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Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Premier Danielle Smith and Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf joined West Lethbridge UCP candidate John Middleton-Hope for some campaigning in the snow on Monday. The premier and Neudorf, along with throngs of volunteers, joined Middleton-Hope as he walked through neighbourhoods drumming up support for his candidacy in an as-yet-to-be announced ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lawson family has always been about inclusion. And now after a long career championing those without a voice, Dave Lawson has retired from his role as executive director of Inclusion Lethbridge. Lawson, whose minister father Alex is believed to have officiated the first same sex union in Lethbridge many years ago, is ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Jim Mitchell spent more than 38 years working as a Fish and Wildlife officer in Alberta and on Thursday he gave insights on his profession at the weekly meeting of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs. Mitchell said his interest in wildlife protection came from his father who died when the speaker ... Read More »

Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – sports@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks women’s soccer team are heading to the ACAC soccer championships this weekend after clinching the last playoff spot in the South Division on Saturday. While the Kodiaks beat the University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings 2-1 in their second last game of the year, their head coach learned ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks wrap up their regular seasons this weekend with plenty to play for still. The men clinched a playoff spot last weekend and have an eye on first place with a win this weekend. “Our league is so tough this year on the guys side,” said Sean ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Defenceman Will Sharpe had a four-point (two goals, two assists) night to help the Lethbridge Hurricanes rout the Prince George Cougars 7-3 on Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “I think we worked hard in all areas of the ice tonight,” said Sharpe. “We possessed the puck pretty well tonight, especially ... Read More »

FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – mayor of Lethbridge I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving long weekend surrounded by family, friends and food. It was a big weekend for my family. We added a new addition – and with that, I have added another new title: grandpa Hyggen! Everyone is happy and healthy and ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – Managing editor A few weeks ago after I wrote about Ben’s terminal illness I promised I’d never write another column about dogs. But this week I have to because karma bit me bad  following last Friday’s reference to Emergency Room mishaps, specifically talking about how I ended up ... Read More »

KEVIN TIMONEY As our society struggles against time and disinformation to transition to a sustainable economy, we turn increasingly to solar and wind energy. Policies such as the moratorium on renewables and the prohibition of green energy projects on Alberta’s agricultural lands are little more than cynical ploys that have hampered the green transition and ... Read More »

Editor: We agree with American late-night host Stephen Colbert that Poilievre is another Donald Trump. Oil executives point out that the Carbon Tax is the cheapest and most effective way to tackle Global Warming and 27 countries agree. Yet he is using it to fearmonger and wants the Rebates eliminated that are helping to put ... Read More »

Editor:  I was thrilled to hear that the United Kingdom has just become the first developed nation to be completely coal-free for energy production.  This is a country that used to be entirely coal dependent.  How ironic that while this happens there, here we are planning to approve a coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass. ... Read More »

Editor: I received a flyer from our Lethbridge MP, Rachael Thomas, saying she intends to cancel the climate action rebate for our family. This is a reduction to our annual income of $1,350 per year. This money is an important contribution to our family budget and it’s ill-considered of the Conservative party to want to ... Read More »