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LETHBRIDGE HERALD Advance polling locations opened Tuesday for the Lethbridge West by-election. They will be open through Saturday. Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, confirms advance voting locations in Lethbridge-West are now open. Advance voting locations opened Tuesday and are available to Saturday. Melcor Centre downtown at #236 200 4 Ave. S. and University Drive ... Read More »

Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge city council voted by a 6-2 margin late Tuesday night to keep funding the operations of the Lethbridge & District Exhibition. The vote by council calls for $4.1 million in funding to be provided to the Exhibition in 2025 and 2026. Acting mayor Jeff Carlson and councillor Rajko Dodic voted against the ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge is home to Dr. Sayeh Zielke, Cardiac Sciences Physician Lead for Alberta Health Services South Zone who came to Lethbridge in 2013. In a special presentation on Tuesday afternoon in council chambers, the doctor was awarded the Key to the City by mayor Blaine Hyggen for “her tireless work to improve and ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes head into a busy schedule this week as they will play four games in five nights before the Christmas break beginning tonight against the Saskatoon Blades at home. “Guys were real good this week in preparation,” said Bill Peters, Canes head coach. “Things change a little bit ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks women’s volleyball team are finding positives out of a struggling season of starting out with a 2-7 record in the first semester. “I have a little bit of mixed emotions,” said Anna Schwark, Kodiak women’s head coach. “It’s tough to acknowledge that we have quite a ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Leo Braillard scored the Toque and Teddy Toss goal and added another marker to lead the Lethbridge Hurricanes to a 4-3 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “Yeah it’s (a) really nice feeling (to) score this goal with all these people,” said Braillard, after ... Read More »

FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – Conservative MP for Lethbridge If government officials funneled $400 million of your tax dollars into their own pockets, you would have heard about it, right?  Not quite.  With conflicts of interest, shady transactions, and secret memos, the Green Slush Fund fiasco has all the makings of a news-worthy story. ... Read More »

Dan O’Donnell One of the greatest stories in the University of Lethbridge’s 57-year history is how it rose to become a strong research university. When the U of L was founded in 1967, it was to stop the “brain drain” that saw talented young people leave for university elsewhere.  Established initially at Lethbridge Community College ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – Managing Editor City council on Tuesday in what is its final meeting of 2024 unless an emergency arises will be faced with making some hard and potentially expensive choices about the Lethbridge & District Exhibition. And thanks to the financial situation of the LDE which was detailed in ... Read More »

Editor: This summer I wrote a personal letter to our MLA Mr. Neudorf, suggesting that maybe he is in the wrong side of the legislature and that a short walk across the floor, would greatly enhance his image for the next election. I suggested he take a few of his colleagues with him to maybe ... Read More »

Editor:  It appears City administration and city councillors are failing taxpayers. Their job, and only job, is to ensure responsible oversight when investing in projects and services for the benefit of  citizens. The population is growing slowly, however management positions have doubled in the last few years. Now you want four more managers in Fire/EMS. ... Read More »

Editor: Re: Dale E. Finlay’s letter of Nov. 29: First, let me say I have friends and relatives who have or have had barn cats, and several friends and my own family have adopted feral cats, so much of what follows is based on personal experience.  Do the duties of free-ranging cats include the yearly ... Read More »