Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Active COVID cases continue to fall in Lethbridge and the wider South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.908 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing t...
May 19, 2021

Lethbridge Airport receives $7.3M for improvements from feds
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Lethbridge Airport has received $7.3 million in funding from the federal government. The Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP) will go towards rehabilitating the airfield pave...
May 19, 2021

Alberta giving $370 million in grants to create jobs
EDMONTON, AB- In an announcement from Premier Jason Kenney Wednesday, a grant program called Alberta Jobs Now has been developed to create jobs.More than 22,000 Albertans will be able to return to wor...
May 19, 2021

Lethbridge families receive food donations from community organizations
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Families and students around Lethbridge received a nutritious delivery on Wednesday. Connecting our Community Lethbridge, the Lethbridge Police Service, and the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen...
May 19, 2021

Province denies municipal inspection for Town of Coaldale, instead orders "municipal accountability program"
COALDALE, AB - The Government of Alberta has shot down a request for a municipal inspection to be conducted for the Town of Coaldale's work environment.Over 2,300 residents had signed a petition calli...
May 19, 2021

Urban Forest Management Plan approved by Lethbridge City Council
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an Urban Forest Management plan.Based on a recommendation from a May 6 meeting of the Civic Works Standing Policy Committe...
May 19, 2021

Lethbridge to pilot e-scooter program
LETHBRIDGE, AB- In Tuesday's meeting, Lethbridge City Council voted unanimously to proceed with an e-scooter pilot project.The rentable, battery-powered e-scooter pilot was brought forward by councill...
May 19, 2021

Lethbridge Police investigating suspicious southside fires
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A pair of fires in south Lethbridge Tuesday are being investigated as suspicious.On May 18, multiple 911 calls reported fires on the city's southside at around 2:20 p.m. The first bla...
May 19, 2021

SACPA: How can the UCP regain the trust of Albertans?
LETHBRIDGE, AB - What can the UCP government do to regain the trust of Albertans?That question was in focus during Dr. Duane Bratt's virtual presentation to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affa...
May 19, 2021

The Daily with LNN – May 18, 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...
May 18, 2021