Southern Alberta News
City and AHS reach contract deal for EMS service
By Lethbridge Herald on March 28th, 2024
City council has approved a new agreement with Alberta Health Services to deliver emergency medical services here through Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services. The agreement is for 2.5 years and replaces the contract that was set to expire on Sunday. It provides an option for a 2.5-year extension, bringing the total contract to five years. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!University hosts inaugural Iniskim Future Students Day
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge hosted its inaugural Iniskim Future Students Day on Wednesday at the 1st Choice Savings Centre with over 100 prospective students in attendance. The event was named after the University of Lethbridge’s Blackfoot name Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone, gifted by Elder Bruce Wolf Child in 2002. “Essentially our Iniskim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lying to judge earns Lethbridge man jail sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 35-year-old Lethbridge man learned the hard way that lying to a judge is never a good idea. Tyler Don McTavish pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice to one count of perjury, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. On May 10, 2022 McTavish was charged with criminal harassment and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minerals and gems in spotlight
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2024
An array of rocks and minerals were on display during the Silver Cove’s CanGems Rock and Gem Show at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre over the past weekend. “The focus of the Rock N’ Gem show is to showcase minerals and fossils, different crystals, gems from around the world,” said Marcel Jensen-Allard, road show ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pancholi drops out of NDP race, supports Nenshi
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Rakhi Pancholi is out of the race to become the next leader of the Alberta NDP. The MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud on Tuesday morning said she has decided to end her campaign. Pancholi, in an email to media, said she believes the party should unite behind the person who she feels will be the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council once again declares April 7 Green Shirt Day in Lethbridge
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council has once again proclaimed April 7 Green Shirt Day. Council has declared the day ever since 2019 as a tribute to Logan Boulet who died April 7, 2018 the day after a horrific crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team in Saskatchewan that left 16 dead. The day after Boulet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council approves allocation of Reaching Home funding
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an administration request to support the expenditure of federal Reaching Home funding. The City’s contribution agreement for funding ends on March 31 but a four-year extension will begin on April 1 running through March 31, 2028. Administration needed council’s approval to spend money that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Funding approved for drug debris cleanup
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday unanimously approved the expenditure of provincial needle debris mitigation funding. The request to approve the funding was made by City administration. A presentation submitted to council by chief financial officer and treasurer Darrell Mathews says the City has entered into a funding agreement with the province to support ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man fined on charge of uttering threats
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Chivalry may still be alive and well, but it landed a 56-year-old man in trouble after he defended his wife’s honour following their arrest for public intoxication. On Sept. 30, 2022 police were called to remove two guests who refused to leave a hotel in Creston, B.C. When officers arrived they arrested a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L PUBlic Professor series delves into the brain
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The last University of Lethbridge PUBlic Professor Series talk of the year will be diving into the importance of the brain Thursday night at the Sandman Signature Lodge. Rob Sutherland, professor and Board of Governors Research Chair in Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, spoke Tuesday about his upcoming presentation. “The talk will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Symphony hosting annual fundraiser gala
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 27th, 2024
The Lethbridge Symphony will be hosting its annual fundraising gala next week. The theme of the gala – “Springtime in Paris” – was inspired by La Rive gauche, meaning the left bank of the Seine River which has long been associated with art, and will feature live French music, French dining, along with a live ... Read More »
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