Southern Alberta News
Library offering new fiction titles
By Jonathan Jarvie, Information Services Librarian, Lethbridge Public Library on February 20th, 2021
While ordering books to add to the Library’s collections is one of the most fun aspects of being a librarian, it is also one of the hardest. How do you decide which books to purchase? Is one book more worthy than another? Careful consideration has to be paid to each choice, ensuring that the books ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Faulty elevators prompt fears
By Tim Kalinowski on February 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The failure of both elevators at a high rise apartment building in west Lethbridge is putting vulnerable residents at risk, says one disabled tenant. James Campbell, who suffers from a long-term spinal injury and is basically now shut-in because of these failures, said problems with the elevators at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!90-day term for offences
By Delon Shurtz on February 19th, 2021
A confrontation with police officers didn’t end well for Troy Eagle Tail Feathers, who tried to goad the officers into a fight on Dec. 14, 2019. The drunken Eagle Tail Feathers was causing a disturbance in the front yard of a westside residence when several police officers arrived. They kept their distance while trying to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four month jail sentence for shopbreaking and theft
By Delon Shurtz on February 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge man who was caught after he broke into a city business more than a year ago, has been sentenced to four months in jail. Jason Frank Busby was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court, after he pleaded guilty to one count of shopbreaking and commit theft. Court was told the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L scientists contributing to advances in Quantum computing
By Tim Kalinowski on February 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Quantum realm may be much closer than we think with significant recent advances in the world of Quantum computing and communications on the near horizon, says Saurya Das, University of Lethbridge professor of Physics, and distinguished member of the high-achieving Quantum Alberta Network. The Quantum Alberta Network is made up of dozens ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harm reduction site plan nixed
By Tim Kalinowski on February 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com HIV Community Link will not be setting up a harm reduction site on 13th Street North as previously planned, but still plans to open one at a more “suitable location” in the future. The organization announced on Thursday it had withdrawn its application to establish a sexual health resource centre and clean needle ... Read More »
2 responsesBlue Cross extending community program
By Dale Woodard on February 19th, 2021
lberta Blue Cross has extended its popular COVID Community Roots Program into 2021, addressing its continued need for support. In 2020, Alberta Blue Cross received 156 applications for the program and awarded a total of $195,000 to 45 projects in 38 different communities across Alberta. Now, the program is now being extended to the end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nikka Yuko garden sets attendance records for Winter Lights Festival
By Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden on February 19th, 2021
Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden’s Winter Light Festival, during the garden’s two-month run, saw 19,585 guests come through the gates and enjoy a stroll under almost 170,000 lights. This represents a 17.6 per cent increase in visitation from last year’s festival. Although Nikka Yuko had to make changes to how the festival was ran, they were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fresh Start facility vital to Lethbridge region
By Tim Kalinowski on February 19th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Fresh Start South Country Treatment Centre says it is vital to bring additional supportive housing into the Lethbridge region to ensure long-lasting recovery for those addicted to alcohol and drugs. About 70 per cent of the population that comes to Fresh Start is homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, Fresh Start Recovery ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LTC and DSL residents, staff receiving vaccine
By Nikki Jamieson on February 18th, 2021
Available COVID vaccines are being distributed despite recent shortages. Not long after the first COVID-19 vaccines became available and were distributed, earlier this year Pfizer announced they were shipping about 80 per cent less vaccines over the next few weeks as it completed upgrades to its manufacturing plant in Belgium, and Moderna also announced in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online resources now available for 2021 Municipal Election
By City of Lethbridge on February 18th, 2021
Those interested in putting their name forward as a nominee for the 2021 Municipal Election can now access online resources to help them with this process. The City’s election website at lethbridge.ca/elections will be updated regularly as the nomination period progresses. Resources currently available include: · Candidate’s Guide to Running for Municipal Office in Alberta · Council ... Read More »
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