newspapers. But introducing that legislation, which would require digital media platforms that generate revenue from the publication of news content to share that income with newspapers, is only a start. Paul Deegan, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tory Campbell named Lethbridge County Reeve
By Dale Woodard on November 5th, 2021
Tory Campbell is back for another term, this time as reeve. The new Lethbridge County Council was sworn in Oct. 28 at an Organizational Meeting for the 2021-2025 term. Campbell, representing Division 2, was elected by council as Reeve for the upcoming year. Klaas VanderVeen was elected as Deputy Reeve. Campbell has been on Lethbridge County ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with multiple offences after being attacked with knife
By Delon Shurtz on November 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Talk about adding insult to injury. The injury to Tristan Scott Stolk occurred just before 8 p.m. Sept. 25 while he was smoking drugs behind the Henderson Ice Centre on Mayor Magrath Drive South. Two men approached him, and one of the men sprayed him in the face with bear spray and grabbed ... Read More »
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