Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Agricultural recycling program extended until end of 2025
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A recycling program for Alberta farmers has been extended.The 'Alberta Ag Plastic. Recycle It!' pilot program is operated by nonprofit Cleanfarms. It allows farmers to recycle their g...
May 02, 2024

Alberta’s government intends to make changes to proposed municipal affairs bill: Minister
The Government of Alberta is taking a step back from legislation proposed last week.Bill 20, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act 2024, proposes changes to two components of municipal-related ...
May 02, 2024

Alberta reveals 2024 drought response plan with current status one step away from water emergency
The Alberta government on Thursday outlined what it would take for it to active a never-before declared water emergency under the province's 2024 drought response plan. The province is currently at th...
May 02, 2024

RCMP vehicle hit during traffic stop in southern Alberta
HIGH RIVER, AB - The RCMP is asking drivers to be more cautious when driving past emergency and police vehicles.On April 29, 2024, at 11:30 a.m., an officer with Alberta RCMP Traffic High River was op...
May 02, 2024

Bow Island man reported missing
BOW ISLAND, AB - The RCMP in Bow Island is asking for help to find a missing man.Police say 39-year-old Michael Anthony Serack, a resident of Bow Island, was last seen on April 23, 2024 in Lethbridge....
May 02, 2024

Rocky Mountain Turf Club horse races return for 2024 season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A staple of sport in Southern Alberta is returning for 2024.The Rocky Mountain Turf Club begins its 2024 season on Saturday, May 4. The day kicks off nearly four months of horse races...
May 01, 2024

Alberta-Montana passenger rail service proposed
A non-profit in Alberta looks to build an international train route, connecting the prairie province and Montana.Integrated Travel Research and Development has released its Alberta-Montana Passenger R...
May 01, 2024

Lethbridge College instructor wins provincial award
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An instructor at Lethbridge College has received a provincial award.Engineering technology teacher Jim Pinches is the recipient of the Association of Science and Engineering Technolog...
May 01, 2024

Two killed, one injured in collision west of Claresholm
CLARESHOLM, AB - The RCMP is investigating a serious collision in southern Alberta.It occurred at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, on Highway 22, about five kilometres north of High...
May 01, 2024

Southern Alberta community blasted with 46 cm of snow
Part of the region received around 1.5 feet of snowfall on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.Environment Canada says heavy snow fell over sections of southwestern Alberta from Monday evening to Tuesday morning....
May 01, 2024