Southern Alberta News
Solar project near Fort Macleod faces opposition
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A giant solar project proposed for construction less than two kilometres away from Fort Macleod has the town and MD of Willow Creek worried about the negative impact the development would have on the area. The town and MD do not welcome the proposed Neoen Jumbo Solar Project, and earlier this week they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New cookie store has Lethbridge roots
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 1st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A brother and sister duo along with their spouses are now offering Lethbridge and area residents the opportunity to enjoy freshly baked cookies that have made a name for themselves across the Unites States and Puerto Rico. Operating owner of Crumbl Cookies, Dan Reina said he, his wife Victoria, his sister and brother ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irrigation technology changing with the times
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com “Drought, “water conservation” – three words that Albertans are hearing more after a hot dry summer in 2023 and a winter of relatively low moisture. And with the farming season soon to ramp up, those three words will be even more emphasized as communities across the province contend with their impacts. Irrigators use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farmer uses machinery emissions to help crops grow
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta farmer has found a way to use his machinery’s emissions to help his crops grow instead of using fertilizer and took the opportunity to share his invention with others at Ag-Expo. Gary Lewis with Bio-Active Emissions Farming spoke to the Herald Wednesday about his invention. He has been studying plant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ag-Expo showcases latest farming technology
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Ag-Expo 2024 offers farmers an opportunity to explore the latest technology from drones remotely operated to autonomous machinery and everything in between. Territory manager for Western Canada with Front Link, Mark Weber spoke to said this week they wanted to showcase their “Farm Droid.” “The farm droid is the world’s first autonomous seeder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pink Shirt Day encourages inclusion and respect
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 29th, 2024
A wave of children wearing pink shirts could be seen at Our Lady of the Assumption School on Wednesday afternoon as a reminder of the importance of kindness and encouragement against bullying. Pink Shirt Day was inspired by an incident in an eastern Canada school were a male student wearing a pink shirt was singled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinook football player enters not guilty pleas
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Another member of the Chinook High School football team who is accused of assaulting a fellow student, has entered pleas to several criminal charges. During a brief hearing Wednesday in Lethbridge youth court, Lethbridge lawyer Justin Dean pleaded not guilty on behalf of the boy to charges of sexual assault with a weapon, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Museum event showcases Black entrepreneurship
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2024
The BIPOC Foundation-Lethbridge Chapter was joined by the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association and Galt Museum to stage a Black History Month Showcase at the Galt Museum on Saturday. On top of an immersive experience of creativity and entrepreneurship, the showcase illustrated BIPOC’s community impacts in Western Canada. “It’s an annual event where we celebrate the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man banned from riding transit buses
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man has been banned from riding city transit buses for a year while he’s on probation for committing numerous offences last year and 2022. At about 10:30 a.m. on June 5, 2023 Richard Paul Paniec entered a bus but told the driver he didn’t have any money. The 70-year-old man refused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L educating students about violence prevention
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 28th, 2024
University of Lethbridge is focuses a week on sexual and gender-based violence prevention to educate students about consent. Until Friday, the University of Lethbridge is staging its week of sexual and gender-based violence prevention by offering several interactive activities with the purpose to engage students to an open communication on the topic of sexual consent. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council nixes first reading on land use bylaw amendments
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council on Tuesday voted 6-2 to refer first reading of proposed Phase 1 amendments to Land Use Bylaw 6300 to administration for incorporation into the new proposed land use bylaw. After a lengthy debate Tuesday afternoon, council decided that more debate and discussion is needed on the proposed changes regarding social ... Read More »
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