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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A recent University of Lethbridge graduate spent many hours volunteering with organizations who care for the unhoused and spent her final practicum with ARCHES, which has given her a first-hand look at how harm reduction works. Ladan Yousef graduated from the nursing program from the university. During ... Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The role of infrastructure and water-wise design in helping Lethbridge adapt to climate change was the focus of a special session of the  Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on Tuesday, part of a two-day wellness event the LSCO is hosting. Environment Lethbridge executive director Kathleen Sheppard and the organization’s urban ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police Service recently seized nearly $500,000 worth of drugs and charged two people with trafficking offences. Staff Sgt. Ashlin Snowdon told members of the media on Tuesday that after an investigation into drug trafficking that recently concluded, large quantities of various illegal drugs were seized.  “We seized approximately 3.6 kilograms ... Read More »

Lethbridge Herald  Lethbridge high school  varsity Rugby 15s teams were crowned  Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association (ASAA) South Zone   champions on Monday night at Lethbridge Sports Park.  For 4A  girls, LCI defeated Raymond 22-10  to take home the South Zone banner and both teams advanced to provincials .  The 3A girls  banner went to Winston ... Read More »

The Alberta Premier Baseball League championship between Catholic Central and Monsignor McCoy was cancelled on Tuesday due to inclement weather and will be played on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Lloyd Nolan Yard... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Miners American Legion ‘A’  baseball team had a solid weekend as they took three-of-four games they played and put up some big numbers in their wins. “We swung the bat well, played defence well and our starters were able to go deep into games, which takes some of ... Read More »

Lorne Fitch For the Herald Another piece of research has just revealed the contamination of trout and mountain whitefish in Crowsnest Lake with selenium, derived from the legacy Tent Mountain coal strip mine (Fish remain high in selenium long after mountaintop coal mines close, GOA 2025).  Scientists from the government of Alberta have confirmed  that ... Read More »

Tadashi (Tad) Mitsui For the Herald We will all die.  I wonder how the garish narcissist of the South would cope with such idea as his own death. Last two years at the church, I was a part of the discussion group about “death and dying.”  We met once a month.  From the outset, we ... Read More »

Michael Taube Troy Media Rules are rules. That, in a nutshell, is why the NDP wasn’t granted official party status in the House of Commons on Monday. Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals, to their credit, made the right decision. Let’s examine why. The 1963 Senate and House of Commons Act passed an amendment ... Read More »

Editor, Does anyone else feel there is too much violence and competition about money on television programs?  Solutions to problems seem mostly to be solved by shoot-outs, fist fights or violence. Is it the way television executives see our society? Now it seems to be the way the world sees America.  Television was sold to ... Read More »

Editor, A Crowsnest Pass Herald editorial was used to convey surprise that protesters opposed to the Alberta Energy Regulator’s recent approval of further Grassy Mountain coal exploration would choose to protest in Crowsnest Pass as they did in mid-May.  Could it be that the location was selected because it’s just a stone’s throw from Northback ... Read More »

Editor, Since our “commoners” letters  regarding the foreign interest of Northback mining coal in our beautiful province  to Ms. Smith and her provincial assistants and the Alberta Energy Regulator fall on deaf ears (with an automatic form letter starting out with “good day” no less),  I wonder if writing now to Julie Dabrusin, Prime Minister ... Read More »