Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

City to re-debate rescinding mask bylaw, could be lifted same time as provincial one
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It is at least a possibility that the City of Lethbridge's face mask bylaw and the provincial mask mandate could be lifted at the same time.Earlier this month, the Government of Alber...
Jun 24, 2021

Lethbridge Chamber receives funding for four "shop local" initiatives
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A series of campaigns are about to get underway to encourage economic activity in Lethbridge.The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce has received a federal grant of $139,000 to expand its ...
Jun 24, 2021

Electrical box art project completed in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Electrical boxes in Lethbridge have gotten a makeover, courtesy of local artists.A pilot project between the Public Art Committee, Allied Arts Council and the City of Lethbridge explo...
Jun 24, 2021

Province wants on-the-job training to be part of more post-secondary programs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In the coming years, a greater number of post-secondary students will be getting paid to learn.The Government of Alberta is inviting post-secondary institutions and industry groups to...
Jun 24, 2021

Lethbridge School Division announces plans for 2021/22 school year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As one school year comes to a close, administrators are hard at work planning for the year to come.Lethbridge School Division Superintendent Cheryl Gilmore says she knows schooling du...
Jun 24, 2021

SACPA: Exploring the deadly effects of Canada’s residential schools
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An important conversation has been started on the impacts of the residential school system in Canada.Late last month, 215 child graves were discovered at the site of the former Kamloo...
Jun 24, 2021

Registration open for virtual Special Olympics Alberta fundraiser
LETHBRIDGE, AB - This summer, you can cycle, walk and/or run in support of Special Olympics Alberta.The Virtual Summer Series makes its return on July 5, with registration now open. It's an initiative...
Jun 24, 2021

The Daily with LNN – June 23, 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...
Jun 23, 2021

Alberta paleontologists find dramatic change in bite force as tyrannosaurs matured
DRUMHELLER, AB - Tyrannosaurs are well known as having been ferocious predators at the top of the food chain millions of years ago, but a study led by an Alberta-based researcher shows the reptiles di...
Jun 23, 2021

Construction begins on new Southern Alberta solar farm, Amazon to purchase power
CALGARY - Amazon announced Wednesday it will purchase power from a massive new solar farm in Alberta, marking the e-commerce giant's second renewable energy investment in Canada.Construction began Wed...
Jun 23, 2021