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Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD A first of its kind mural within the city, in the pedestrian underpass near Father Leonard Van Tighem School, has been unveiled and is highlighting the creativity of local youth. Through the Youth Engagement Pilot Project, students from FLVT school were paired with experienced muralists Lacey Jane Wilburn and Layla Folkmann, ... Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Economic and Finance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend approval of a bylaw that will establish tiered water rates for regional customers and provide a new definition for that term. The SPC consists of the mayor and all members of council. Mayor Blaine ... Read More »

Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Father’s Day is an annual day set aside to honour all fathers, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds; and the far-reaching influence of fathers on society. While Mother’s Day (celebrated a month earlier in May) is considered a more widely celebrated occasion, with commercial aspects and cultural ... Read More »

Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls were shutout by the Fort McMurray Giants 5-0 in the second game of their four-game series in Fort McMurray during Western Canadian Baseball League Friday night action.  Connor Raney had two hits on four trips to the plate as well as a run and  an RBI (run batted in), while ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Chinook High School recognized the post-secondary  athletic signings of  a couple of their now graduated senior girls volleyball players who either have embarked on or will be going on  a new journey with  their athletic endeavours on Thursday during a media event. Alexis Davenport has committed to playing in her ... Read More »

By  Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls blanked the Fort McMurray Giants 3-0 to kick off a four-game series between the two teams during Western Canadian Baseball League action on Thursday night Jack Kalisky scored the Bulls first run with the bases loaded after Adonis Bernal was hit by pitch to shift players over ... Read More »

Nathan Neudorf Lethbridge East MLA Summer in Alberta is one of the best times of the year, and a great opportunity to make sure that your costs aren’t rising with the warmer temperatures. As air conditioning is becoming increasingly more common in homes across both our city and province, summer energy use is rising. In ... Read More »

Melanie Hnatiuk & Terri Potter QUOI Media The Alberta government named improving access to primary care health services a priority in its health system reforms. Yet, the $644 million it announced in this year’s budget to connect every Albertan to a primary care team and improve access to front-line health services falls short of the funding necessary ... Read More »

Troy Media Editorial Board Troy Media It may sound counterintuitive, but U.S. President Donald Trump and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith might be doing more to strengthen Canadian unity and prosperity than anyone in Ottawa. Both are forcing a broken system long overdue for reform to face its flaws—Trump from the outside, Alberta from within. Trump’s ... Read More »

Editor, Danielle Smith, I never voted for your predecessor as he was a poor choice for me as an MLA. I decided to vote for you as you presented a ray of light in the party. It did not take long for my hopes to be dashed by you and your policies.  You seem to ... Read More »

Editor: As a lifelong resident of Lethbridge, a parent, and a self-advocate, I am deeply concerned by the disturbing trend of disability rights and supports being quietly dismantled in our province. We are witnessing the closure of organizations that once empowered disabled voices but are being forced to shut doors due to provincial funding cuts. ... Read More »

Editor, I was interested to see the  From the Hill article by Conservative MP for Lethbridge Rachel Thomas on Saturday June 5 entitled “Conservatives Stand for Canadians and their Priorities” outlining her ideological position. There is nothing wrong with having an ideological position, of course, but I am most curious about the concluding lines, “…we ... Read More »