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LETHBRIDGE HERALD In a few days time, Emily (Trehub) Henderson will have lived for an entire century. Henderson will celebrate her 100th birthday on Monday, and on Wednesday, the Green Acres Foundation will mark her birthday with a party in her honour at the Pemmican Lodge. The celebration... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALD A roundtable, panel discussion Friday night in the city hall foyer from 5-8 p.m. will cover issues surrounding missing and murdered indigenous women across Canada. A selected panel will begin the night with a roundtable discussion of strategies of prevention, safety plans and protocol, policing... Read More »

Nick Kuhl Lethbridge Herald nkuhl@lethbridgeherald.com Sandon Law asked how many people have ever read the full terms and conditions when upgrading their technology devices. Plenty of laughter ensued, but nary a hand went up, in the nearly full house during the regular SACPA weekly session at Country Kitchen... Read More »

Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com The coaches and players of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team from 2007-2009 will no doubt look back fondly on their three consecutive CIS Championship titles in that span. But then-Pronghorns coach Neil Langevin said the hard work the team put... Read More »

Lethbridge The Lethbridge Val Matteotti Bantam AAA Golden Hawks Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League season came to an end last week. The Golden Hawks were swept 2-0 in the second round of league playoffs by the Rocky Mountain Raiders Raiders, losing 4-1 Thursday in Okotoks and 4-1 Friday... Read More »

By Dave Wells If you are a devotee of regular season high school basketball, this is your time. For example, the associated Southern Alberta High School Girls and 4A Boys Basketball Leagues (www.SouthHoops.ca) have 82 league games over the final dozen days of the slate! And, in the case of... Read More »

Prime Minister Harper had warned back in 2013 that Canada wouldn’t take no for an answer on the Keystone XL pipeline project. So even though U.S. President Obama said no by vetoing the pipeline bill earlier this week, Canada, as well as the pipeline’s American supporters, say the project isn’t dead. The issue has, however, ... Read More »

Reading Bridget Pastoor’s Herald column earlier this month about her impending retirement brought back a lot of memories for me. I will very much miss working with her, and not just as a fellow member of the Progressive Conservative caucus. Bridget and I have been friends for many years, and we really got to know ... Read More »

“I Stand Against” was one of the key messages coming out of Wednesday’s Pink Shirt Day, an annual day in which people are encouraged to show solidarity in preventing bullying in our schools and communities. The Galt Museum hosted the 2015 “I Stand Against” Youth Services Fair, which was designed to be an opportunity for ... Read More »

Do you hear what I hear? The residents of Lethbridge, 77 per cent, a clear majority, according to the recent study administered by the independent “Citizen Society Research Lab,” is astoundingly telling. We do not want curbside recycling of “green bin” pickup at our curb and another majority (53 per cent, once again a majority) ... Read More »

There is no greater environmental threat facing the human race than man-made climate change. Warning bells have been going off for years; thousands of credible scientists and climatologists offering us proof, directing us to take action. The United Nations’ latest report on climate change describes limits of adaptation and urges every level of government to ... Read More »

Anyone accusing seniors of being unsafe drivers should do some research, since statistics show quite the opposite is true. The majority of accidents are not caused by the older population. Perhaps Minister of Transportation Wayne Drysdale could take a moment out of his busy schedule to look at these facts when making his decision concerning ... Read More »