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LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Polytechnic announced Thursday they have named their Wildlife Conservation lab after their biggest financial contributor, the Alberta Professional Outfitters Society (APOS). Over the last two years, APOS has donated nearly $350,000 to Lethbridge Polytechnic to enhance Canadian wildlife conservation which has contributed to the development and expansion of LP’s wildlife analytics ... Read More »

Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Mayor Blaine Hyggen delivered his final State of the City address of this council’s term in office Thursday during a large breakfast meeting hosted by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce. Speaking to a packed audience at the Sandman Signature Lodge hotel downtown, Hyggen addressed a wide range of subjects from ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Students at Winston Churchill High School will have a brand new facility to “spark” their interest, thanks to a new partnership. Southland Trailers, in partnership with several local organizations, is helping WCHS build its own welding shop, to provide students with the opportunity to try out the ever-growing trade. The welding shop will ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald While the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks men’s volleyball sit comfortably in second place in the South Division standings with a 9-2 record, there is a sense of urgency needed as the second semester goes along. “One of the big words that we’ve used in the last couple of weeks is urgency,” ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald An Olympian is coming to the city next week to guest speak at the Runner’s Soul Marathon Club kick off about her journey as a competitive runner. Malindi Elmore represented Canada three times at the Olympic Games in 2004 in the 1,500- metre race, and  in 2021 and 2024 as ... Read More »

Dale Woodard  PRONGHORN ATHLETICS Ken Olynyk brought the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team to the National stage. For that, he will be inducted into the Pronghorns Hall of Fame at the team’s Hall of Fame Night February 14 when the Pronghorns host the Winnipeg Wesmen at the University of Lethbridge. As the head ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER  – Al Beeber Let’s have a little talk here about Whoop-Up Drive. And speeding. Actually, let’s talk about speed period in Lethbridge. Anyone who commutes across the Oldman River inevitably during the year will be delayed due to a collision on Whoop-Up Drive, the Crowsnest Trail or even both. Those delays ... Read More »

DAN O’DONNELL – GUEST OPINION Universities are where we collect advanced knowledge and tap into the most important intellectual and scientific currents around the globe. Because their faculty almost all come “from away,” universities are where we benefit from the research, education, and creativity developed in other cities, provinces, and countries. When we attend a university ... Read More »

POINT OF VIEW Scott Sakatch The older I get, the more I appreciate the little things in life: a really good meal, a joke that makes me laugh out loud, pulling into the drive-thru and being the only vehicle in line, calling customer service and getting an actual human being on the other end of ... Read More »

Editor: Grassy Mountain Here we go again! I read in the Lethbridge Herald (Dec. 21) that the provincial UCP government is developing a new coal policy.  Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta and chief Australian coal mining advocate, and the UCP government have come up with a new policy they hope will placate opponents of the ... Read More »

Editor: Finally I agree with a policy of the Minister of Energy and Mining( Brian Jean) and the UCP, the governing party of Alberta.  In my reasoning, allowing coal mining with strict regulations on the process and close monitoring is only fair when you consider the huge environmental footprint the petroleum industry has. The harmful ... Read More »

Editor: We do live in interesting times, a time of wars and rumors of war, Irreversible climate change, and endless political debate that resolves nothing, and the list goes on. I’m old enough to have memories of  the Second World WAr.  I also remember, in the 1950s, knowing young men from my community who were ... Read More »