Justin Sibbet

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Justin Sibbet

For two years, officers with the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) teamed up with members of the Lethbridge Police Service, Taber Police Service and RCMP to dismantle a drug trafficking ring in southern Alberta. Dubbed 'Operation Leadline', the investigation targeted a sophisticated, high-level criminal organization with representation in Lethbridge, Coalhurst and Taber.

2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Justin Sibbet

Seven years ago, the City of Lethbridge put pen to paper with the GOAT of lawnmowing - actual goats. The animals have spent every summer since then targeting leafy spurge, a noxious weed in Lethbridge River Valley. The city says it took several years to see significant results, but now the project is proving its success. "Spurge has been decreased by almost 90 per cent in (Indian Battle Park), between here and Botterill (park).

3 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Justin Sibbet

Last month, the newly-rebranded Tank 77 Museum in Taber hired a new manager, Taia DeBona. She immediately got to work sorting through old boxes in the archives - a daunting task for such a small organization. "We have a lot in collections and because I'm new, I'm not really familiar with everything that we have and I'm trying to work on reorganizing everything," said DeBona. About a month after she was hired, her first real test arrived. She had her first group tour of the southern Alberta museum.

3 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Justin Sibbet

In a move that aims to inspire students to become 'active world citizens', one Lethbridge, Alta., school has changed its programming by becoming an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme intitution (IB-PYP). "For the last two years, (Our Lady of Assumption School) has been working on becoming an IB-PYP school.

3 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Justin Sibbet

During the pandemic, several organizations in Lethbridge, Alta., realized the need for water during the summer was more crucial than ever before. Now, five years later, a continuing effort to ensure everyone has the hydration they need remains in place every summer.