Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Coaldale and Lethbridge Fire crews deal with farmyard blaze
COALDALE -- The smoke could be seen by travellers on Highway-4. However, the fire, spotted around 2:30 Thursday (Apr 25) afternoon, was located about a mile south of Highway-512 (Jail Road) just off o...
Apr 25, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW.com
Canfor announces temporary shutdown of BC Lumber Mills
CRANBROOK, B.C. -- First it was oil, then canola and now, lumber.Canfor Corporation has announced that they will be temporarily curtailing operations at all British Columbia dimension mills effective ...
Apr 25, 2019 Canfor operations in British Columbia and Alberta. Mills are shown by the graphic of two trees
M.D. of Taber fire crews tackle multiple calls over Easter weekend
TABER, AB - It was a busy long Easter weekend for the M.D. of Taber Regional Fire Service.On Saturday, Station 4 - Taber/Barnwell received a mutual aid call from Station 2 (Grassy Lake) to help take d...
Apr 25, 2019 Crews on scene of an outdoor fire on Easter Sunday (Photo courtesy Station 5 - M.D. of Taber Regional Fire Service - Vauxhall on Facebook)
Federal funding provided for U of L, Piikani First Nation projects
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The federal government is providing $1.6 million to the University of Lethbridge.The two grants will go towards two projects that will support 'sustainable and culturally respectable ...
Apr 25, 2019 Photo: Lethbridge News Now
Lethbridge man sentenced in connection with 2018 Taber home invasion case
TABER, AB - A Lethbridge man charged with numerous offences involving a home invasion and assault at a home in Taber in July 2018, has been sentenced. According to Taber Police, they were called to a ...
Apr 24, 2019 Taber Courthouse
Raymond man convicted of historic sex crimes to be sentenced in June
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 50-year-old man from Raymond, found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault, in relation to crimes that occurred in the early to mid-1980s, will ...
Apr 24, 2019
Palliser breaks ground on new Huntsville School
IRON SPRINGS - The celebration, on Thursday, April 18, kicked off construction of the long-awaited replacement for Huntsville School, but the occasion held more substance than that alone.The groundbre...
Apr 23, 2019 Palliser Regional Schools
Lethbridge street sweeping program gets underway this week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The sweepers are hitting the streets.The City of Lethbridge's annual street sweeping program kicks off Wednesday, April 24. Crews will be driving around collecting dust, sand and othe...
Apr 23, 2019 The street sweeping program is expected to be ongoing until the end of June (Lethbridge News Now)
Kings of the Hill: Lethbridge firefighters double up as pro Enduro racers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Not only do Jason Schrage and Bret Fazzio serve the people of Lethbridge as firefighters, they're also pro enduro racers. Enduro pits riders against one another in dirt bike races thr...
Apr 21, 2019 Jason Schrage (left) and Bret Fazzio (Lethbridge News Now)
Grizzly bears vs. black bears: what’s the difference? They’re both bruins
WATERTON, AB - Bear season is upon us, so it's important to be aware and know your surroundings to avoid a conflict with wildlife.That's according to Barb Johnston, a wildlife biologist for Waterton L...
Apr 20, 2019 A grizzly bear is pictured on the left and a black bear on the right