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Justin Sibbet – LETHBRIDGE HERALD As the sun begins to shine in southern Alberta, a two-wheeled summer staple is beginning to rev its engines on the newly dry asphalt. May is motorcycle awareness month and bikers are starting to repopulate the roads. As a result, drivers are being reminded to keep an eye out for the ... Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Lodging Association is paving the way to a new digital future for greeting visitors to the city. A digital concierge, being developed with Lethbridge College, will soon give hotel guests and other visitors here an inter-active experience as they seek out things to do and see, as well as ... Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Rocky Mountain Turf Club went to the dogs during the opening weekend of the spring race meet. And it was a bark for spectators and participants alike as the track hosted a special fundraiser for the Lethbridge Humane Society. Celebrating National Dog Rescue Weekend, the turf club on Saturday staged ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Elks American Legion baseball team opened their season with a 1-2 record at the Vauxhall tournament over the May long weekend. The tournament started with a loss for the Elks on Saturday, as they lost 7-6 Absolute Human Performance. Bowen Weaver took the loss in the mound for ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes secured some of their future on Tuesday with the signing of their top four prospects from the 2024 Prospects Draft at the Enmax Centre. The Canes signed their top four picks in Tyden Lafournaise, Reid Soper, Leif Oaten and Cohen Pentney to WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements. ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local racquetball player, Coby Iwaasa, will be joining 139 other athletes of all skill levels at Racquetball Canada National Championships  next week in Calgary. “There’s always a lot of motivation,” said Iwaasa. “I’m very competitive and I want to do better.” Iwaasa’s motivation may come from losing to international playing ... Read More »

FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge I’m very pleased to begin this month by highlighting a wonderful collaboration between CONCEPT Investment Partners Ltd. (CIPL), Province of Alberta and the City of Lethbridge that will soon bring 50 new housing units to the city.   At The Edwards, located at 1730, 10 Avenue South ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor To start with, I want to say a special thanks to the anonymous reader who dropped off a gift at the office last Friday for my birthday. The reader told Nikki at the front counter she’s a fond reader of my columns and I gather she ... Read More »

AT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – UCP MLA for Lethbridge East It is no secret that the cost of living is hitting Albertans hard. I hear from constituents every day who are struggling with inflation, unaffordable housing, food insecurity, and other consequences that come with the high cost of living.  This is putting more pressure ... Read More »

Editor: Next month it will be eight years since I retired from teaching.  Life now is a mixture volunteering, music, church activities and a continuing study of politics and history.  But  I am not totally out of teaching:   I often get contracts from the University of Lethbridge to observe student teachers, and this spring ... Read More »

Editor:  Re: Alberta Municipalities says it still hasn’t been given chance to consult on changes to bill (May 7, 2024). The UCP certainly appears hesitant to consult – with anyone – regarding Bill 20. Call me ill-informed, but I honestly don’t understand the need for this bill in the first place, and the UCP hasn’t, ... Read More »

Editor:  Re: Alberta Municipalities says it still hasn’t been given chance to consult on changes to bill (May 7, 2024). The UCP certainly appears hesitant to consult – with anyone – regarding Bill 20. Call me ill-informed, but I honestly don’t understand the need for this bill in the first place, and the UCP hasn’t, ... Read More »