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LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The Village of Stirling isn’t a big community, but after more than a century since its inception, it’s made some pretty big tracks in southern Alberta. The village is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, and it sounds like it’s going to be one long party. “It’s a huge milestone,” says Scott Donselaar, ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Members of the community who were in search of employment had the opportunity to meet with multiple potential employers during a career fair hosted on Tuesday by Team Works Career Centre. Barb Wolstoncroft, manager of Team Works Career Centre, said with close to 60 employers in search of new talent they were hoping ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council has unanimously supported an official business motion presented by councillor Jenn Schmidt-Rempel and mayor Blaine Hyggen calling on the City Manager to update the family physician recruitment action plan that was created in 2022. The OBM authorizes Hyggen to write a letter to the provincial health minister advocating for specific ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Standoff baseball player Junior Young Pine has made history in his young career. The Fort MacLeod Royal American Legion Baseball multi-positional player  will be the first indigenous player to suit up for the Canadian College Baseball Conference’s Edmonton Collegiate Hawks next season. “We believe he’s the first in CCBC,” said ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Catholic Central Cougars had a strong showing on home turf with a 39-22 victory over the Chinook Coyotes during high varsity girls rugby action at CCH west on Tuesday. “We were a good match against each other,” said Cougars head coach Dez Prete. “This was definitely a hard game  ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Lakers American Legion baseball team will be playing a full slate of games in the league’s ‘B’ schedule this season with a goal in mind of developing players to go to the next level. “We’re kind of a feeder program,” said Sam Hilgersom, Lakers assistant coach. “So we’re ... 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 »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor I made it! I’m officially a senior citizen after turning 65 this week. While I had intended to celebrate by taking a week off as I’ve traditionally done over the years, as you can tell since you’re reading this column that didn’t happen. I couldn’t leave ... Read More »

LORNE FITCH One definition of a consultant is someone who looks at your watch and tells you what time it is. The recently released consultant’s report— Adaptation Roadmap for the SSRB: Assessment of Strategic Water Management Projects to Support Economic Development in the South Saskatchewan River Basin— is a mirror reflecting back the aspirations of ... Read More »

Editor:  What is gerrymandering?  Gerrymandering is “the managing of electoral district boundaries to ensure that a specific outcome occurs”.  It’s a $50 word for “the fix is in.”   In the U.S. of the 1800s, gerrymandering was used to ensure that Black votes were discounted and Black candidates were not elected .  How about Alberta in ... Read More »

Editor: I am really not sure if politicians are switching to woke because the votes are good, or they legitimately do not know what they are doing, so any vote will do? Recently, a B.C. minister said that the intention of legalization possession was not to make people feel unsafe in their neighbourhoods, parks etc. ... Read More »

Editor: The United States of America is where the largest number of creative people live in the world. It is because Americans value personal freedom as the most important life principle. They have few taboos, and fewer customs and traditions to honour. That’s why Americans have won more Nobel Prizes in all categories than any ... Read More »