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LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A local man has been volunteering for the same organization for 55 years and, if that’s not remarkable enough, he says his goal is to continue for at least another 20. Jerry Brown has volunteered for the YMCA Lethbridge since it was in its original location across from city hall, then continued to ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com When Gordon Lightfoot died at the age of 84 in 2023, he left a monumental musical legacy behind. The quintessential singer/songwriter, the Canadian cultural icon earned 16 Juno Awards, was nominated five times for Grammys and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. After two years attending a Los Angeles music ... Read More »

Students at the Magrath Elementary decorated paper grocery bags to help the SASH Disability Support Services food bank. The bags were sold at Rooster’s Country Market Place, the local grocery store for the town, for a donation of $2, with some community members donating additional money to help the cause. The campaign raised more than ... Read More »

Lethbridge Herald The LCI Clippers varsity girls basketball team will play for a provincial bronze against Calgary’s Centennial High School at the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association 4A provincials after dropping their final four semi-final 70-58 to Strathcona on Friday in Calgary. The bronze medal game is at noon today at Calgary’s Winsport Centre and can ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes got their 42nd win of the season after a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “Excellent start and just overall lots of really good things in the first period,” said Matt Anholt, Canes associate head coach,  to Dustin Forbes of ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald LCI Rams varsity boys volleyball graduate Jack Ponech is taking his game to the post-secondary level next season as he has committed to a winning program in the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings beginning this fall. Ponech is going to a program that is coming off winning both an Alberta Colleges ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber Herald readers will occasionally see on our pages the byline of a writer named George Lee, who is doing a Local Journalism Initiative contract for the Fort Macleod Gazette. George, I and Gazette owner Frank McTighe have a long history together, meeting for the first time way back ... Read More »

By Perry Kinkaide Troy Media The global economy is flashing warning signs. Rising debt, inflation and rampant speculation have created an unstable financial environment. While a full-scale depression like 1929 may not be imminent, the excesses of today are undeniable. Households, businesses and governments alike are living beyond their means, banking on endless growth to ... Read More »

AT THE LEGISLATURE – Rob Miyashiro – NDP MLA for Lethbridge West On Jan. 20, I had the great honour of being sworn in as the MLA for Lethbridge-West, making me the 985th member of the Alberta Legislature in the last 120 years, and the first member that is of Japanese and Okinawan descent. I ... Read More »

Editor, In a recent letter I received in the mail from Rachael Thomas, MP Lethbridge, she claims that Canada is broken under the leadership of the Liberal government. While I would agree that our current government has not been living up to its commitments to its citizens and the world to the best of their ... Read More »

Editor, For the past two months all President Trump ever talked about is punishing Canada, Mexico and China over the 25 per cent tariffs. I am sure many people have prayed that this will never happen over 30 days. Lydia and I pray to God daily that Trump will change his mind, and not impose ... Read More »

Editor, So the City of Lethbridge officials needed to clear the debt on the Material Recycling Facility in order to make a deal with the Producer Responsibility Organization, Circular Materials, in order to make the deal. The officials came up with $7,588,244.00 dollars and saved $1.4 million in interest payments and the mayor and council ... Read More »