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LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge hosted their second annual International Women’s Day Leadership Conference Wednesday under the theme “Leaders Who Change the Conversation.” Dena McMartin, vice-president research and master of ceremony, said they brought together women from the university and broader community to spend time together, learn from each other, network and celebrate the ... Read More »

The Water For Food Group has announced that they have concluded the Official Petition signature collection process and submitted the petition to the legislature for review. In a release they state that when the non-binding plebiscite took place in the Crowsnest Pass, 1,957 people voted for the Grassy Mountain coal project, but they received 6,787 ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com BILD Lethbridge Region has partnered with CAREERS The Next Generation and the Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute for the third annual Who BILDs it Best competition. The competition will see high school students with various carpentry skills build a project in a live action event during the Southern Alberta Home, Garden and Leisure Show ... Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The LCI Clippers senior varsity basketball team are set to host the south regional portion of the 4A provincial championship after taking the zone title last weekend. This year, the Alberta School’s Athletic Association (ASAA) has changed the format of high school basketball provincials from a ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Sport Council announced its list of Achievement Awards winners in recognition of athlete and coaching efforts in the sport community for 2024 on Thursday. LCI football player Nathan Morris was announced as the recipient of the Junior Male Athlete of the Year for what he has accomplished in the ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes edged the Prince Albert Raiders 5-3 on Wednesday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “I thought our third was really good,” said Ryan Aasman, Canes assistant coach. “We had some really good looks throughout the game but in the third specifically we won a lot of wall battles. And ... 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 »

POINT OF VIEW – Editor Scott Sakatch As a journalist, I try my best to be politically neutral (in what I write, at least; those who know me personally would say otherwise) because I believe the media should always take pains to present all sides of an argument. So when Premier Danielle Smith decided to ... Read More »

Gil McGowan – ALBERTA FEDERATION OF LABOUR Danielle Smith is a traitor. There, I said it. It’s what many Albertans have been thinking but have been afraid to  say out loud. How else can we describe our Premier’s response to the unprecedented  economic warfare launched against our country by American President  Donald Trump? Trump says he wants to make us the 51st state. He says he’ll continue inflicting economic pain on us ... Read More »

Editor, In the decade since targets for waste diversion were first set by Lethbridge City Council in 2013, waste generation going to the landfill has declined by approximately thirty percent, from 1,190 kg/capita to 838 kg/capita, across all sectors – residential, construction/demolition and industrial/commercial/institutional (ICI). These gains are largely attributable to recycling and organics composting ... Read More »

Editor, I would like to ask a question to our elected officials and City management. Why are our property taxes so high in Lethbridge? I did my own personal synopsis in the major municipalities in Alberta. Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Medicine Hat, all gathered from friends that reside in their respective communities.  ... Read More »

Editor, An open Letter to Donald Trump. You have mused recently about absorbing our country into the United States while disrespectfully referring to our Prime Minister as a Sate Governor. We know your aspirations have nothing to do with welcoming the people of Canada as “cherished” citizens of the U.S.  Your lust is for our ... Read More »