Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Three-year operations budget approved by Lethbridge Polytechnic Board
Board members with Lethbridge Polytechnic have approved a balanced three-year operating budget that begins this Fall and goes through the 2028-29 school year.President and CEO, Dr. Brad Donaldson, say...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Lethbridge Polytechnic)
Victim comes forward in alleged knife attack at Henderson Lake
The victim in the case of a reported knife attack on the weekend at Henderson Lake in Lethbridge has come forward.Police say they receive calls of two men in an altercation on a walking path northeast...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Lethbridge Police Service)
Excite Lethbridge holds community Whoop-Up Days launch
With just under 15 weeks to go for the annual Whoop-Up Days celebration, Excite Lethbridge kicked off the countdown with a launch party, of sorts, Wednesday morning.Mayor Blaine Hyggen, who spoke at t...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
City study looking into road safety, challenges, now complete
A long-awaited project on road safety in the City of Lethbridge is now complete.Known as the Traffic Safety Culture Framework, its intention was to help reduce traffic-related injuries, fatalities, an...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
County of Lethbridge suggests you know neighbour in case of emergency
It's Emergency Preparedness Week, and the County of Lethridge and its regional partners feel there's no better time to link up with your neighbours.Emergency Managment Director Breea Tamminga conclude...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Town of Magrath issues an irrigation notice to residents
The Town of Magrath has come out with an Irrigation Notice.It says it'll receive water from the irrigation district and initiate the 'turn on' process beginning next Tuesday in order to fill up its li...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Town of Magrath)
Warming trend forecast for the region into next week
While we just barely reached double digits criteria temperature-wise in Southern Alberta Tuesday, there will be a noticeable shift Wednesday with the mercury forecast to climb into the lower 20's duri...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Mental Health Week underway across Alberta, Canada
May 4th through the 10th is Mental Health Week across the country.The hope this year is that stronger connections can be built inside individual communities, including Lethbridge.According to the Worl...
May 05, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 122125618 © Photoking | Dreamstime.com)
Lethbridge man faces new charges after breaching conditions
Lethbridge Police have charged a 47-year-old man after he reportedly violated a series of conditions related to child sexual offences.James Robert George Martinac was released from custody back on Fri...
May 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Community Foundation celebrates 60 years by funding 60 groups
Tying in with its six-decade anniversary, the Community Foundation of Lethbridge & Southwestern Alberta has awarded 60 non-profit groups in the region with just over $589,000 in grants.The CFLSA s...
May 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Community Foundation of Lethbridge & Southwest Alberta)