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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative The sound of a tuba arrives like a broad, bronze wave—deep, round, and impossibly solid. It hums with a weight you can feel in your chest, each note rolling out slowly, rich with warmth and authority. There’s a gentle wobble in its sound, a playful gravity that can ... Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge has several annual Christmas houses that go well above-and-beyond in evoking the Christmas spirit. They’ve become cherished institutions for which visiting them has become family tradition. One of them is Ed Roberts’ “Northside North Pole” located on 28 Street, next to Jock Palmer Park. Roberts’ annual ... Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Alberta Party has been rebranded with a new name, the Progressive Tory Party, after battling with the UCP over naming rights for the last six months.  Peter Guthrie, MLA for Airdrie-Cochrane and leader of the Progressive Tory Party, says the journey to get here was a ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The holiday break could not have come at a better time for the Coaldale Copperheads Heritage Junior Hockey League  team, as they limped into it with an 0-5 record in December and a large part of that had to do with many key injuries sustained in last number of weeks. ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Castle Mountain Resort is celebrating its 60th year and skiers will notice a new addition to hill  open come the new year. The ski resort will be introducing a new to them high-speed chairlift which will be called the Stagecoach Express. Castle came to an agreement with Banff’s Sunshine Village ... Read More »

The Lethbridge Hurricanes completed the first half of their WHL season with many learning curves to build from. “Challenging,” said Ryan Aasman, Hurricanes assistant coach, on the first half. “Obviously lots of ups and downs. I think when you look at the way the  (first half) went, (we) wish we probably started off a little ... Read More »

Vincent Custode Quoi Media Another federal budget has come and gone and, while there are investments worth applauding, it’s hard to shake the feeling that Canada missed the bigger picture. Renewed investments in infrastructure and improvements to the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credits are welcome.  The proposed “super-deduction” to spur capital investment ... Read More »

Blaine Hyggen Lethbridge Mayor I want to begin this December column with a sincere Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our Lethbridge residents and column readers! Family and friends always help to spark the magic of the holiday season and I hope you and your loved ones can share in this joy. I know ... Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor This past Wednesday marked three weeks since the recall petition for Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf was approved by Elections Alberta, and nine days since I wrote a column specifically calling out petition “organizer” Ryan Tanner to come forward and own up to the fact that he’d been actively ignoring dozens ... Read More »

Editor,  I am writing to express my strong dissatisfaction with the decision of Michael Ma, the Member of Parliament for Markham-Unionville, to cross the floor and join the Liberal Party, having been elected under the Conservative Party banner.  Mr. Ma was elected as a Conservative by the constituents of Markham-Unionville to fight against Liberal inflationary ... Read More »

Editor, The recall for MLA Nathan Neudorf is looking suspiciously like bad-faith initiative. The organizer has refused to make a statement, and there are credible reports that it was undertaken by UCP insiders with possible links to Neudorf\’s office itself. Are the reports true?  I don’t know, but the MLA needs to make a substantive ... Read More »

Editor, MLA Nathan Neudorf’s “At the Legislature” column (Lethbridge Herald, Dec. 12, 2025) purports to be a Christmas greeting, but it raises a number of questions for me. Ironically, the column sandwiched between an editorial cartoon depicting Danielle Smith riding roughshod over democracy and a Lorne Fitch letter listing UCP actions that are the opposite ... Read More »