Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Material Recovery Facility fully operational ahead of curbside recycling beginning next week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge's new Material Recovery Facility (MRF) started up on Wednesday, May 8, thanks to some eager grade four and five students from Fleetwood-Bawden Elementary School...
May 08, 2019
Construction underway on new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
WATERTON LAKES NP - After several years of planning, public engagement, engineering and design work, construction is now underway on the new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre. The $17.3 mill...
May 08, 2019 Artist's rendition of new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
Lethbridge man charged with kidnapping, death threats to remain behind bars
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 54-year-old Lethbridge man facing six charges including assault causing bodily harm, kidnapping, threats causing death, intimidation and two counts of breach of conditions, will rem...
May 08, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Taste of Lethbridge raises over $55,000 for 5th on 5th Youth Services
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Exhibition Park's main pavilion was filled up Saturday night for the Taste of Lethbridge, which helped raise funds for 5th on 5th Youth Services. The event saw local restaurants and f...
May 07, 2019 5th on 5th Youth Services helps youth boost their skills and get into the workforce (Lethbridge News Now)
Two Coaldale men charged in extensive graffiti mischief
COALDALE -- Thanks to media releases and information from the public, RCMP have laid charges in a run of mischief in Coaldale last week that resulted in significant graffiti damage to numerous buildin...
May 06, 2019 Suspects identified over the weekend
Sex assault trial to continue in June
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A four-day sex assault trial in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge has been adjourned for more than a month, after the Crown concluded its case Thursday, May 2. A 75-year-old man fr...
May 03, 2019 Court of Queen's Bench
Peace and tranquility: Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden opens for the season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of Lethbridge's most famous landmarks opens today, May 3.Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden is now open for residents and visitors to the city. The Winter Light Festival wrap-up season wa...
May 03, 2019 Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden opens for the season Friday, May 3 (Lethbridge News Now)
Former Stirling School Secretary pleads guilty to theft over $5,000
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A former secretary at the Stirling pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 School pleaded guilty on Thursday May 2, to stealing nearly $90,000 in total in both school bank deposits, and charges ...
May 02, 2019 Stirling School Photo Courtesy: Google Maps
Coyote kills dog in Coaldale, deputy fire chief promotes safety
COALDALE, AB - A resident in Coaldale dealt with a serious incident last week. According to the Town, a dog was killed by a coyote. The Town's Deputy Fire Chief of Public Safety Clayton Rutberg said o...
May 02, 2019
Mom, ex-boyfriend both testify for Crown in sex assault trial
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Day three of a sexual assault trial in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge, involving a 75-year-old man and a now 19-year-old young woman, saw the woman's mother and ex-boyfriend tes...
May 01, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse