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Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Time for the local weeping birch tree population is rapidly coming to an end. The once majestic white-barked trees that have dominate some areas of the city for decades are facing serious illness and, in many cases, death. Ethan Champion, a City of Lethbridge urban forestry technician, ... Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Tourism Lethbridge has officially launched its new free Explore Lethbridge web app, a user-friendly platform with no downloads required, to help find their way through local tourist destinations. Dominika Wojcik, senior director of communications with Tourism Lethbridge says the app is designed to be used in any device that has access ... Read More »

Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A plan to power a huge expansion of the McCain potato plant near Coaldale with wind and solar has been rejected by Alberta utility regulators because the schematic layout doesn’t strictly meet the definition of “self-supply.” That concept — building onsite power production to avoid straining ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls put up 19 runs to take the inaugural Western Canadian Baseball League  Rural Roots Baseball Classic in Oyen  19-11 over the Sylvan Lake Gulls on Sunday afternoon. A nine-run second inning is what propelled the Bulls to the win. Lee Matsuzaki had three hits in  four plate ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Two local high school rugby teams captured Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association provincial championships on home turf over the weekend at Lethbridge Sports Park. The LCI Rams varsity girls team repeated as 4A provincial champions and did so by beating the same team they did last season in the Raymond Comets ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls and Sylvan Lake Gulls are set to take baseball back to its roots in the form of the inaugural Rural Roots Baseball Classic game  in Oyen on Sunday afternoon. The Western Canadian Baseball League is wanting to recognize and pay  its homage to the league’s   history  ... Read More »

Rashid Husain Syed Troy Media Ottawa is promising speed, Alberta is demanding proof, and the future of Canada’s energy industry hangs in the balance. A change in government hasn’t changed the tone—mistrust still defines the relationship between Ottawa and the oil-rich West. That tension is far from resolved, and any reconciliation may still be weeks ... Read More »

Rachael Harder Lethbridge MP As a new session of Parliament begins, I am hearing from many people who are feeling anxious about the future. With another Liberal mandate ahead, it is understandable that some feel disheartened— frustrated by rising costs, crumbling trust in institutions, and a government that seems increasingly out of touch.  But history ... Read More »

Simon Enoch Troy Media Calls to privatize Canada Post resurface with every labour dispute—but for rural and remote communities, that would mean higher costs, reduced service and a deep erosion of a vital national lifeline. As strike action looms, some will again argue that privatization is the solution. The current contract dispute between Canada Post ... Read More »

Editor, Danielle Smith, I never voted for your predecessor as he was a poor choice for me as an MLA. I decided to vote for you as you presented a ray of light in the party. It did not take long for my hopes to be dashed by you and your policies.  You seem to ... Read More »

Editor, I am both appalled and amused that the Lethbridge Herald would reprint an essay from the C2C Journal. I guess Brock Eldon is not as cancelled as he would like to believe. With all due respect, Mr. Eldon, you have been out of the country and may be out of touch. The Conservatives lost, ... Read More »

Editor, Does anyone else feel there is too much violence and competition about money on television programs?  Solutions to problems seem mostly to be solved by shoot-outs, fist fights or violence. Is it the way television executives see our society? Now it seems to be the way the world sees America.  Television was sold to ... Read More »