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Tijana Martin Lethbridge Herald tmartin@lethbridgeherald.com The Salvation Army Emergency and Disaster Services canteen made its first appearance at Lethbridge College on Monday, but it was only for educational purposes. The mobile kitchen is designed to prepare meals during disaster and emergency situations and measures approximately 33 feet long and ... Read More »

lethbridge herald Canadians are living much longer today than their ancestors. Better nutrition and health care have also allowed older men and women to remain active in their community far longer. But that doesn’t make end-of-life decisions any easier. On Saturday, a public forum at McKillop United Church... Read More »

Tijana Martin Lethbridge Herald tmartin@lethbridgeherald.com The Government of Alberta and representatives of Alberta’s municipalities signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Calgary last week, which set a deadline for changes to the Municipal Government Act for 2016. The last major consolidation of municipal legislation took place about 20 years... Read More »

Lethbridge herald Midget The Lethbridge Headwater Equipment midget minor Hurricanes are on a three-game winning streak. The Hurricanes defeated the SEAC Tigers 4-1 last Wednesday before beating the CBHA Blackhawks 5-4 Saturday in Calgary and the Red Deer Aero Chiefs 2-1 Sunday at Nicholas Sheran Arena. In the... Read More »

Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com Who says it’s too early in the year to have a baseball-laden weekend? The Prairie Baseball Academy and Little League Alberta are going to team up this weekend for the Celebration of Baseball and Awards Banquet Saturday at the Lethbridge Lodge. In addition... Read More »

Picture Butte The Immanuel Christian Eagles varsity boys basketball team earned a win in Picture Butte during Deep South Basketball Conference last Thursday. The Eagles held a 37-29 lead at halftime on their way to an 80-72 win. Brendan Degner led the Eagles with 23 points, while Mike... Read More »

“I wouldn’t like extreme forces to come to power. I would prefer if known faces show up,” said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, talking about Greece’s election. But his hopes for a quiet life will be dashed. Syriza, the radical left-wing party that leapt to prominence in the 2012 election with 27 per cent of ... Read More »

We are advised in financial matters that it is unwise to rely too heavily on assumptions. In terms of investing, we are told there is no such thing as absolute certainty, but the next sentence involves the stock market always recovering, coming back bigger and stronger each time it crashes. We are also told that ... Read More »

The late Robert M. Schaeberle, former chief executive at Nabisco, once noted, “If we can ever make red tape nutritional, we can feed the world.” As it stands, however, red tape is a source of indigestion for the small business community. According to “Canada’s Red Tape Report,” released by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business ... Read More »

Re: the death of Cst. David Wynn Civil society cannot function without police. We task them with upholding the laws which we have seen fit to engender through our democracy, and we ask that they apprehend villains and keep the peace. It is profoundly sad and ugly when one of them is killed. He or ... Read More »

One day just recently, our Prime Minister Harper was singing the praises of John A. Macdonald on his 200th birthday for our wonderful confederation, the railroad and our great Canada, the best in the world! A few days later he declines an invitation to meet with all the premiers, even conveniently right in Ottawa, at ... Read More »

I have been paying close attention for years to this problem of digital advertising and I will say, after listening to some of the arguments this week, that all BS aside, safety trumps anything, period. The information regarding these signs has been available for years. I remember while living in Toronto years ago the Insurance ... Read More »