Southern Alberta News
Chinook Sexual Assault Centre raising awareness over child abuse
By Tim Kalinowski on October 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Chinook Sexual Assault Centre is hoping to raise awareness about the prevalence of child abuse, and specifically child sexual abuse, in Alberta throughout the month of October. “We notice the rate for child abuse in the province is quite high just like it is in most provinces,” says Chinook Sexual Assault Centre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge County voter information
By Lethbridge County on October 13th, 2021
The municipal election is right around the corner and Lethbridge County would like to remind voters of some important information as general election and advance voting days approach. Voter Eligibility You are eligible to vote if you meet the following requirements: – You are at least 18 years old; – You are a Canadian citizen; ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Big Chef, Little Chef’ serves up knowledge and nutrition
By Al Beeber on October 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An interactive cooking program for children at the northside Family Centre is one of several initiatives aimed at introducing people of all ages to food and nutrition. Big Chef, Little Chef, operating out of the Family Centre space in the Interfaith Food Bank, is a program for kids aged three to six and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School board candidate sees children as number one priority
By Dale Woodard on October 13th, 2021
Making children the top priority and increasing the levels of communications are key on a school board for Genny Steed. As the mother of six runs for public school trustee, Steed plans to bring these issues to the forefront. “I hope that anyone nominated onto the board sees the kids as the number one priority,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Campaign signs removed after violating election act
By Tim Kalinowski on October 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is confirming it removed about 150 signs over the weekend which had been put up by local municipal candidates on the grounds of Exhibition Park in violation of the Local Authorities Election Act. “Section 152 of the Local Authorities Election Act states that no ‘advertisement, handbill, placard, poster, circular, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advance vote numbers stay high as City adds drive-thru option for election day
By City of Lethbridge on October 13th, 2021
After just five of eight days of advance voting for the 2021 municipal election, the numbers have already surpassed the total advance vote total from 2017. This past weekend, 3,907 voters cast their ballot using the new drive-thru voting station at Exhibition Park — almost equivalent to the entire total of advance voters in 2017, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harvest Moon Ball fundraiser kicks off
By Tim Kalinowski on October 12th, 2021
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Be the first to comment!City woman wins Miss World Canada crown
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on October 12th, 2021
ethbridge was recently represented on the international stage by Jaime Yvonne VandenBerg, who won the title of Miss World Canada 2021 on Sunday, Oct. 3 in Vaughn, Ontario at the Richmond Center for Performing Arts. VandenBerg has been competing in pageants for about eight years. She held the title of Miss International Canada 2020 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt’s Hands-on History session focuses on surrealist self-portraits
By Dale Woodard on October 12th, 2021
Some creative and colourful learning took place Saturday at the Galt Museum. It was also a valuable education tool as Hands-On History hit the classroom and the canvas. And it was, quite literally, surreal. “Hands-On History is a program we’ve run for a long time,” said Carolyn Ben, program assistant at the Galt Museum of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Agriculture grant initiates greenhouse research project
By Tim Kalinowski on October 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College and Sunterra Greenhouse have been given a grant of nearly $784,000 from the provincial government’s Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) fund for their research into optimizing greenhouse growing conditions for year-round strawberry and tomato production. “Supporting local, sustainable food production by empowering research will improve the food we eat, the air ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP closes city detachment
By Tim Kalinowski on October 9th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Royal Canadian Mounted Police force has departed Lethbridge after 136 years, officially shuttering its local detachment building on Stafford Drive. The RCMP main detachment for the region will now be based in Coaldale at a new building there. Lethbridge Historical Society president Belinda Crowson said it’s completely understandable that the RCMP, which today ... Read More »
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