Southern Alberta News
EDL signs MOU with Great Falls Development Alliance
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It’s been said, two heads are better than one, so why not two cities? Economic development organizations from Lethbridge and Great Falls, Mont. are joining forces to strengthen and diversify the food, agriculture, bioprocessing and energy industries in both regions, and they met Friday in Lethbridge to make the partnership official. “We’re very ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAAG hosting three new exhibits
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is opening three new exhibits today which include their annual “Art’s Alive And Well In The Schools” and exhibits from two southern Alberta artists. Adam Whitford, associate curator and exhibition manager, said Friday that the spring exhibit will open today at 2 p.m. with a tour by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges stayed against two accused of drug smuggling
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The Crown is no longer proceeding with charges against two B.C. men accused of trying to smuggle drugs over the border last year. Calgary Crown prosecutor Rosie Murphy directed a stay of proceedings Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice against two accused, Sukhdeep Singh Sandhu and Harmanpreet Singh Sidhu. Murphy did not provide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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!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!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!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 »
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