Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
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)
UV disinfection upgrades underway at Lethbridge Water Treatment Plant
The City of Lethbridge is continuing to make improvements to its Water Treatment Plant.They say upgrading its ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system is an essential step that keeps the community's drink...
Feb 11, 2026 A clarifier at the Lethbridge Water Treatment Plant. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Two former Lethbridge Hurricanes competing at Olympics
The Milan Cortina Olympic Games have seen several CHL alumni competing.The league says 96 people who have been part of the league are taking part in the men's ice hockey tournament, running Feb. 11-12...
Feb 11, 2026 Former Lethbridge Hurricanes Oliver Okuliar (left) and Akira Schmid (right) are competing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics (Image Credit: Elite Prospects / SinBin.Vegas)
City cancels planning for 18 Street bike boulevard due to 'overwhelmingly negative' feedback
A new north-south transportation corridor in Lethbridge will not be happening anytime soon. Lethbridge City Council voted 6-2 in favour of cancelling its 18 Street Functional Planning & Design Stu...
Feb 11, 2026 18 Street in Lethbridge, where the City of Lethbridge had been planning a new transportation corridor. (Image Credit: City of Lethbridge)