Southern Alberta News
SACPA hears about relationship between gut and brain health
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The connection between gut-brain health was the focus of Thursday’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs discussion in the dining room of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization. As listeners ate lunch, speaker Chelsea Matisz gave an in-depth examination of how internal systems work in impacting that health. She talked about the role of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young illustrator has work in new children’s book
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
A young local illustrator got her career off the ground with her work in her first children’s book recently. “The Mudhole: A Story About Being True to Yourself” was illustrated by now Catholic Central High School graduate Audrey Reibin and written by Stephanie Foreman. The book follows hippo Hendriks and his animal friends in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safety concerns will be the focus of town hall event this evening
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com From fentanyl-laced gummy bears laying around in a city park to armed robberies in convenience stores, some Lethbridge residents have had enough. Common Sense Lethbridge is hosting a town hall Friday evening to highlight crime in the city and outline what public safety measures are being taken. Mayor Blaine Hyggen and city councillor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman who helped dispose of body awaits sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Claresholm woman who helped dispose of a dead body won’t know for several weeks if she will go to jail or be allowed to serve a sentence under house arrest. Michelle Lee Toth pleaded guilty in March to one count of interfering with a dead body, but the case was adjourned for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Targeted enforcement operation takes drugs off city streets
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service recently removed a significant amount of methamphetamine and fentanyl from the streets of downtown, including large chunks of orange fentanyl. Police say more than 450 doses of methamphetamine and fentanyl have been taken off the street as part of a targeted enforcement operation involving a combination of uniform and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Name of new westside elementary school unveiled
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge School Division has announced the name of their new elementary school located in the westside neighbourhood of Garry Station. During a small ceremony involving various officials from the division along with multiple organizations involved in the naming process, Allison Purcell chair of the Board of Trustees for the division revealed the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Watch celebrates five years of serving the city
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com To celebrate their fifth anniversary The Watch hosted a barbecue Thursday in Galt Gardens, sharing the lunch hour with those living and working in the downtown area. For the past five years, Watch volunteers and employees have worked to provide an additional layer of safety to citizens in downtown, including business owners, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman charged in fatal collision still waiting to stand trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A new trial has yet to be scheduled for a 33-year-old woman facing charges in relation to a fatal collision with a pedestrian more than a year ago. Bobbi Raquel Whillans was set to stand trial on May 6, but it was adjourned to allow more time for the crown and defence to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary inquiry set in stabbing case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Nanton man accused in the stabbing death of a 54-year-old woman is set to have a preliminary inquiry this summer. The inquiry for Ryan Kelly Sutherland, who has chosen to be tried by a Court of King’s bench judge without a jury, is scheduled for June 24-28. A preliminary hearing is typically ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New society helping British-Canadians to deepen roots
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A small but mighty new society is hoping to help British-Canadians to deepen their roots – like an oak tree – back to their home country and resurrect some forgotten holidays such as Royal Oak Day, also known as Restoration Day. What started as a social media group where British-Canadians had the opportunity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local initiative aims to reduce drug use in southern Alberta
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on May 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com As fentanyl, tranq (xylazine) and other drugs continue to end lives in the Lethbridge area, some residents are fighting back. Alvin Mills is certainly no stranger to the battle with narcotics, but he says the fight has evolved into a problem beyond that of his worst nightmares. “Anyone who is doing (tranq), they’re ... Read More »
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