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Located in downtown Lethbridge with approximately 800 volunteers, the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen emphasizes the importance of their volunteer workers and why they are essential to the community. Founded on Oct. 1, 1984, the Soup Kitchen is nearing its 40th year of service. With the tremendous growth of the unhoused population in Lethbridge, the organization’s mission ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE [email protected] Ground was broken Tuesday on a modern Honda automobile dealership nearly 50 years after the brand was first brought to Lethbridge. In 1974, Barry McFadden spotted a car lot in California selling Civics and encouraged his sons Barry and Dean to look into acquiring a dealership for the city. On Tuesday, Westwind Honda ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE [email protected] The average price of asking rents across Canada for all residential property types increased by more than three per cent year over year in August, according to website Rentals.ca and the national rent report by Urbanator. The 3.3 per cent hike is the slowest annual rate of growth in almost three years, says ... Read More »

Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  Another weekend of horses barrelling down the track at Rocky Mountain Turf Club took place last weekend. Both days held seven races along with activities for the entire family to enjoy. The first race Saturday had five horses running at a length of five furlongs. She’s a ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Nearly a year after being shut down for the rest of their last season due to four of its players being charged with sexual assault in connection to a fellow player, the Chinook Coyotes high school football team is back on the gridiron for a new season. “The guys are ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Five  local golfers came together to punch their ticket and  have their opportunity to compete at a national final next month. The Lethbridge Country Club fivesome  of Brock Virtue, Keirstin Smith, Zac Weiss, Jenna McDonald and Gray McDonald travelled to Canmore and won the RBC PGA Scramble Alberta South  Regional ... Read More »

FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – Conservative Member of Parliament for Lethbridge During my childhood, it was normal for strangers to join my family for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter. If my parents learned of someone needing a place to spend the holidays, an invitation was quickly extended. My four siblings and I were always excited ... Read More »

Dan O’Donnell This is the first week of classes at the University of Lethbridge. It’s an exciting time. Old friends are catching up, and new students are finding their way around campus. It’s also our “shopping period,” where students can attend different classes to see what else they might be interested in.  At the U ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor The media landscape has changed globally, nationally and locally as we’ve all seen and read as traditional news organizations struggle to generate advertising revenue to pay journalists’ salaries and company operating expenses. After all, running a media outlet isn’t cheap and as revenues decline and inflation ... Read More »

Editor: We can’t eat money.” Alberta’s population is exploding. More people are crushing the “Alberta Advantage.”  Our beauty, our water, our cities, our housing is inflating to the disadvantage of our people. What we love about our Alberta, blue sky, white mountains, green forests, blue rivers. All are changing the more we want, the more ... Read More »

Editor: As we approach Labour Day 2024, it’s an opportune moment to reflect on the significant strides made by workers in Canada, as well as the challenges that lie ahead. This year, Labour Day is more than just a celebration; it’s a call to action for all of us who believe in the power of ... Read More »

Editor: The fact that Minister Neudorf has any comments on using the words affordability and electricity in the same paragraph is absolutely laughable. Remember the electricity rebate package from last year that saw most home owners received a total of $500 in monthly rebates on the costs of their electricity as a credit on their ... Read More »