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June/21/2019 CAREERS Presents George Kirkham – President of Southland International Trucks Ltd with the 2019 Celebration of Excellence Skilled Trades Mentor Award. George is a wonderful RAP ambassador and an employer who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to promoting CAREERS in trades and supporting our youth.

Thank you to Lethbridge School District No. 51 for creating this video! Lethbridge School District No. 51 students in the Registered Apprenticeship Program, speak about their experiences at Southland International.

Green Shirt Day, in honour of the Logan Boulet Effect, in support of organ donor awareness/registration across Canada. Click the link below to register as an organ donor in Alberta https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Pages/OTDRRegister.aspx  On April 6, 2018, Canadians were heartbroken to hear the news of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Of the 29 passengers, sixteen lost their […]

Southland is very proud to accept the Doepker Deal of The Year award for 2018! Thank you to all our customers for their continued support. Thank you to our amazing hard working staff! Without our staff we would never be able to achieve these great accomplishments!  

Training and Information Night with Chinook Treaters Chinook Treaters is a quickly growing local business in the mobile seed treating industry which caters to busy farmers. They can apply inoculants, polymers, fungicides, insecticides, and micro-nutrients to all types of seed, right on your own farm! As a mobile business, it’s very important that the driver […]

Experiential learning week expanded to feature three local businesses By Garrett Simmons Lethbridge School District No. 51 Communications Officer It’s experiential learning week for 10 Lethbridge School District No. 51 students. Last year, Lethbridge Collegiate Institute students experienced the world of work at Southland International Trucks Ltd. and Lethbridge College. Andrew Krul, Off Campus Education […]

  Southland International Trucks Ltd. and Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Build Partnership By Garrett Simmons Communications Officer Lethbridge School District No. 51 As a student at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute, George Kirkham spent a lot of time inside the school’s shop. Wednesday afternoon, Kirkham and another former LCI student, Rob Mitchell, were back at the school to […]

Top Employer Award The success of individual apprentices and Alberta’s Apprenticeship and Industry Training System is largely due to the efforts of employers. The Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board’s Top Employer Award provides formal recognition to exceptional employers. Two awards are presented annually – for the North and South regions of Alberta. Nomination Information: Employers […]

Southland International Trucks Partners with LCI and Lethbridge College for a unique program for students By Garrett Simmons Lethbridge School District No. 51 Communications Officer High school students at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute have a unique learning opportunity thanks to Southland International Trucks Ltd., Lethbridge College and the District’s Off-Campus Education program. Southland, a local service, […]