Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman

Agyapa Care Ltd. - Grand Opening Community Launch
Lethbridge residents are invited to attend the grand opening of a new childcare and respite centre Saturday, Nov. 1. Agyapa Care Ltd.'s new centre wrapped up construction last week and soon visitors w...
Oct 28, 2025

Alberta schools prepare to resume classes for thousands after back-to-work order
Schools and school boards across Alberta are working to get more than 740,000 students ready to return to class on a day's notice after a three-week provincewide strike.The Edmonton Public School Boar...
Oct 28, 2025

Former U of L swimmer Apollo Hess makes history with national sports honour
A former University of Lethbridge athlete and member of the Kainai Nation has been named the recipient of the National Tom Longboat Award. The Tom Longboat Awards recognize Indigenous athletes for the...
Oct 28, 2025 (Aboriginal Sport Circle-Facebook page)

Southern Alberta organization receives grant to support survivors of gender-based violence
The Taber Safe Haven Women's Shelter Society has received $50,000 through Alberta's Community Pathways to Justice Grant, aimed at supporting survivors of gender-based violence.The shelter says the fun...
Oct 28, 2025

Commemorative crosswalk installation to honour Veterans
Traffic will be closed Tuesday Oct. 28, between 4 Avenue South and 10 Street South while the City of Lethbridge installs a new, commemorative crosswalk near the Cenotaph.Located as the intersection of...
Oct 28, 2025

'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures
Thomas Lukaszuk, a former deputy premier of Alberta who has circulated a petition to make it official policy for the province to stay in Canada, says it has just over 456,000 signatures.The final tall...
Oct 28, 2025

Canes Chatter: Two home games this week
Next Home Game: The Hurricanes return to the VisitLethbridge.com on Wednesday, Oct. 29 when they welcome Joe Iginla and the Edmonton Oil Kings at 7:00 p.m. before hosting the Tri-City Americans for th...
Oct 28, 2025

Friends of Medicare and Dr. Parks to hold health care town halls in Southern Alberta
Friends of Medicare will be holding town hall events in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat as part of a greater Alberta tour with Dr. Paul Parks.Parks is an emergency physician in Medicine Hat and a past pre...
Oct 28, 2025

Alberta uses Charter's notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to work
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's government introduced a bill Monday using the Charter's notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking teachers back to work to end the largest walkout in Alberta ...
Oct 27, 2025

Mayor and council officially sworn in to office
Lethbridge's new city council is now on the clock.In a Swearing-In Ceremony held Monday afternoon at Lethbridge City Hall, city officials say the Oath of Office was administered for each of the nine m...
Oct 27, 2025