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LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council will be dealing with several public hearings on Tuesday afternoon regarding proposed redevelopment projects in south Lethbridge. One project involves a request to rezone properties at 404 and 408 12 St. S. to Direct Control to allow for their consolidation and the development of 12 dwelling units to appear as four ... Read More »

The Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Friendship Society held their annual Christmas Market on Friday. Ralee Reyes Argueta, administrative assistant office manager for the Friendship Society, says this market was not only a way for people to check things off their Christmas lists, but also support local Indigenous artists. “They’re all very talented entrepreneurs from beadwork, to painting, sewing ... Read More »

Chief Troy Knowlton of the Piikani Nation has released a statement in support of the proposed drilling test program by Northback Holdings. Hearings for submissions from limited participants regarding the testing program took place earlier this week. Knowlton says the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) should be encouraged to allow people in the region as well ... 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 »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Three Lethbridge Hurricanes are off to their respective world junior selection camps next week and are excited about the possibility of representing their countries over the holiday season in Ottawa. Newly acquired Hurricane, Brayden Yager, will look to don the red and white maple leaf for a second straight year. ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The most anticipated Lethbridge Hurricanes game of the year arrives tonight with the annual Toque and Teddy Toss event. Kathy Hong, Hurricanes director of marketing and communications, said “ It’s huge” when seeing Lethbridge come out and support the game. “The guys love it,” said Hong. “Some of the newer ... 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:  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 »

Editor:  There was a time when I was quite a bit younger than I am now, that I voted for only one Alberta party at every election time. But as I got older, I began to realize that my party of choice was becoming to far right for me so I began voting with my ... Read More »