Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
South Zone sees 29 new COVID cases this weekend, one death in M.D. of Pincher Creek
EDMONTON, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released Monday's report on COVID-19, detailing numbers over the past three days.578 cases were confirmed over the weekend with 97 on Friday, 263 on Saturda...
Oct 05, 2020
City Community Wellbeing and Safety Strategy receives almost $6 million
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- City Council has unanimously approved round one funding allocations for the Lethbridge Community Wellbeing and Safety Strategy (CWSS). An integrated investment framework combining m...
Oct 05, 2020
Case of COVID-19 confirmed at Holy Spirit elementary school
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- On behalf of Superintendent Ken Sampson, Holy Spirit Communications Coordinator Anisha Gatner has confirmed a case of COVID-19 at the St. Teresa of Calcutta school on the city's nor...
Oct 05, 2020
Streets Alive Mission celebrates 30 years in Lethbridge with flag raising ceremony
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was three full decades ago that the Streets Alive Mission was established in Lethbridge.Co-Founder Julie Kissick says she could not believe they made it to this milestone."I didn't...
Oct 05, 2020
Additional COVID-19 funding announced by local Community Foundation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is accepting applications to the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF).This is part of the foundation's COVID-19 Resp...
Oct 05, 2020
"Multiple" cases of COVID-19 confirmed at Lethbridge Family Services northside office
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) is advising the public that there have been "multiple" positive cases of COVID-19 at their northside office on 1107 2A Ave North.The building closed t...
Oct 05, 2020
BURNCO sells landscape centres across Western Canada
CALGARY, AB - BURNCO has sold its 12 landscape centres in western Canada.The Calgary-based company, which operates as BURNCO Rock Products Ltd., completed its sale of its wholly owned subsidiary BURNC...
Oct 05, 2020
Lethbridge’s Versteeg competing for a cause on Battle of the Blades
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's own Kris Versteeg is headed back to the ice.The two-time Stanley Cup champion who played multiple seasons in the NHL is set to compete on this season of CBC's Battle of t...
Oct 04, 2020
Stand off with police leads to charges for Lundbreck man
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - A man has been charged following a stand off with RCMP. At around 5:20 p.m. on October 2, the Crowsnest Pass RCMP were called out to an assault at a residence in Lundbreck. It was...
Oct 03, 2020
Stolen property found during routine traffic stop
FORT MACLEOD, AB - What at first seemed like a routine traffic stop turned out to be more earlier this week.On September 29, the Alberta RCMP Traffic Unit - Lethbridge and Fort Macleod RCMP, conducted...
Oct 03, 2020