Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With cold wintry weather outside, mayor Blaine Hyggen threw the switch to light up the City Hall Christmas tree as six agencies joined forced to launch the 18th annual Christmas Hope campaign Monday. Agencies involved in the campaign include the Salvation Army, Lethbridge Family Services Angel Tree, the city’s two
Read More »Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With cold wintry weather outside, mayor Blaine Hyggen threw the switch to light up the City Hall Christmas tree as six agencies joined forced to launch the 18th annual Christmas Hope campaign Monday. Agencies involved in the campaign include the Salvation Army, Lethbridge Family Services Angel Tree, the city’s two ... Read More »
3 hours agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi expects premier Danielle Smith will call a byelection for Lethbridge West next week. And the date will be when post-secondary education students have the left the city after exams. Nenshi made that prediction on Friday as he talked at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon along with the NDP’s ... Read More »
3 days agoLETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Family Services kicked off their 32nd annual Angel Tree Christmas Campaign Friday alongside with their presenting sponsor Avonlea Homes which presented them with a significant contribution this year. Ron Tyslau from Avonlea Homes opened presented Michelle Gallucci, director advancement & communications with LFS with a cheque for just over $30,000 during the ... Read More »
3 days agoBy Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Lethbridge Hurricanes top line of Logan Wormald, Miguel Marques and Brayden Edwards are clicking early on this season. The trio are producing at a high rate as between the three of them they have a total of 78 points through 18 games. ... Read More »
3 days agoGraham Kelly INSIDE THE CFL Five in a row. Five straight Grey Cup appearances for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Hamilton accomplished that feat from 1961-65, winning two Grey Cups. The Regina Roughriders represented the West from 1928-32 but lost all five championship contests, three to the Hamilton Tigers, the others to the Montreal AAA and ... Read More »
3 days agoGraham Kelly INSIDE THE CFL With Toronto quarterback Chad Kelly breaking his ankle near the end of the third quarter of the Eastern Final, the 111th Grey Cup against Winnipeg will be between David and Goliath. But I happen to know David, aka Nick Arbuckle, so don’t consign the Good Ship Argonaut to dry dock ... Read More »
4 days agoFROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge Earlier this week, my colleagues on city council and I discussed the current economic conditions and the impact they have on the City’s financial position and resources. I want to begin by reminding our residents that we have already have an approved four-year operating budget (approved ... Read More »
3 days agoOUR OPINION With the union representing postal workers (CUPW) going on strike Friday, it’s time that some serious changes be introduced at Canada Post. The Crown Corp. has lost more than $3 Billion between 2018-2023 and the corporation is expected to lose more in 2024 than it did last year (-$748 million). With many local, ... Read More »
3 days agoLEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor As I write this column early on Remembrance Day in the silence of an empty newsroom with lights off to protect my eyes which are still sensitive from last year’s cataract surgeries, I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed. Year-end is approaching which means figuring out the top ... Read More »
4 days agoEditor: I wrote on May 21 the time of the dictators was just a shot away. And now it is actually here. Donald Trump’s sweep of all four components of the active parts of the US government will be complete in a few days when the Republicans gain control of the Congress. On November 5 ... Read More »
4 days agoEditor: Re: Al Beeber’s column. Your column, in which you stated that some people “refuse” to wear a poppy, may have some truth but how dare you to paint all the rest of us non-poppy wearers with the same brush! You have no idea. Wearing a poppy for three or four days may make you ... Read More »
4 days agoEditor: When a 2023 midsummer surge of mud and water transformed Rock Creek into a brown, muddy mess, I, living on the stream’s cascading outer edge, was one of the first people to witness the disturbing event. Days passed before I learned of TC Energy’s ensuing “incident report” defining its role in the muddy outcome ... Read More »
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