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LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Green Acres Foundation will be celebrating its 65th business anniversary next month, which means the foundation is now old enough to move into one of its residences. “On Apr. 11, 1960, Green Acres Foundation came into existence,” says Dawna Coslovi, Green Acres. “We were one of a few foundations in the province that ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Welcome back to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, when a lot of people may wake up realizing they forgot to turn the clocks on walls, stoves, wrists and SUVs ahead an hour. It’s that semi-annual time of year when sleep patterns are once again disrupted because of a time change whose value is ... Read More »

Young Coaldale world champion wakesurfer Greyson Hantke has been making waves in the sport since learning to get up on board when he was five years old at Stafford Lake. “My parents have done it for a while for sure but never as something big,” said Hantke. “I’ve always been on the boat … growing ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Courage and perseverance  are things that local University of Lethbridge Pronghorn women’s basketball player Kyra Collier played with right from the first tip-off of this past season. For that she was nominated for Canada West’s Courage Overcoming Adversity Award this week. She displayed courage while overcoming adversity this season because ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes earned their 40th win of the season with a 3-1 victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. “I think especially the first 40, (I) thought we were excellent,” said Matt Anholt, Canes associate head coach, to Dustin Forbes of 106.7 Rock. “You ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Local amateur boxer Kyle Oliver is making a comeback in the sport after some time away and has been progressing to results in the ring over the last year. Oliver is a former national champion and national team member, as well as  has been a provincial champion multiple times and has had ... Read More »

At the Legislature – Nathan Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East Albertans are facing uncertain economic times, but our government is taking decisive action to ensure we continue moving forward. Budget 2025, titled Meeting the Challenge, reflects our commitment to addressing today’s realities while laying the groundwork for long-term prosperity. This budget focuses on affordability, essential ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber Where’s the rest of her? It was the first thought that came to mind when we were introduced to Diana by Prairie Pet Rescue in December. She looked so much bigger in the photos that I kept going back to on the rescue organization’s website when I decided ... Read More »

POINT OF VIEW – Editor Scott Sakatch Al Franken, the great comedian and former U.S. senator, once observed about fellow Senator Ted Cruz: “The thing you have to realize about Ted Cruz is that I like Ted Cruz more than my other colleagues like Ted Cruz, and I hate Ted Cruz.” Now personally, I can ... Read More »

Editor, I just sent an email to the mayor and nouncil of Kalispell Montana as well as one of the senators of the state. I basically stated that after years of vacationing in Montana, a place where I felt like a neighbour, Trump’s statements made me realize that they don’t care about us and I ... Read More »

Editor, Because of possibility that the Alberta Energy Regulator may allow a foreign company to open a mine on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, home of headwaters that flow across Canada to the Hudson Bay. And because of a self-regulatory process in Alberta, which allows such industrial-mining activities to police themselves and to ... Read More »

Editor, Like many southern Albertans, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read MLA Nathan Neudorf’s remarks to the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce in the Lethbridge Herald (Jan.30, 2025). Did he really say: “so do you want to choose coal mining with higher than ever regulatory thresholds for any environmental infrastructure’s or do people want ... Read More »