Category Archives: Lethbridge Area

Fernie Alpine Resort has to renege on early opening
Fernie, B.C. — *****UP-DATE – Some disappointing information – As of Friday (Nov 24) Fernie Alpine Resort has cancelled its Preview Weekened due to what they call record breaking war...
Nov 22, 2017

Piikani Chief challenges Stoney bid to change southern Alberta place names
Calgary – A bid by a group of First Nations to have well-known places across southern Alberta, including Calgary, renamed in their language is being challenged by the chief of another Indigenous...
Nov 20, 2017

Body worn camera pilot project producing results for Medicine Hat police
MEDICINE HAT – The body worn camera pilot project with the Medicine Hat Police Service is two months in and is generating a lot of evidence for officers. Numbers presented to the police commissi...
Nov 17, 2017

Blood Tribe Man Arrested for Child Pornography Offences
LETHBRIDGE – ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit have arrested a 24-year-old man for a number of child pornography offences. Cody Wright was arrested on Wednesday, November 8, at a ho...
Nov 16, 2017

Parkinson Association of Alberta to close 3 offices, including Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE – The Parkinson Association of Alberta has announced it will be closing its offices in Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Red Deer, although the organization will still be present in the co...
Nov 16, 2017

Coaldale connection to recovered stolen trailers and property in Pincher Creek
PINCHER CREEK – RCMP continue to investigate a series of thefts and the recovery of stolen property in Pincher Creek and are asking for the public's help in solving the crimes. A portion of the ...
Nov 15, 2017

Cardston music teacher receives provincial award
CARDSTON – Linda Burwell, a teacher from Cardston, received the Alberta Music Education Foundation’s Recognition Award at Music Conference Alberta that took place in Red Deer on Oct. 27 an...
Nov 06, 2017

Architects and partners talk community priorities in design for Huntsville School
IRON SPRINGS – Because schools are often the hub of many rural communities, the design planning for the new Huntsville School in Iron Springs is providing an opportunity for even greater involve...
Oct 30, 2017

Pincher Creek man pleads guilty to a number of charges relating to standoff last February
LETHBRIDGE – 53-year-old Dewey “Todd” Starzyk was given a jail sentence of 180 days in Pincher Creek today (Oct. 24) after pleading guilty to multiple charges in relation to a pair o...
Oct 24, 2017

Construction on Phase 2A of Malloy Drain Project starting on Monday
COALDALE – Lethbridge County, St. Mary River Irrigation District and the Town of Coaldale have announced construction on Phase 2A of the Malloy Drain Stormwater Management Project is set to begi...
Oct 22, 2017