Southern Alberta News
New affordable housing project unveiled in city
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Fifty new affordable housing units will be created in Lethbridge thanks to a collaboration between the provincial and municipal governments. The City of Lethbridge is providing $1,295,000 towards a project at 1730 10 Ave. S., the former Seasons Lethbridge retirement community, across from Chinook Regional Hospital. The province is contributing $2.2 million to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Street hockey tourney planned for downtown next year
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Next year throngs of street hockey enthusiasts may be flocking to downtown for the PlayOn! Canada street hockey tournament. On Tuesday, the Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council agreed to recommend that council rescind a resolution from May 2, 2023 calling for $210,000 cash or in-kind contributions to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Studies suggest hearing loss and dementia may be connected
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The jury may still be out, but research seems to indicate hearing loss and cognitive health is likely connected. A study more than a decade ago involving about 630 participants revealed that hearing loss seemed to be independently associated with dementia, but it was unclear at the time if hearing loss is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Restoration set to begin on Fokker aircraft
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Transporting a Fokker F-28 – be careful how you say that – to the Lethbridge Airport was tough enough, but now the real work begins. The 49-year-old airplane arrived at the airport late last month, carried on a flatbed trailer from Saskatoon, Sask., where it sat for some years waiting for the Time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire recruits put through the paces in training sessions
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services’ newest recruits had the opportunity to learn how to dive out of a window safely and break through walls to get out of a room with no windows during a training exercise Thursday morning. Captain Sean Larkin spoke prior to the training exercises and said they were very ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CCH valedictorian honoured to lead class across the stage
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 9th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Catholic Central High School students are gearing up to walk across the stage this weekend to receive their diplomas, concluding their first 12 years of learning. This year’s valedictorian is Sam McAdam and principal Joanne Polec says he was the obvious choice, not only because of his high grade point average score, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Geek Fest a world of nerdy fun
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 9th, 2024
Everything you can think of geek and nerdy related was compiled under one roof during the Domesticated Divas inaugural Geek Fest at the Agri-Food and Trade Centre this past weekend. Geek Fest was meant to bring in people who are into genres such as the Marvel superhero universe, comic books, Star Wars and anime and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recent rainstorm welcome, but more rain and snow needed
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 9th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com While some people might say enough with the rain already, David Westwood says bring it on. The manager of the St. Mary River Irrigation District acknowledges the recent and heavy rainstorm may cause some issues with flooding, but that doesn’t outweigh the need for rain on the prairies and snow in the mountains. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raymond Hospital Auxiliary needs help raising money for ER equipment
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 9th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The Raymond Hospital Auxiliary isn’t a big organization, but it’s accomplishing big things. In fact, the auxiliary, with only about 13 volunteers, is striving to raise as much as $100,000 to help equip the hospital’s emergency department, which is scheduled for renovations and upgrading later this year. Fundraising for the ER began last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPC gets monthly financial update from Exhibition
By Lethbridge Herald on May 9th, 2024
Acting CEO of the Lethbridge & District Exhibition Kim Gallucci on Tuesday gave the Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of city council the monthly financial statement for May. Following a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and LDE earlier this year, council requested monthly financial reports which began in April. Initial budget projections estimated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!E-sports championship hosted in Lethbridge
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 8th, 2024
Lethbridge School Division along other community organizations hosted the inaugural Alberta E-sports Championship for students from across the province ages 12-18 at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre over the weekend. “It’s taking gaming to a next level,” said Allison Purcell, LSD board chair. “It really is about taking kids that might be playing in ... Read More »
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