Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Evacuation order lifted following train derailment near Barons
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY - ***Up-Date as of 4:00-pm -- The evacuation order has been rescinded for the area of Highway 23 west to Range Road 23-5, Highway 23 east to Range Road 23-2, as well as Township Road...
Sep 02, 2019 Derailment scene -- Brandyn Montgomery for LethbridgeNewsNOW
New project brings Virtual Reality to Lethbridge College program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An interactive project out of Lethbridge College is set to offer students a realistic experience like no other.The school has announced that as part of a one-year study, 360-degree vi...
Sep 02, 2019 Dave Maze (left) with George Gallant and actors for the video production (Photo courtesy Lethbridge College)
New changes announced for blood donation processes in Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canadian Blood Services (CBS) will be making a series of changes that it says will "reduce blood donor screening and rest time for repeat donors, resulting in a shorter donation time ...
Sep 01, 2019 Canadian Blood Services in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)
Pollinators in the spotlight at Helen Schuler Nature Centre
LETHBRIDGE, AB - There's a new exhibit at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre that's putting the focus on different types of pollinators.Program coordinator Jessica Deacon-Rogers said the exhibit shines t...
Aug 31, 2019 The Helen Schuler Nature Centre (Lethbridge News Now)
Lethbridge & Taber residents/groups honoured for community crime prevention
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is recognizing people and organizations that have gone out of their way to improve safety in their communities."All Albertans should feel safe in their commu...
Aug 30, 2019 Community crime prevention honourees. (Lethbridge News Now)
Advanced Education Minister coming to Lethbridge College in September
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is continuing its multi-ministerial consultation tour around the province, gaining feedback from residents.This time, Advanced Education Minister Demetrios N...
Aug 30, 2019 Lethbridge College. (Lethbridge News Now)
Brooks Councillor discusses possible amalgamation
BROOKS, AB - The City of Brooks, County of Newell and Town of Bassano could become one.Since last November, a Regionalization Working Group (RWG) has been discussing the possible amalgamation of the t...
Aug 30, 2019 (City of Brooks)
Information needed on whereabouts of missing woman
CARDSTON -- RCMP need the public's help to locate a missing woman. 33-year-old Sabrina Lueder was reported missing on Thursday (Aug, 29). She was last seen in Lethbridge on Aug. 8, 2019 and there is a...
Aug 30, 2019 RCMPMissing woman, Sabrina Lueder -- Photo supplied by Cardston
Local pools and spray parks to close for the season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As September nears, the City of Lethbridge is getting set to close its outdoor pools and spray parks for the summer.The Gyro Spray Park located behind Nicholas Sheran Arena and the Ro...
Aug 30, 2019 Henderson Pool's last day of operation will be Monday, Sept. 2 (Lethbridge News Now)
'We will rise from those ashes:' Ranch still rebuilding two years after wildfire
CALGARY - Melody Garner-Skiba and her family have had some tough conversations since a wildfire raged into Waterton Lakes National Park in southeastern Alberta two years ago, spread into nearby grassl...
Aug 30, 2019