Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Emergency repairs to rail crossing at 5 Ave North in Lethbridge
The City of Lethbridge is warning of a traffic disruption on the north side.They say emergency repairs are being made at the rail crossing on the 3200 block of 5 Avenue North.Crews are replacing a rai...
Feb 13, 2026 The location of the emergency rail repairs in Lethbridge, along 5 Avenue North. (Image Credit: Google Maps)
'Complexity teams' to support southern Alberta school divisions
The Alberta Government has announced funding to support complexity in school classrooms. They say that average class sizes are largely within "acceptable ranges," but composition and complexity are gr...
Feb 12, 2026 West Coulee Station Elementary School in Lethbridge. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
$10M grant for Coaldale company to build first-of-its kind carbon capture facility
A business in Coaldale has received a major injection of funding that will allow it to turn cow manure into energy.Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Corp. will receive $10 million from the Alb...
Feb 12, 2026 The announcement of $10 million in funding for the project at Kasko Cattle Co. (Image Credit: Debra Hadden)
Home, Garden & Leisure Show returns to Lethbridge Mar. 12-14
More than 300 vendors will pack the Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre one month from now.BILD Lethbridge and Meibel Consulting Inc. have announced the 2026 edition of the Home, Garden & Leisu...
Feb 12, 2026 Marc Belisle of Meibel Consulting Inc. (left) and Bridget Mearns of BILD Lethbridge (right) announce the 2026 Home, Garden & Leisure Show. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Coaldale to debut 'Affordable Ride Pass' for Handi-Ride bus
Residents of Coaldale who face mobility challenges now have a cheaper way of getting around.Starting on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, the Coaldale & District Handi-Ride will begin piloting a new Affordab...
Feb 12, 2026 A new Affordable Ride Pass will be piloted for the Coaldale & District Handi-Ride. (Image Credit: Coaldale & District Handi-Ride Association)
Cultivating Community: How Excite Lethbridge Is Growing Agriculture in Southern Alberta
In a region where fertile fields and steadfast producers define both landscape and livelihood, agriculture isn't just an industry, it's culture, history, and community. At the heart of this vibrant ec...
Feb 12, 2026
City of Lethbridge changing committee structure
Lethbridge City Council has approved a change to the way it structures its committees.On Tuesday, Feb. 11, members voted 7-2 in favour of Bylaw 6518 - Procedure Bylaw Amendment, which removes the five...
Feb 12, 2026 Lethbridge City Council has approved transitioning its committee structure to the Community Issues Committee. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
$300K goal at Care for the Heart Day Radio-A-Thon to support cardiac centre
Thursday, Feb. 12, is the 16th Annual Care from the Heart Day Radio-A-Thon in Lethbridge. Radio hosts from six local stations are at Chinook Regional Hospital, aiming to raise $300,000 for the Bringin...
Feb 12, 2026 Pattison Media's Harley Myhovich (left) and Chad Benson (right) volunteering for the 16th Annual Care from the Heart Day Radio-A-Thon, Feb. 12, 2026. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Lethbridge boy, 13, sentenced to secure custody for trying to kill younger brother
An Alberta judge sentenced a 13-year-old boy Wednesday to three years in an intensive rehabilitation program for trying to stab his younger brother to death. The attacker was 12 when he repeatedly sta...
Feb 12, 2026 A police officer arrives at the provincial court building in Lethbridge, Alta., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Jeff McIntosh)
Care from the Heart Day Radio-a-Thon returns Feb. 12
Pattison Media's B93.3FM and WILD 95.5 will be among the local radio stations raising money for the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation (CRHF). The 16th Annual Care from the Heart Radio-a-Thon is set...
Feb 12, 2026 The 16th Annual Care from the Heart Radio-a-Thon is set to take place on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Image Credit: Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation)