Bill 12: What can vulnerable Albertans expect? That was the topic discussed at a Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) event, which brought together nearly a hundred people to learn more about how this new Read More
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It’s safe to say gender and sexuality are two of the most divisive issues being discussed online and in the public square. So how do we stop yelling and start talking? A faculty member Read More
What is the most important factor for brain health in seniors? Well, that was the topic at SACPA or the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs session on Thursday. Dr. Robbin Gibb, professor and Chair Read More
Domestic violence impacts so many families here in Alberta. It is also Family Violence Prevention Month in our province. Maria Fitzpatrick, the former Lethbridge-East MLA, has shared her own story of domestic abuse. BCN’s Read More
With inflation and the cost of living rising, members of our community are changing the way they get their food. Mandy Sandbach has been teaching people how to grow their own food for years now. Read More
Treaty 7 and its impact on the Blackfoot people was discussed on Thursday at a SACPA session. Treaty 7 was signed in 1877 after two years of talks as the current Canadian government hoped to build the railway Read More
A drug treatment court that was started in November of 2020 is having a big impact in Lethbridge. The court was the topic of discussion during a SAPCA session at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization on Read More
The world is changing and the introduction of virtual and augmented reality has streamlined the way businesses and schools operate. A recent presentation at SACPA in Lethbridge highlighted the growth of the two in the Read More
A man from Afghanistan shared how he escaped from the Taliban during a SACPA session on Thursday. In 2021 the Taliban took over the country. Video Journalist Micah Quinn listened to the man’s frightful journey Read More
It’s been close to three months since Russia invaded Ukraine. The United Nations says over 3,000 civilians have been killed since the war began. Close to 4,000 have been injured as well. There has been a Read More
In Lethbridge, there is a continuing issue with doctor shortages. There is only one clinic in Lethbridge where doctors are accepting new patients, which is the Prairie Treatment Opioid Dependency Clinic. Patients are now going Read More
The AIDS and HIV pandemic is still affecting a number of countries in Africa. The Stephen Lewis Foundation is working to help 15 countries fight the challenges they are currently facing. The Deputy Director of Impact Read More
Incidents of human trafficking are occurring in plain sight. That is according to Jessica Brandon, the Director of Programs for the Action Coalition on Human Trafficking in Alberta. Brandon presented at SACPA on Thursday afternoon Read More
In October of 2021, the government of Alberta and the Canada Infrastructure Bank announced $815 million in investments for eight irrigation districts to increase water capacity and modernize irrigation infrastructure. This program is called the Alberta Irrigation Read More
Over the past few years during the pandemic Lethbridge has experienced a shortage of doctors. Lethbridge currently has no primary care physicians accepting new patients at walk-in clinics. By the end of 2021, approximately 45 per cent Read More
The Calgary Counseling Centre has been dealing with a unique issue for a number of years now. Men who suffer from domestic abuse. The Male Domestic Abuse Program delivers services to those same men. The Read More
Water competition was top of mind at SACPA in Lethbridge. Regions in the Canadian prairies of southern Alberta are learning how to manage declining water resources, lower snowfall volumes, and less predictable precipitation events. Dr. Read More
Many seniors in our city say they are in need of a friendly voice or message through a simple phone call. The Keep In Touch Program run by Volunteer Lethbridge aims to pair volunteers with Read More
Five retired provincial fish and wildlife biologists provided a submission to the Coal Policy Committee earlier this year called Insights On Coal Development. Members say the submission was grounded in their experience as provincial biologists Read More
Insects and spiders play a huge role in our ecosystems, but experts say a large majority of them are on the decline. Dan Johnson is a University of Lethbridge Professor. He spoke at SACPA recently Read More
