Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
U of L Pronghorns announce season schedule
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns are gearing up for the 2021-22 season. During the virtual Canada West AGM in May, the sports body approved alternative sport formats for the up...
Jul 28, 2021
How Lethbridge compares to the rest of Alberta on property taxes & spending
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's largest municipalities were stacked up against each other to compare municipal spending, property tax "fairness", and the perceptions business have of their local government...
Jul 28, 2021
CO2 release from 2017 Kenow Wildfire equivalent of 1.1-1.8 million cars
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new study from the University of Lethbridge is highlighting another aspect of the environmental harms caused by wildfires.Fourth-year geography undergraduate student Sam Gerrand had...
Jul 28, 2021
Lethbridge council approves digital project to improve city’s online services
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is aiming to improve its online services.On Tuesday, council voted unanimously to approve the Digital Customer Service (DiCE) Program to a maximum $2.816 millio...
Jul 28, 2021
The Daily with LNN – July 27, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Jul 27, 2021
City reinvests $100,000 into Lethbridge parks after previous cuts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The city has approved the motion to invest $100,000 back into the Parks budget for 2021."In response to resident concerns, as well as the general aesthetics of City parks and open spa...
Jul 27, 2021
Council approves municipal ballot question on building third bridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In the upcoming Municipal Election on October 18, a question will be posed to the residents of Lethbridge concerning a proposed third bridge connecting the city.It's something that ha...
Jul 27, 2021
Biofuel plant near Lethbridge to expand, include more types of farm waste
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has announced $4.7-million in funding to expand a key biofuels processing facility just south of Lethbridge.Coming from the Technology Innovation and Emissio...
Jul 27, 2021
Lethbridge still has Canada's highest Crime Severity Index, but crime down in 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Statistics Canada has released new data on police-reported crime and the associated Crime Severity Indexes (CSI).Across the country, the rate of police-reported crime as a percentage ...
Jul 27, 2021
Lethbridge College awarded more than $1.3 million in federal research funding
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College has received one of the largest financial boosts in its history.The post-secondary institution has gotten two grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)...
Jul 27, 2021