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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It’s the second rainy day of deployment for Goatherd Trent Cahoon, Chance the Border Collie and their unit of 205 goats in Indian Battle Park at the Alberta Picnic Shelter. The grazing goats have returned for a seventh summer, to battle invasive weeds such as leafy spurge, ... Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Premier’s Coal Town Hall event Wednesday evening was described as “a gong show” by many in attendance, with several being left outside, including the media. Hundreds of people lined the street outside the Fort Macleod and District Community Hall hours before the doors opened, many of ... Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Representatives of Tourism Lethbridge and the City’s department of Community Services on Thursday presented to the Economic and Finance Standing Policy committee of city council its annual update. The SPC consists of the mayor and all members of council. Tourism Lethbridge, a fee-for-service group which is the City’s official destination management organization, is required to report back to council on its ... Read More »

Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls were shutout by the Fort McMurray Giants 5-0 in the second game of their four-game series in Fort McMurray during Western Canadian Baseball League Friday night action.  Connor Raney had two hits on four trips to the plate as well as a run and  an RBI (run batted in), while ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Chinook High School recognized the post-secondary  athletic signings of  a couple of their now graduated senior girls volleyball players who either have embarked on or will be going on  a new journey with  their athletic endeavours on Thursday during a media event. Alexis Davenport has committed to playing in her ... Read More »

By  Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls blanked the Fort McMurray Giants 3-0 to kick off a four-game series between the two teams during Western Canadian Baseball League action on Thursday night Jack Kalisky scored the Bulls first run with the bases loaded after Adonis Bernal was hit by pitch to shift players over ... Read More »

Melanie Hnatiuk & Terri Potter QUOI Media The Alberta government named improving access to primary care health services a priority in its health system reforms. Yet, the $644 million it announced in this year’s budget to connect every Albertan to a primary care team and improve access to front-line health services falls short of the funding necessary ... Read More »

Troy Media Editorial Board Troy Media It may sound counterintuitive, but U.S. President Donald Trump and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith might be doing more to strengthen Canadian unity and prosperity than anyone in Ottawa. Both are forcing a broken system long overdue for reform to face its flaws—Trump from the outside, Alberta from within. Trump’s ... Read More »

Rashid Husain Syed Troy Media Ottawa is promising speed, Alberta is demanding proof, and the future of Canada’s energy industry hangs in the balance. A change in government hasn’t changed the tone—mistrust still defines the relationship between Ottawa and the oil-rich West. That tension is far from resolved, and any reconciliation may still be weeks ... Read More »

Editor, I was interested to see the  From the Hill article by Conservative MP for Lethbridge Rachel Thomas on Saturday June 5 entitled “Conservatives Stand for Canadians and their Priorities” outlining her ideological position. There is nothing wrong with having an ideological position, of course, but I am most curious about the concluding lines, “…we ... Read More »

Editor, Re: Housing is more unaffordable than ever, Herald, May 22. Around the world, urban populations have skyrocketed. In most European countries, strict land-use regulations are critical to limit urban sprawl and to protect land used for food production. Anyone driving from Lethbridge to both Coaldale and Calgary will see an explosion of acreages with huge single ... Read More »

Editor, Danielle Smith, I never voted for your predecessor as he was a poor choice for me as an MLA. I decided to vote for you as you presented a ray of light in the party. It did not take long for my hopes to be dashed by you and your policies.  You seem to ... Read More »