Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Fire Chief of the Day winner announced in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Sofia Woons, a student from Agnes Davidson School in Lethbridge, won this year's Fire Chief for the Day contest.The contest had children from 23 different schools across the city brin...
Oct 19, 2022

'Little window': Coal mine supporters hope for change under new Alberta premier
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - Supporters of open-pit coal mining say there's a chance new mines could be built in Alberta's Rockies after comments from the province's new premier. "We're hoping with this littl...
Oct 19, 2022

Rotary Club of Lethbridge East opens applications for 2023 $10,000 Ag Scholarship Program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Applications are now open for the 2023 Agricultural Scholarship Program from the Rotary Club of Lethbridge East.The program offers $10,000 for eligible post-secondary undergraduate st...
Oct 19, 2022

New program launched to support student-athletes at University of Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new holistic support program has been launched for student-athletes at the University of Lethbridge.Pronghorn Athletics has announced the Designated Athlete Support Hall (DASH) for ...
Oct 19, 2022

$1 million grant to support public safety research at Lethbridge College
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College has received the largest grant for social sciences research in its history.The Government of Canada has awarded the post-secondary school $1 million over five years...
Oct 18, 2022

Former Lethbridge College students finalists for Alberta engineering technology award
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A team of former civil engineering technology students at Lethbridge College was honoured as a provincial finalist for the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Profession...
Oct 18, 2022

Appeal of child sex-related convictions dismissed for Coaldale man
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Recent convictions for a Coaldale man will not be overturned.The Alberta Court of Appeal has denied an application by Trevor Philip Pritchard, 36, in a decision dated October 17, 2022...
Oct 18, 2022

Four charged in connection to theft of trailer, construction tools in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has laid charges against four people accused of possessing stolen property.At approximately 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2022, LPS received a r...
Oct 18, 2022

Lethbridge residents advised to avoid hand feeding wild birds
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is issuing a warning about interacting with wildlife. Over the past year, officials say the Helen Schuler Nature Centre has received an increase in reports from...
Oct 18, 2022

Check your field account balance
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Soil nutrient analysis is like a balance slip from the bank. By checking the balance this fall, farms can set fertilizer rates specific to the needs and yield potential of each field....
Oct 18, 2022