Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Fallen Firefighters Memorial ceremony - a moving tradition
LETHBRIDGE -- Those who were along fourth avenue in the downtown area Wednesday morning just after 10:30, likely stopped to watch a parade of local firefighters, emergency personnel and police. They L...
Sep 11, 2019 Firefighter's Pipes and Drums lead contingent out of headquarters
Fire advisory for Lethbridge County lifted
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Due to cooler temperatures and wetter conditions lately, Lethbridge County no longer believes that a heightened risk of fires exists.The advisory was first issued on August 2nd...
Sep 11, 2019 Lethbridge County office. (Lethbridge News Now)
Five candidates running in federal election in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The official campaigning period has started for the 2019 federal election and a wide slate of candidates are vying for your vote. Rachael Harder is the constituency's current MP, repr...
Sep 11, 2019 Top row left to right: Amy Bronson (Liberal), Rachael Harder (Conservative), Shandi Bleiken (NDP). Bottom row: Grant Hepworth (PPC), Stephnie Watson (Green). (Images supplied by candidates' social media)
Terry Fox Run set to go this Sunday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Get set to lace up your sneakers and fight to beat cancer.The 39th annual Terry Fox Run is this weekend, with the Lethbridge fundraiser set for Sunday, Sept. 15. Local run organizer B...
Sep 11, 2019 The Terry Fox Run takes place Sunday, Sept. 15. Pictured on the right is Terry's brother, Fred (Photo courtesy Lethbridge Terry Fox Run on Facebook)
Lethbridge man serving time for 2018 west side shooting receives second prison sentence
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 34-year-old Lethbridge man sentenced to six years in prison in relation to a shooting in west Lethbridge in 2018, has been sentenced for a second time - in less than a month - on an...
Sep 11, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
$95,000 drug seizure results in charges against Lethbridge man
LETHBRIDGE -- A 22-year-old city man faces drug charges after $95,000 worth of methamphetamine, carfentanil and cocaine was seized from a west side home last week. A short term investigation into drug...
Sep 11, 2019 LPS Cruiser -- LNN
Record numbers for Environment Lethbridge's Reuse Rendezvous
LETHBRIDGE, AB - This past weekend's Reuse Rendezvous was a great success.The Environment Lethbridge-lead event took place from Sept. 6 to 8 and had households place items to give away on their front ...
Sep 11, 2019 Just under 500 households registered for this past weekend's Reuse Rendezvous (Photo courtesy Environment Lethbridge)
Options for Coaldale pool range from $0 to $25-million
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale has identified seven possible options for how to proceed with the future of swimming in the community.In early July, a "critical failure" was found in the current o...
Sep 10, 2019 The Coaldale Outdoor Pool. (Lethbridge News Now)
OH & S charges against Triple M Housing subsidiaries withdrawn, but remain against parent company
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge Housing company facing dozens of charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act to its parent company and its 11 subsidiaries, will have the charges against the sub...
Sep 10, 2019 Triple M Housing in the Sherring Industrial Park, north Lethbridge
Reconciliation Week in Lethbridge promoting Indigenous languages September 15-20
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Oki to Lethbridge News Now!Oki, pronounced OH-KEE, is the Blackfoot word for "greetings" or "welcome", explains the City of Lethbridge's Indigenous Relations Advisor Perry Stein.Stein...
Sep 10, 2019 The Reconciliation Walk from Reconciliation Week in 2017. (Lethbridge News Now)