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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter While the western world may think of the winter solstice as the official start of winter, in Blackfoot culture it’s a sign of warmer days to come. On Friday, The City of Lethbridge hosted a winter solstice event where participants had the opportunity to learn about the ... Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For more than 50 years, the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) has been disproving the saying “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” by opening its doors on Christmas Day to provide a free turkey meal with all the fixings plus dessert to anyone in the ... Read More »

Lethbridge Herald Staff Lead medical officer for the South Zone and local physician Vivien Suttorp has been selected as Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of health. The announcement comes after an extensive eight-month search, following the ending of previous chief medical officer Mark Joffe back in April. Suttorp has over 25 years of experience in ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Castle Mountain Resort is celebrating its 60th year and skiers will notice a new addition to hill  open come the new year. The ski resort will be introducing a new to them high-speed chairlift which will be called the Stagecoach Express. Castle came to an agreement with Banff’s Sunshine Village ... Read More »

The Lethbridge Hurricanes completed the first half of their WHL season with many learning curves to build from. “Challenging,” said Ryan Aasman, Hurricanes assistant coach, on the first half. “Obviously lots of ups and downs. I think when you look at the way the  (first half) went, (we) wish we probably started off a little ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Hurricanes  forward Easton Daneault is finding his stride this season with the WHL club as a 17-year-old rookie. His focus over the summer was to work towards being in the top six of the forward group. “I worked hard all summer and that was my goal,” said Daneault. Head ... Read More »

Blaine Hyggen Lethbridge Mayor I want to begin this December column with a sincere Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our Lethbridge residents and column readers! Family and friends always help to spark the magic of the holiday season and I hope you and your loved ones can share in this joy. I know ... Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor This past Wednesday marked three weeks since the recall petition for Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf was approved by Elections Alberta, and nine days since I wrote a column specifically calling out petition “organizer” Ryan Tanner to come forward and own up to the fact that he’d been actively ignoring dozens ... Read More »

Lubomyr Luciuk For the Herald Every year, I celebrate Christmas twice: once on 25 December, when I go to church, sing carols, and share a good meal with my Canadian friends; and again on 6 January, when I mark the ancient Holy Supper of my ancestors. On the 25th, the greeting is the familiar “Merry ... Read More »

Editor,  I am writing to express my strong dissatisfaction with the decision of Michael Ma, the Member of Parliament for Markham-Unionville, to cross the floor and join the Liberal Party, having been elected under the Conservative Party banner.  Mr. Ma was elected as a Conservative by the constituents of Markham-Unionville to fight against Liberal inflationary ... Read More »

Editor, The recall for MLA Nathan Neudorf is looking suspiciously like bad-faith initiative. The organizer has refused to make a statement, and there are credible reports that it was undertaken by UCP insiders with possible links to Neudorf\’s office itself. Are the reports true?  I don’t know, but the MLA needs to make a substantive ... Read More »

Editor, MLA Nathan Neudorf’s “At the Legislature” column (Lethbridge Herald, Dec. 12, 2025) purports to be a Christmas greeting, but it raises a number of questions for me. Ironically, the column sandwiched between an editorial cartoon depicting Danielle Smith riding roughshod over democracy and a Lorne Fitch letter listing UCP actions that are the opposite ... Read More »