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Sam Leishman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge’s Waste and Recycling Centre still has plenty to buzz about six years after undertaking a beekeeping initiative. ECCO Recycling, the company that operates the city’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF) that processes recycled items, started beekeeping in other communities around southern Alberta that it manages facilities in ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Jason Schilling has been re-elected to his fourth term as president of the Alberta Teachers Association. Lethbridge native Schilling taught English and drama for 17 years at Kate Andrews High School in Coaldale and starts his new term on July 1. He now lives in Edmonton. “My goal as your president has always been ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Drought is a word that’s spoken regularly in Alberta even in winter and as of late February the province of Alberta had 33 water shortage advisories in effect. According to the latest available provincial figures the forecasted river volumes for March through September are slightly below 2024 observations. For the Milk River basin, ... Read More »

The Lethbridge Lightning Senior AA men’s hockey team are hosting the Hockey Alberta Senior AA Provincials in a couple of weeks and the team is looking to drum up more community support ahead of the tournament. “We’re on a big push for sponsorships,” said Scott Davis-Fisch, Lightning general manager. “We’re on a big push for ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Piekema twins of Alyssa and Addison have committed to continue playing volleyball together after completing their time at LCI, as they will head north to play post-secondary with the MacEwan University Griffins starting this fall. “It’s kind of unreal because I haven’t really heard about anybody else who gets ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Hurricanes forward Miguel Marques returned to the line-up on March 12 after missing 36 games with an upper body injury and is feeling  good as he works his way back into game shape. “I feel pretty good obviously,” said Marques. “Just trying to get my feet under me and ... Read More »

By Perry Kinkaide Troy Media The global economy is flashing warning signs. Rising debt, inflation and rampant speculation have created an unstable financial environment. While a full-scale depression like 1929 may not be imminent, the excesses of today are undeniable. Households, businesses and governments alike are living beyond their means, banking on endless growth to ... 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 »

Editor, An open letter to Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy When the Alaska Permanent Fund was being established, I was asked to provide expert advice. At Alaska’s request, I travelled to Juneau. At the time, I was a Select Committee Member of the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund. When America invaded Pana,a in 1989 and kidnapped ... Read More »

Editor, I am writing to you today as a deeply concerned and dedicated Educational Assistant within the Alberta education system, to express my unwavering support for the current CUPE Education Workers strike. This decision to strike was not taken lightly, and it stems from a fundamental issue: the unsustainable and unacceptable stagnation of wages for ... 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 »