Category Archives: Lethbridge Area

MD of Taber to end local state of emergency Friday evening
MD TABER – After nearly two months under a local state of emergency after unprecedented overland flooding, the MD of Taber’s local state of emergency will officially end at 9:05 Friday nig...
May 11, 2018

Crash near Burdett claims life of Winnifred man
BOW ISLAND - RCMP say a 62-year-old man from Winnifred died in a collision on Highway 3 Sunday, May 6. According to the Bow Island detachment, the man was driving a Ram pickup truck that collided with...
May 07, 2018

Picture Butte RCMP Sergeant floating idea of Rural Crime Watch Association
PICTURE BUTTE - Following a string of rural crime in Alberta over the past few months, RCMP Sergeant Tom Howell with the Picture Butte RCMP is holding a meeting on Monday, May 7th to see if there's in...
May 07, 2018

Taber receives International Communitas Award for environmental practices
TABER – The Town of Taber's Municipal Solid Waste Initiative has been awarded a 2018 Communitas Award in the category of Ethical and Environmental Responsibility - Green Initiatives. The Communi...
May 06, 2018

Charges laid by RCMP after horses from Stirling farm sold for processing
STIRLING – RCMP have laid charges in the investigation into two horses that were being boarded on a Stirling farm, that were sold for processing. On April 28, RCMP received a report of the horse...
May 02, 2018

Missing 2-day old foal found dead
WELLING – ***Up-Date The investigation continues, however, Raymond RCMP advise that the missing foal has been located a short distance from the owner’s residence. Unfortunately, the horse ...
May 02, 2018

Lethbridge man charged after robbing a Mac's Convenience Store in Claresholm
CLARESHOLM – RCMP have laid charges against a Lethbridge man following a late-night robbery of a Mac’s Store in Claresholm. Police say around 1 a.m. on May 1st, they were dispatched to the...
May 02, 2018

Emergency alert lifted for MD of Taber
TABER – Emergency Alert for the Municipal District of Taber is no longer in effect. The region has been dealing with overland flooding, and a state of local emergency has been in place since Mar...
Apr 30, 2018

SUV and cattle liner collision sends six kids to hospital
PICTURE BUTTE — All six occupants of an SUV were sent to hospital Thursday (Apr 26) afternoon, after the vehicle they were in collided with a loaded cattle liner. The incident happened just befo...
Apr 27, 2018

Roads, farmland, homes feeling effects of MD of Taber flood
TABER - The crest has passed, but the flood fight isn't over yet in the Municipal District of Taber. The district is the last in the Lethbridge area to remain under a State of Local Emergency, and chi...
Apr 26, 2018