Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Fort Macleod emergency department to temporarily close
Due to an unexpected clinical personnel shortage and inability to secure coverage, the Fort Macleod Health Centre emergency department (ED) will be temporarily closed on April 16 at 7 p.m. to April 17...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: LNN file photo)
City outlines upgrade needs at Wastewater Treatment Plant
Aging infrastructure and rising demand are putting pressure on the City of Lethbridge's Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). City officials note, that was the message delivered to the Community Issues C...
Apr 16, 2026 Letehbridge Waste Water Treatment Plant (Image Credit: City of Lethbridge)
Lethbridge Polytechnic students win second place at Western Canada Accounting Case Competition
It was a second-place finish for a team of Lethbridge Polytechnic Accounting students at the 3rd Annual Western Canada Accounting Case Competition.$1,500 was awarded to Grace DeJong, Heather Moysey, R...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: Lethbridge Polytechnic)
Potentia Renewables inc. award funding to Lethbridge County organizations
Potentia Renewables Inc. is awarding funding to five local organizations and two schools through the Stirling Wind project Community Benefit Fund.The fund supports capital projects, events, and arts o...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: Lethbridge County/Stirling Wind project)
Snowfall Warnings remain in place for parts of southern Alberta
Snowfall Warnings remain in place for parts of southern Alberta Thursday.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), periods of heavy snow will continue today, although amounts will var...
Apr 16, 2026 Areas of southern Alberta under a snowfall warning, April 16, 2026. (Image Credit: Screenshot, Environment and Climate Change Canada website.)
Police seeking assistance to identify subject in food bank mischief
Lethbridge Police are seeking the public's assistance to identify a male suspect in connection with an incident where a window was broken at the food bank. On April 5, 2026, at approximately 12:20 a.m...
Apr 16, 2026 Suspect in Lethbridge Food Bank vandalism incident on April 5, 2026. (Image Credit: Lethbridge Police Service)
Snowfall Warning issued for parts of southern Alberta
A Snowfall Warning has been issued for many parts of southern Alberta.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), heavy snow is expected to intensify Wednesday night. This heavy snowfal...
Apr 15, 2026 Areas affected by the Snowfall Warning (Image Credit: Screenshot, ECCC)
ASIRT report finds no officer wrong doing in southern Alberta police shooting incident
An investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has determined no wrong doing by a southern Alberta Mountie involved in a shooting following an extended vehicle and on-foot purs...
Apr 15, 2026 A witness officer attempts to pin the suspect's vehicle against a concrete wall as it began driving northbound in the southbound lanes at the United States border. Source: WatchGuard video from a witness officer's police vehicle. (Image Credit: ASIRT)
High wildfire risk in Lethbridge as crews prepare for wildfire season
It only takes a spark on a windy day to start a fast-moving grass fire in Lethbridge. That according to city officials who note that with warm temperatures, low humidity and dry vegetation across sout...
Apr 15, 2026 Lethbridge, river valley. (Image Credit: ID 163698558 © Osa855 | Dreamstime.com)
Nominations open for Community Builder Awards
Nominations are open for the 2026 Community Builder Awards.Lethbridge MP Rachel Thomas is inviting members of the community to nominate an individual, not-for-profit, or business that goes above and b...
Apr 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Office of Rachel Thomas, Member of Parliament for Lethbridge)