Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge Fire's 2021 recruitment class hard at work

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A group of nine recruits are training to tackle fires and provide emergency response in Lethbridge. The city's fire department's 2021 recruitment class is currently in its third week ...

Olivia Thorington Apr 01, 2021

The Daily with LNN – March 31, 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...

Mar 31, 2021

871 new COVID cases in Alberta, nearly half are variants

EDMONTON, AB- Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.871 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the ...

Mar 31, 2021

Kenney in Lethbridge for Exhibition Park expansion groundbreaking

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Premier Jason Kenney was in town to officially kick off the construction of the expansion to Lethbridge's Exhibition Park.The 268,000-square foot, $70.5 million Agri-food Hub and Trade...

Mar 31, 2021

Kenney rejects call to fire health minister over failed doctors contract

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting the NDP's calls to fire his health minister following a failed wage deal with doctors.While in Lethbridge for the groundbreaking ceremony for t...

Mar 31, 2021

Lethbridge County asks producers to monitor for field soil erosion

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Winter cycles of freezing and thawing, combined with the dry, windy weather of the last few months, has Lethbridge County officials worried about the possible development of soil er...

Mar 31, 2021

MD of Willow Creek issues Fire Ban

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Lethbridge County issued a Fire Ban on Tuesday and by Wednesday, the MD of Willow Creek issued it's own Fire Ban. The warmer conditions, along with dry and windy weather prompted th...

Mar 31, 2021

Elm tree pruning ban in effect Apr. 1, aims to prevent Dutch Elm Disease

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you have elm trees on your property in Lethbridge, do not prune them.The City of Lethbridge's elm tree pruning ban comes into effect on Thursday, April 1, and runs until September ...

Mar 31, 2021

Lethbridge’s Yard Waste Sites open and landfill summer hours start April 1

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Summer hours are the City of Lethbridge's Waste & Recycling Centre come into effect Thursday, and the seasonal Yard Waste Sites will open for the season.Additional safety protocol...

Mar 31, 2021

Reconstruction work on 3 Avenue South in downtown Lethbridge set to resume

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The next steps in the 3 Avenue South reconstruction between 4 Street and 8 Street are set to start.This week, the City of Lethbridge says crews will be back in front of businesses in ...

Mar 31, 2021