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Kristine Jean – SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS – ssnews@sunnysouthnews.com Hundreds of participants gathered at the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre on Thursday for the 2025 Irrigated Crop Production Update, hosted by Lethbridge Polytechnic in partnership with industry, farmers, academic partners and government representatives from across western Canada.  The one-day conference featured several presentations and keynote speakers that spanned ... Read More »

Governments are often issuing policy changes, and while sometimes the public resonates with it, other times, such as Alberta’s Coal Industry Modernization Initiative, the public does not resonate with the policy. On Jan. 30, Lars Hallstrom, a political science professor at the University of Lethbridge and director of the Prentice Institute for Global Population and ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A survey of Alberta electric vehicle owners shows 87 per cent are likely to replace their present model with another one. Alberta respondents were included in an online survey of 16,041 Canadian EV owners by the Canadian Automobile Association and PlugShare Research last October. But EV sales could hit a roadblock with the ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiak women’s volleyball player and Coaldale product, Aideena Wickstrom, has not only grown as a player and a person but leads by example every time she steps out on the court for her fellow teammates. Wickstrom initially started playing collegiate volleyball right out of high school at Humber ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes U11AA team are flying high after winning a big tournament in Leduc over the weekend. The Canes went an undefeated 7-0 to capture the prestigious inaugural 48-team Hockey Alberta U11AA Showcase in Leduc. “We have a really nice team that is very tight knit,” said Riley Parker, ... Read More »

The Lethbridge Hurricanes extended their winning streak to eight games after defeating the Regina Pats 4-2 on Wednesday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. The Hurricanes had to be persistent in Wednesday’s victory. “Great word for it,” said Ryan Aasman, Canes assistant coach, on  persistence. “We needed to find ways to like you said be more persistent ... Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Dear Editor, In response to Ms. Pulido-Guzman’s ”point of view” article of Jan 8, 2025 in which the title asks ”Is there a better way the City can help navigate Westsiders home?” I can unequivocally answer: yes there is! In her article, Ms. Pulido-Guzman expresses her stress and uncertainty when traffic on the two river-crossings ... Read More »

Dear Editor, Enough is enough. Over the last month we have been subject to taunts, threats, and attempts to belittle our Country by the “Mindless One.” Our leaders have been all over the spectrum on countering, or courting Trump. When neighbouring countries start being belligerent its not the time to rush and kiss the ring. ... Read More »

Dear Editor, Donald Trump, US President-elect, is a narcissistic person that insists that he will take any country that he pleases including Greenland. Olaf Scholz from Germany warned him to stop picking on Denmark to purchase this country since they are part of NATO. Other countries like France and even Putin warned Trump to stay ... Read More »