Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Former board chair receives first posthumous honorary degree from U of L
A former board chair at the University of Lethbridge will be honoured posthumously by the post-secondary institution next week.Dean Gallimore is credited with being a key decision maker including the ...
May 21, 2026 (Image Credit: University of Lethbridge)
Lethbridge mayor addresses EMS wages for LFES ambulance staff
As the City of Lethbridge weighs its options for its integrated EMS model, the mayor is also emphasizing the importantance and value of employees within the organization.In a press release Wednesday, ...
May 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Question arises at Community Issues Committee over weekend encampment calls
An encampment response and outreach team set up through the City of Lethbridge continues its work with the community's unhoused. Based on funding, it's limited in its reach, especially on weekends, wh...
May 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
City moves ahead with planned upgrades to Wastewater Treatment Plant
With its wastewater treatment plant running at close to capacity, the City of Lethbridge is moving forward on some planned $285 million in upgrades. Work to the facility, last done during the 80's, wo...
May 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Canadian College World Series games re-located from Spitz Stadium
The first-ever Canadian Grand Slam of Baseball event opens Thursday in Lethbridge, but the Canadian College World Series games, which were to take centre stage at Spitz Stadium, have now been moved ac...
May 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Lethbridge Bulls Baseball Club)
ER in Fort Macleod to be shut down until this evening
The emergency department at the Fort Macleod Health Centre will be closed to the public until 8 p.m. this evening.In a statement, Alberta Health Services said the closure is due to an unexpected clini...
May 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Lethbridge sports hall of famer credits fan support for his rise
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...
May 20, 2026 Taber's Ross Bekkering displays his May 2026 induction award into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame. (Image Credit: Taber & District Sports Hall of Fame Facebook)
Special Weather Statement issued for sections of eastern Alberta
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...
May 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Environment & Climate Change Canada)
Rise Up Hot Air Balloon Festival set to launch biggest event yet on Thursday morning
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...
May 20, 2026 A photo taken during the 2025 Rise Up Hot Air Balloon Festival. (Image Credit: File Photo/CHAT News)
Future of Lethbridge's Integrated EMS remains in limbo
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...
May 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)