Opinions
Water For Food’s open letter to Energy Minister Brian Jean
By Lethbridge Herald on January 23rd, 2025
Chris Spearman – WATER FOR FOOD Good Day Minister Jean, Apparently, our Alberta government has little interest in the well-being of southwestern Alberta. As you stated in February 2021 in your advice to then Premier Jason Kenney, the Government’s inability to understand us is at the root of the problem. We are still deeply committed to ... Read More »
6 responsesThe hidden human cost of a 25% tariff: A public health crisis in the making
By Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2025
Austin Mardon, Peter Anto Johnson & John Christy Johnson – ANTARCTIC INSTITUTE OF CANADA Economic policies may seem like abstract numbers and percentages to most people, but their real-world impacts can hit devastatingly close to home. A proposed 25% tariff rate in Canada is not just an economic measure; it’s a potential public health catastrophe. Behind ... Read More »
9 responsesIf Trout Could Talk: Coal and the Eastern Slopes
By Lethbridge Herald on January 21st, 2025
LORNE FITCH, P. Biol. – In the coal saga there’s more to mine than the mountain. Despite protestations of due diligence and highest engineering standards, every coal mine in the Eastern Slopes has had spectacular environmental failures and most of them on a regular basis. This is a function of topography, engineering failures and an ... Read More »
18 responsesWelcome to the Oligarchy
By Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2025
TREVOR W. HARRISON – ABC premiered a game show in 1999, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The title seems quaint today. A report by Oxfam in early 2024 found that the world’s richest one per cent own 43 per cent of all global financial assets. The world’s five richest individuals – Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault ... Read More »
2 responsesState of the City address opens a new year
By Lethbridge Herald on January 17th, 2025
FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Let me welcome you to the first Mayor’s Column of 2025. To those new to reading this: 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 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Think about about others when you’re behind the wheel
By Lethbridge Herald on January 16th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber Let’s have a little talk here about Whoop-Up Drive. And speeding. Actually, let’s talk about speed period in Lethbridge. Anyone who commutes across the Oldman River inevitably during the year will be delayed due to a collision on Whoop-Up Drive, the Crowsnest Trail or even both. Those delays ... Read More »
11 responsesUniversities are the intellectual batteries of community
By Lethbridge Herald on January 16th, 2025
DAN O’DONNELL – GUEST OPINION Universities are where we collect advanced knowledge and tap into the most important intellectual and scientific currents around the globe. Because their faculty almost all come “from away,” universities are where we benefit from the research, education, and creativity developed in other cities, provinces, and countries. When we attend a university ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There’s no place like home, especially when it’s Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2025
POINT OF VIEW Scott Sakatch The older I get, the more I appreciate the little things in life: a really good meal, a joke that makes me laugh out loud, pulling into the drive-thru and being the only vehicle in line, calling customer service and getting an actual human being on the other end of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Working for Lethbridge, advocating for Alberta
By Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2025
AT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – MLA for Lethbridge East As we embark on a new year, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on the work being done on behalf of the residents of Lethbridge-East and all Albertans. It has been an honour to serve as your MLA, as well as in my ... Read More »
17 responsesBack in the saddle in a new role for a new year
By Lethbridge Herald on January 10th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber I’m back. After seven working days off to relax, I’ve gotten back in the saddle in my new role as a part-time reporter. I promised I’d continue with the column on a bi-weekly basis and I can’t think of a better way to ease into my new role ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is there a better way the City can help navigate westsiders home?
By Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2025
POINT OF VIEW Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Living on the westside of Lethbridge has many benefits, but it comes with the challenge of being able to actually get back home whenever an accident takes place on Whoop Up Drive. On Wednesday, as I was heading to take the last photo of the day for the Lethbridge Herald, ... Read More »
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