Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Raised as a child in Taber, and close to seven feet tall, Ross Bekkering has been almost all over the world doing what he enjoys - playing basketball.Earlier this month, the 38-year-old former Olympia...

Environment & Climate Change Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for sections of eastern Alberta and western Saskatchewan warning of favourable conditions for the development of funnel c...

Our Collective Journey's Rise Up Hot Air Balloon Festival is preparing for its biggest year yet as dozens of pilots and crews descend on Medicine Hat ahead of the event.The festival is entering its fi...

Lethbridge City Council and its staff continue to look into possible solutions to save the current integrated emergency services model.Mayor Blaine Hyggen says the City had begun talks with the Intern...

Last Wednesday was the start of athlete registration for the upcoming Southern Alberta Summer Games in the County of Forty Mile.Organizers, however, would like you to know they are still looking for a...

There's just a few days left to get in your entry for Lethbridge County's Emergency Preparedness Colouring Contest.Emergency Management Director Breea Taminga reminds you, if you haven't picked up you...

The Town of Coalhurst begins its annual Spring Clean-up program Wednesday. Beginning at 8 a.m., residents can put out large household items, bagged yard waste, pruned tree branches, appliances, furnit...

The Lethbridge Food Bank is welcoming in a former longtime business owner as its new executive director.Tim Rempel, recently appointed by the board, was asked if he has any plans as he takes on his ne...

Deloitte Canada is putting together an economic development strategy for the City of Lethbridge.A draft document, presented at a Community Issues Committee meeting yesterday, follows discussion by the...

Like many smalltown Alberta communities, Fort Macleod is looking at a huge jump in its share of RCMP policing costs.Under a new formula introduced last month, the town could see its current annual pay...