Community News

Coaldale welcomes new director of recreation and community services

COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale has its first full-time director of recreation and community services since 2013.Russ Tanner is slated to start in the position on September 14.The town said that f...

Sep 08, 2020

Flying the southern Alberta sky on a paramotor

COALDALE, AB - If it's a calm evening in southern Alberta, you might spot Nico Ringelberg flying above Coaldale and the surrounding area.Ringelberg is a paramotorist.Paramotoring, or powered paraglidi...

Sep 07, 2020

Modified Whoop-Up Days events set for August 18-22

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Whoop-Up Days is returning with a bit of a different layout.As COVID-19 seemed to shut down the world, we are slowly waking back up and Lethbridge's famous Whoop-Up Days are returning ...

Aug 07, 2020

Free local potatoes up for grabs at annual "Spud Day" east of Coaldale

COALDALE, AB - If you want to get your hands on 20 lbs of free local red potatoes, you can do that on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. at a local farm east of Coaldale. The Potato Growers of Albert...

Aug 16, 2019 Spud Day 2019 (Photo Courtesy: Perry Farms, Potato Growers of Alberta)

Pow Wow and Indian Relay races run Tuesday and Wednesday in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It is known as the first "extreme sport" and it is coming back to Lethbridge Tuesday and Wednesday July 16th and 17th.The event is being put on in celebration of the 50th anniversary ...

Jul 14, 2019 Travis Plaited Hair. (Lethbridge News Now)

Nominations open for Lethbridge's Business of the Year Awards

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you know of a truly exceptional business in Lethbridge, you can nominate them for an award through the Chamber of Commerce."Every year, the Chamber recognizes the contributions of ...

Jul 11, 2019 Business of the Year Award image. (Supplied by Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce)

Location approved for Sisters of St. Martha Monument at Lethbridge City Hall

LETHBRIDGE, AB - After 90 years of service in the community, the City of Lethbridge is getting ready to install a monument dedicated to the Sisters of St. Martha. Established in 1929, the group looks ...

Olivia Thorington Jul 09, 2019 The design of the Sisters of St. Martha monument. (Supplied by City of Lethbridge)

$71,605 in grants given to groups in Lethbridge County

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge County has awarded grants to six non-profits in the rural areas surrounding the city.This includes:McNally Community Association: $20,000 for a heating replacement proj...

Jul 06, 2019 Lethbridge County office. (Lethbridge News Now)

Grants given to Stitch It Forward Lethbridge & Taber Lost Paws

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Field Law firm has announced the winners of its 7th Annual Community Fund Program.Five non-profits in Southern Alberta are receiving funding to go towards their general operations...

Jul 05, 2019 Taber Lost Paws Society and Stitch It Forward Society of Lethbridge

Wiebe's Deli celebrating 100th anniversary in Coaldale in 2019

COALDALE, AB - Although it was not always known as Wiebe's Deli, the store has been around in one capacity or another for a full century and has established a legacy in Coaldale like few others could ...

Jul 04, 2019 The interior of Wiebe's Deli in Coaldale. (Lethbridge News Now)