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Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A local organization is looking for help around the holiday season. Woods Homes is a mental health centre that supports youth all over the province.  Kelsey DesRoche, program supervisor for the Lethbridge Opportunity Hub for Wood’s Homes, says the organization helps various young people in the city. ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Teachers Association and Opposition NDP responded differently to Friday’s announcement by the UCP government that a class six and complexity cabinet committee had been struck. Jason Schilling, president of the ATA said teachers have been sounding the alarm about what’s happening in their classrooms with overcrowding, rising complexity and ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald A fully functional and open Whoop-Up Drive bridge is almost a reality after months of planning for major repairs under the bridge, which will begin next week.  After a flatbed trailer carrying heavy equipment hit the bottom of the bridge on Aug. 6, damaging four of six steel girders, two of ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes ended a four-game homestand on the right side of an 8-7 score against the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “That team can score like crazy,” said Matt Anholt, Canes head coach. “They’re an extremely skilled group. We’re fortunate, obviously, to score more than ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Catholic Central Cougars varsity football team hits the gridiron this afternoon to battle against their cross-town rival Chinook Coyotes for the School Sport  Alberta 4A South Zone banner. Catholic Central is coming off a 38-28  win over McCoy High School and Chinook is coming off a nail-biting 43-42 overtime ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald University of Lethbridge Pronghorn swim team members and coach and a representative from Pronghorn Athletics hyped up what the experience will be like hosting the Canada West Swimming Championships at the end of the month during a media availability on Wednesday morning. “We’ve got probably the best on-campus pool maybe ... Read More »

Nathan Neudorf Lethbridge East MLA Each November, as the leaves fall and the air turns crisp, the people of Lethbridge pause to remember. We gather in solemn reflection to honour the courage, sacrifice, and enduring legacy of those who served our country in times of war and peace. This year, a meaningful tribute is taking ... Read More »

Tad Mitsui For the Herald Remembrance Day is the day to remember the war dead on both sides of conflict and be grateful for their sacrifice. He must promise never to repeat the folly of war.  My father once spoke about navy Lieutenant Paul Hideo Katayama of the Japanese Imperial Navy in his sermon. He wanted ... Read More »

Scott Sakatch Lethbridge Herald Editor One of the guiding principles of journalism is that, when it comes to government, watch what they do, not what they say. That old aphorism has been on my mind quite a bit in the last 10 days or so since the UCP government passed Bill 2 to force striking ... Read More »

Editor, An open letter to Mr. Nathan Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East: As we here in Lethbridge and throughout our province of Alberta prepare to commemorate the sacrifices of our armed forces members, I am sure that you will be laying your wreath as a member of the United Conservative Party.  But we all must ... Read More »

Editor, Once again, we approach Nov. 11, and most of us, are still not able to imagine just how humble, thankful, and respectful we all should be, especially on that day.  This is a true shame. But the truer shame is that we only let the thoughts of the sacrifices that these veterans made into ... Read More »

Editor, I wrote months ago about how Carney’s efforts would result in no deal and of course others believed he would get a deal. He did exactly what I suspected, which was to remove the counter-tariffs under the guise it was hurting Canadians, which I find somewhat amusing because he continues to warn of pain ... Read More »