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LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Monthly reporting on the Lethbridge and District Exhibition finances will be changed to quarterly if city council accepts a recommendation from its Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee. The SPC voted on Thursday to recommend council have City administration provide quarterly reports starting with its June 12 meeting. The SPC consists of the mayor and all members of council. During the meeting in ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Ron Sakamoto has earned numerous accolades during his decades in the music business, and one that the 82-year-old promoter and entrepreneur received in February may be among his most treasured. Sakamoto, who defied doubters by proving he could run a world-class music promotion business based in Lethbridge, was bestowed with a King Charles ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Catholic Central High School Drama students are ready to entertain audiences with their latest production, Mamma Mia!, from tonight until March 22 at the Knights of Columbus Eggplant Theatre. The musical, which features the unforgettable hits of ABBA, will transport audiences to a sun-soaked Greek island with a unique set design. The “in-the-round” ... 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 »

You know what’s cheap to give in abundance? Criticism. Hence, the idiom “Everyone is a critic”—magnified by everyone having a smartphone—and why no statues have been erected in honour of critics. Social media platforms, intended to encourage sharing and interaction, have turned us into keyboard warriors, relentlessly expressing unsolicited opinions and tearing others down. Whether ... 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 »

Editor, The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce is committed to fostering informed discussions on matters that impact our business community. We appreciate engagement on issues of economic policy and government communication; however, it is essential that information from our events is accurately represented when referenced in public discourse. In the March 6, 2025, letter titled “Albertans ... 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 »