Opinions
Much to be positive about during the first month
By Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2024
FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge Let me welcome you to the first Mayor’s column of 2024. I write this monthly feature on behalf of Lethbridge City Council to keep people informed on matters of importance in the community, as well as to highlight achievements by members of our community. Amid the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viable alternative needed to electric powered vehicles
By Lethbridge Herald on January 19th, 2024
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald Even for those of us who remember the 1960s and ‘70s, the cold snap that descended upon us late last week seems a little much. Maybe folks who were around in the 1950s endured temperatures that dropped so low for so long but I think the ... Read More »
12 responsesNew initiatives focus on electricity system
By Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2024
AT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – UCP MLA for Lethbridge East Happy New Year! As we step into 2024, I am thrilled to share updates on several initiatives, particularly focusing on our electricity system. Since August 2023, our government has engaged in numerous inquiries and studies to develop a more comprehensive plan for the future ... Read More »
7 responsesLeadership matters in this country
By Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2024
FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – Conservative Member of Parliament for Lethbridge If you were to look down on Earth from space, you would see the drastic difference between two countries that once shared a common story. One country brims with light, radiant from its vibrant and bustling cities. The other is cloaked in utter ... Read More »
8 responsesThe clock is winding down on a long journalism career
By Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2024
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Bieber – Managing Editor As I write this column, 1980s metal band Hardline is playing its hit “Take Me Down” on my Siriux/XM app. And in a way it’s appropriate because at the end of 2024, The Herald can ‘take me down’ from its masthead. I’ve decided as my 65th ... Read More »
3 responsesUCP needs to keep its hands off our CPP
By Lethbridge Herald on December 30th, 2023
AT THE LEGISLATURE Shannon Phillips – NDP MLA for Lethbridge West Hands off our CPP! That message has been delivered far and wide to the UCP government by Albertans worried about their retirement security. The Alberta NDP Caucus has had nearly 40,000 people fill out our survey at http://www.AlbertasFuture.ca and more than 90 per cent ... Read More »
4 responsesCity protecting investments in the Exhibition
By Lethbridge Herald on December 23rd, 2023
FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge I want to begin this month with a sincere Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our Lethbridge residents! This, of course, will be the final monthly column installment of 2023 – a year which has certainly had plenty of items on the go throughout. During ... Read More »
7 responsesAnother Christmas season is upon us
By Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2023
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor Christmas is almost upon us. In three more days, kids of all ages will be sitting around the Christmas tree opening gifts and enjoying the merriment of the season. I’m not a Christmas kind of person but this will be one of the rare Christmases I’m ... Read More »
1 responseGovernment taking action on drought in Alberta
By Lethbridge Herald on December 19th, 2023
Rebecca Shultz MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTED AREAS Water is one of Alberta’s most precious resources. We all use it, consume it, and rely on it. Most of the water that Albertans use to drink, grow crops, run our businesses and sustain our environment comes from rain and melting snow. The last three years have ... Read More »
6 responsesRunning on empty: a look at water in southern Alberta
By Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2023
LORNE FITCH There need to be periodic reminders that the frontier aspect of Alberta is over and we need to grow up. Unlimited space and inexhaustible resources are no more. Perhaps last on the list to be recognized is water, especially for southern Alberta. The Alberta government seems incoherently reluctant to make Albertans aware of ... Read More »
12 responsesThe working class can only carry so much weight
By Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2023
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor Tension is in the air. You can feel it and that tension is rising. Even with Christmas nearing, the tension is palpable. And there are many reasons for it, mostly economic. Groceries are expensive, the costs of mortgages and housing have skyrocketed, southern Alberta water levels ... Read More »
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