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Chinook High School primed to stage ‘Mamma Mia!’
Students at Chinook High School are looking forward to presenting Mamma Mia! running Nov. 29 through Dec. 3. With around 85 students involved in production the show is set to have audiences singing along to the soundtrack of ABBA songs and laughing with all the hilarious hijinks involved in this classic tale. “It is a ... Read More »
Aasman wins silver at World U-17 Hockey Challenge
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes trio of players Miguel Marques, Tristen Doyle and assistant coach Ryan Aasman returned from the U-17 World Hockey Challenge in Delta and Langley, B.C. this week with a valuable learning experience. For Aasman, however, it was an extra special opportunity as he was the video coach for ... Read More »
Hurricanes trade Picklyk,Thacker
Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes traded goalie Jared Picklyk and overage forward Alex Thacker on Thursday. Picklyk was shipped to the Tri-City Americans for 2024 sixth-round pick in the WHL Prospects Draft. “Jared won us some big games down the stretch last season and was big in helping us make the playoffs,” said Hurricanes General ... Read More »
Wood hits first ever podium in triathlon career
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local triathlete Solen Wood hit the podium for the first time in his career on Sunday in Chile. The now Victoria, B.C. based 21-year-old won the bronze medal at the 2022 Americas Triathlon Cup Viña del Mar. His time was 00:53:56 between the bike, run and swimming. “It’s part of ... Read More »
Police budget passes Economic SPC targeting staff increases
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council acting as Economic Standing Policy Committee unanimously endorsed the Lethbridge Police Commission’s budget request for 2023-26, advancing it for further discussion. Council voted 9-0 after hearing answers to questions from Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh, deputy police Chief Gerald Grobmeier and commission member Dawna Coslovi. The SPC heard of the ... Read More »
Operating Budget 2023-2026 Deliberations Day 4 recap
CITY OF LETHBRIDGE – On Thursday, November 17, Lethbridge City Council continued deliberations as Economic Standing Policy Committee for its 2023-2026 Operating Budget. The recommendations from deliberations will be forwarded to City Council for potential approval at the regular meeting on November 29. In accordance with Municipal Government Act requirements, City Council must approve an ... Read More »
Nathan Neudorf needs to lessen the negative impact of the premier
Editor: I read with some interest MLA Nathan Neudorf’s article in the Saturday Herald. While I agree with you, Mr. Neudorf, that the Albertans in the south need a voice, I only hope your voice will be the voice of reason to a cabinet that is loaded with, what I believe is, unqualified people in ... Read More »
Americans are fantastic people from a distance
Editor: We breathed a sigh of relief following the ongoing saga of the U.S. mid-term election. At the time of this writing, according to a Globe and Mail commentator, it seems to have reached a “least bad” result without a catastrophe. I remember hearing a high ranking U.S. politician congratulating fellow Americans when President Nixon ... Read More »
Thursday, November 17, 2022
MERCER, Kinley <br/>AUESTAD, Laureen <br/>SCHALLHORN, Alan <br/>POELMAN, Hetty <br/>RASMUSSEN, Scott <br/>KIMMEL, Raymond <br/>JOHNSTON, Doreene <br... Read More »
Arts fee-for-service funding advanced in SPC deliberations
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council acting as Economic Standing Policy Committee unanimously voted to move an omnibus motion regarding fee-for-service for the Allied Arts Council and Casa further along budget deliberations. If approved in the final budget, the requested money would raise salaries to competitive wages and benefits while addressing audit and inflation pressure points. The ... Read More »
Grant funding denied for Opportunity Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A request by Opportunity Lethbridge for more than $4 million in grant funding was denied Wednesday by city council acting as Economic Standing Policy Committee during deliberations on the 2023-26 budget. The initiative, which would have cost taxpayers more than $1 million annually over the four-year budget cycle, was aimed at creating a ... Read More »
