Southern Alberta News
NCC expanding efforts in Porcupine Hills
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced an expansion to their conservation efforts in the Porcupine Hill area, the equivalent to 4,000 Canadian Football League football fields in size. Spanning over 2,500 hectares, three grassland properties are now conserved in partnership with local landowners through a conservation agreement with NCC, which builds upon ... Read More »
3 responsesFinance minister discusses economy at Chamber luncheon
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 18th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Provincial Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board Nate Horner discussed the state of the Alberta economy in a luncheon discussion hosted by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce Friday. Horner, who represents Drumheller-Stettler in the Alberta Legislature, was sworn into his current positions on June 9. He’s well familiar with Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge makes list of most affordable cities in Canada
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 17th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge and Medicine Hat are among the 20 most affordable cities to live in Canada, according to an online publication that focuses on immigration news. The communities are among three Alberta cities that made the list, the other being Red Deer. “With living becoming unaffordable in major Canadian metropolitan areas, a lot of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cardboard boat races put teamwork and learning to the test
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 17th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com They designed, constructed and hopefully crewed a cardboard boat across the pool without capsizing or watching their craft fall apart. Students from numerous schools across southwestern Alberta on Thursday worked as teams in the Career Transitions annual cardboard boat race at the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness at the University ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to consider raising parking fines
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 17th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City could be embarking on a two-year pilot project which will see parking fines increased with revenue going to Regulatory Services. The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council voted to pass the recommendation to council for approval. The committee consists of all members of council. The parking fine ... Read More »
4 responsesSACPA hears talk on energy transition
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 17th, 2023
A professor of political science addressed the topic of energy transition outlining public opinion and how it connects to politics at the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) on Thursday at noon. The presentation discussed Alberta moving away from coal-fired electricity by the end of 2023, the idea of energy transition being politicized by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council to consider request for LHA funding to cover property taxes
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 17th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council is recommending council approve one-time funding of $180,000 from the Corporate Budget Contingency for affordable housing properties operated by the Lethbridge and Region Community Housing Corporation and Lethbridge Housing Association. The SPC consists of all members of council. Lethbridge Housing needs the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man gets jail for criminal harassment
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 17th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com For five months Timothy Paul Glenfield terrorized his ex-girlfriend and her mother. When the mother told him to stop calling, he kept calling anyway. When she blocked his calls, he still found a way to call. When his former girlfriend moved to a new home to get away from him, he found her. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New emergency protocols for Whoop-Up Drive
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 17th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge has put in place new emergency protocols for Whoop-Up Drive. An incident in June which had traffic at a standstill for hours following the rollover of a flatbed trailer being towed behind a west-bound truck, spurred the City to conduct a review of the emergency traffic protocol for Whoop-Up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boy put on probation for assaulting parents
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 16th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 15-year-old boy who already has a criminal record that includes convictions for arson, assault and mischief, can expect to receive increasingly harsher sentences if he continues to break the law, a judge told the boy Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice. The boy had been placed on probation for each of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Terms of reference set for lawlessness task force
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 16th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The terms of reference have been developed for the Downtown Lethbridge Lawlessness Task Force that was recently approved by council. The cross functional team approach has several key elements, Acting Mayor John Middleton-Hope said Wednesday before city council began holding its second day of discussions as Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee. The ... Read More »
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