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Alexandra Noad – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The University of Lethbridge is hosting its 50th Indigenous Awareness week, with activities happening around campus all week. Leroy Little Bear (Iikaisskini-Low Horn), vice-provost, says the U of L has been a trailblazer for truth and reconciliation with offering a degree formally named Native American Studies – ... Read More »

While the Soup Kitchen faced challenges in the last year, it continues to focus how they have been blessed to be able to continue to serve the vulnerable population in Lethbridge. For the last 40 years, the Soup Kitchen has served three hot meals Monday through Saturday and two meals each Sunday. At their annual ... Read More »

The new Executive Director of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) is eager to hit the ground running. Kaitlynn Weaver took over the position from Rob Miyashiro on Mar. 10. Miyashiro stepped down from the LSCO at the end of last year after nearly 17 years of service. He’s now focusing on his full-time role ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Hurricane rookies are well into preparation mode for playoffs in hopes of capitalizing on their opportunity once the postseason rolls around later next week. Rookie rearguard Carsen Adair thinks for him it will be important to be dialled in with every play and practice. “Because when it comes time ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald It went down to the wire but the Stirling Lakers varsity girls basketball team were able to stave off a late push from the Coalhurst Crusaders to capture the 1A South Zone Championship with a 64-60 win on Saturday to open up the medal games at Lethbridge Polytechnic. “I would ... Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald-Local Journalism Initiative The LCI Clippers season will continue this upcoming weekend as they will represent the south region in the final four of the 4A provincial tournament. The Clippers dominated both games last weekend, beating Holy Trinity Academy 80-61 on Friday evening and Salisbury 69-51 on Saturday afternoon. Darren Miller, ... Read More »

AT THE LEGISLATURE – Rob Miyashiro – NDP MLA for Lethbridge West On Jan. 20, I had the great honour of being sworn in as the MLA for Lethbridge-West, making me the 985th member of the Alberta Legislature in the last 120 years, and the first member that is of Japanese and Okinawan descent. I ... Read More »

You know what’s cheap to give in abundance? Criticism. Hence, the idiom “Everyone is a critic”—magnified by everyone having a smartphone—and why no statues have been erected in honour of critics. Social media platforms, intended to encourage sharing and interaction, have turned us into keyboard warriors, relentlessly expressing unsolicited opinions and tearing others down. Whether ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber Unlike past years, March 8 was here and gone with nothing said by me to anyone about a date that for all the wrong reasons is a special one. Anniversaries of family deaths can be like that. And March 8 is a date is one I’d be quite ... Read More »

Editor, Who is your favourite NHL hockey coach? Hands down mine has got to be John Tortorella, coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. Not one to pull any punches. In the past when a reporter asked Tortorella a lame question, he let them have it. Very honest and entertaining. But he calmed down, probably been told to ... Read More »

Editor, Re; Nathan Neudorf and Grassy Mountain Coal: In Friday’s Herald, the CEO of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce reiterated MLA Neudorf’s statement “the agriculture and food processing sectors cannot be sacrificed for another industry”.  Note that Neudorf did not say “I oppose open pit coal mining and will not allow our watershed to be ... Read More »

Editor, The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce is committed to fostering informed discussions on matters that impact our business community. We appreciate engagement on issues of economic policy and government communication; however, it is essential that information from our events is accurately represented when referenced in public discourse. In the March 6, 2025, letter titled “Albertans ... Read More »