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LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council voted on Tuesday to approve several projects that were the subject of public hearings on Dec. 10. Two of those projects which call for the construction of a pair of 39-unit apartment complexes on 13 St. S. were the focus of considerable opposition from a neighbouring grocery store and other ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City council on Tuesday voted to reject a motion arising from Acting Mayor Jeff Carlson on Dec. 10 that council disband all the Standing Policy Committees with work done by those bodies to come directly to council. Six members of council voted against the motion with only three including Carlson, mayor Blaine Hyggen ... Read More »

The worlds of Blackfoot storytelling and modern technology have collided with an immersive experience to bring to life what is known as the last battle on the Canadian prairies between Indigenous nations. What started as committee to find ways the Lethbridge Polytechnic could be better at reconciliation, flourished the idea of using virtual reality (VR) ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald    a tie and three losses between the two teams that were playing league games over the weekend. U18AAA The U18AAA Canes had a tie followed by a loss. Lethbridge tied the Calgary Royals 3-3 on Saturday. Fynn Roersma, Damen Vanderberg and Hayden Iron Shirt scored for the Canes in ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes got the confidence boost on they needed at this juncture of the season after sweeping their five game road trip and the team reflected on their successes from the games. “Guys played good when we were down south, we got contributions from everybody and that’s what it ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns basketball teams made the trip to Edmonton well worth it as both teams swept the MacEwan University Griffins over the weekend. The Horn women’s team began their weekend with a 65-56 win on Friday. Kamryn DeKlerk and Courtney McKee each had 12 points, while Kyra ... Read More »

LORNE FITCH, P. Biol. – In the coal saga there’s more to mine than the mountain. Despite protestations of due diligence and highest engineering standards, every coal mine in the Eastern Slopes has had spectacular environmental failures and most of them on a regular basis. This is a function of topography, engineering failures and an ... Read More »

TREVOR W. HARRISON  –  ABC premiered a game show in 1999, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The title seems quaint today. A report by Oxfam in early 2024 found that the world’s richest one per cent own 43 per cent of all global financial assets. The world’s five richest individuals – Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault ... Read More »

FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Let me welcome you to the first Mayor’s Column of 2025.  To those new to reading this: I write this monthly feature on behalf of Lethbridge City Council to keep people informed on matters of importance in the community, as well as to highlight achievements by members of our ... Read More »

Dear Editor, Enough is enough. Over the last month we have been subject to taunts, threats, and attempts to belittle our Country by the “Mindless One.” Our leaders have been all over the spectrum on countering, or courting Trump. When neighbouring countries start being belligerent its not the time to rush and kiss the ring. ... Read More »

Dear Editor, Donald Trump, US President-elect, is a narcissistic person that insists that he will take any country that he pleases including Greenland. Olaf Scholz from Germany warned him to stop picking on Denmark to purchase this country since they are part of NATO. Other countries like France and even Putin warned Trump to stay ... Read More »

Editor: Grassy Mountain Here we go again! I read in the Lethbridge Herald (Dec. 21) that the provincial UCP government is developing a new coal policy.  Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta and chief Australian coal mining advocate, and the UCP government have come up with a new policy they hope will placate opponents of the ... Read More »