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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It’s that time of the year again, for the ritual where parents of young trick-or-treaters face the occupational hazards of weather, traffic and other conditions as they accompany their children in their nocturnal house-to-house quest for candy.  If the pickings are slim in their own neighborhood, that ... Read More »

Kristine Jean Southern Alberta Newspapers In a letter to Lethbridge County councillors this summer, Kim Laing asked for the county’s support in helping address safety concerns related to highway access from a private dirt roadway onto the divided highway south of the Monarch overpass.  Lethbridge County councillors reviewed the letter at the Aug. 14, regular ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Alberta Sheriffs closed another problem property in the South side of the city where criminal activity prompted more than 60 calls to police since 2021. Inspector Brent Pickard with the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit of the Alberta Sheriffs told reporters Wednesday that in June 2023 SCAN received a ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks men’s basketball team have clawed out two road wins on their four-game road trip to start the season which has their head coach beaming about some areas of their game. Head coach Ryan Heggie has been happy with the team’s defensive game right out of the ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald With the Alberta teachers’ strike ending on Wednesday after three weeks , it also meant that local high schools had to figure out a way to complete the Prairie Sky Conference football season after it was put on pause on Oct. 6 due to the strike.  League coaches met via ... Read More »

Graham Kelly  Inside the CFL Calgary dominated the first half of the season, sweeping the Roughriders and Bombers. The Lions were dominant down the stretch and go into the semi-final on a six-game winning streak. Which teams will show up Saturday at B.C. Place? “We are kind of a team that gets on runs,” Calgary ... Read More »

Doreen Barrie For the Herald The Alberta government will be paying millions of precious tax-payer dollars to two Australian coal companies, Evolve Power and Atrum Coal, which claimed de facto expropriation due to changes in provincial coal policy. We can expect further payouts to others that have sued the government on similar grounds. (That companies ... Read More »

Rob Miyashiro Lethbridge West MLA This week, the Alberta Legislature opened its fall session with a Speech from the Throne. But instead of offering solutions to the pressing issues facing Albertans, the UCP government chose confrontation over collaboration, particularly in its handling of the teachers’ strike and its treatment of municipalities. The speech made clear ... Read More »

David Carpenter For the Herald In at least one significant aspect, it was similar to the Alberta Next propaganda meetings. You had to wade all the way through Premier Smith’s response, which she insists holds her and her government purer than the driven snow, before you get to the link to Justice Raymond Wyant’s actual ... Read More »

Editor, I am writing to share my thoughts on the recent article in Thursday’s Herald regarding the mayor reaching out to social media commentators.  While I understand the impulse to address public discourse, I believe the mayor should not engage with the uninformed and often ignoble posts on social media.  Elected officials at all levels ... Read More »

Editor, If buying Canadian results in continued high prices to pay CEOs of these companies tens of millions, it raises a concern: Are we buying Canadian so CEOs can keep their share price up and reward shareholders with dividends. or are we buying Canadian to ensure Canadian jobs? I find this a rather two-faced marketing ... Read More »

When Lydia and I arrived in Taber in 1982, we were delighted to join the St. Augustine’s choir when they asked us to do so.  Joe, the choir director, knew his music that made it easier for us to blend in.  After living in Taber for over a year, I was hired as a Power ... Read More »