3 June 2025, By Lorne Fitch Research Paper: Cooke, C.A., et.al. (2025). Fish remain high in selenium long after mountaintop coal mines close. (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.22.655156v1.full.pdf) Another piece of research has just revealed the contamination of trout and mountain whitefish in Crowsnest Lake with selenium, derived from the legacy Tent Mountain coal strip mine (Fish remain high […]
Our second Community Success Story is about the Clean Energy Improvement Program, which helps homeowners improve their energy efficiency. Amy Wehlage Acting Manager with Assessment & Taxation at the City of Lethbridge shared why this program is such a success: … Continued
Lethbridge residents may have heard some talk about drought recently. Most of us are aware that our water supply is pumped out of the Oldman River which flows out of its watershed in the mountains to the west. Some of us may even know that upstream reservoirs hold back water from melting snow and spring […]
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This year for Environment Week, we are highlighting environmental success stories from around Lethbridge. First is Coulee Clean-up, which has been organized by the Helen Schuler Nature Centre since 2008. Nature Centre Resource Development Coordinator Chelsea Sherbut shared what makes … Continued
We have updated our website! At SAGE, we are committed to science-based research & discussion of issues vital to Southern Alberta. As part of our community engagement, SAGE has moved its website to GreenGeeks – a green energy web hosting service. In addition to their commitment to purchasing green energy to power their servers, that […]
May 21, 2025 from Lorne Fitch. The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has rendered its decision allowing Northback to proceed with more coal exploration on Grassy Mountain. You might remember Grassy Mountain, the zombie-like coal mine proposal that will not die and is kept on life support by the Alberta government. To get the good news […]
May 21, 2025 from Water for Food. Premier Danielle Smith says we need metallurgical coal to make solar panels and windmills. 1. The UCP government effectively killed the booming clean energy industry in Alberta. 2. The steel industry world wide is rapidly implementing green steel technology which doesn’t require metallurgical coal. 3. The Alberta government’s […]
The League of YQL Neighbourhoods is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a Community Priorities Grant of $13,600 from the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta! This generous funding will directly support the development of our Neighbourhood...
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Following a year that saw residents battle against drought by reducing their water usage by over 15 per cent, the City of Lethbridge hopes to improve water conservation even more in 2025.