Category Archives: Lethbridge Area

Crews from Pincher Creek plan for possible fire spread
PINCHER CREEK – Fire crews from Pincher Creek are among those making plans for the possibility that the Kenow fire burning in British Columbia will move across the boundary into Alberta. A publi...
Sep 08, 2017

Aggressive wildfires in East Kootenay force pull out of fire crews
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Crews have been pulled off three wildfires burning near Elko due to safety concerns. The fires burning southeast of the community continue to grow, with the Lodgepole wildfire ...
Sep 08, 2017

Aggressive wildfires in East Kootenay for pull out of fire crews
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Crews have been pulled off three wildfires burning near Elko due to safety concerns. The fires burning southeast of the community continue to grow, with the Lodgepole wildfire ...
Sep 08, 2017

Fire officials continue prevention efforts in Waterton Lakes National Park
Waterton Lakes NP – Parks Canada wildfire crews are ramping up efforts to manage portions of the Kenow Fire, which has grown to about 7,800 hectares — but has not advanced into Waterton La...
Sep 07, 2017

Kenow Fire continues to expand, say Parks Canada officials
WATERTON LAKES NP – As of Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 6), Parks Canada says the Kenow Fire, which has prompted an evacuation alert in the Waterton Lakes National Park townsite has grown- but has ...
Sep 06, 2017

Photo radar operator apparently caught sleeping on the job
TABER – If anyone was caught in a photo radar trap in Taber September 1, 2017, they will not be getting a ticket. Taber Police say they have received a complaint about the actions of an Automate...
Sep 05, 2017

Weather, outside help keeping fire from spreading into Waterton
WATERTON LAKES – The weather, along with outside help, are keeping a major fire in B.C. from spreading into Waterton Lakes National Park. A national incident management team is in the park, help...
Sep 05, 2017

Fireball pinpointed to B.C. interior
LETHBRIDGE –– A fireball in the sky that was spotted by several people in Lethbridge and southwestern Alberta appears to have entered the atmosphere between Cranbrook and Nelson, B.C. That...
Sep 05, 2017

Spot fires popping up within Waterton park boundary
WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK — Spot fires have begun to spread from British Columbia into Waterton Lakes National Park. But only a small area of the park has burned so far. Parks Canada said lat...
Sep 05, 2017

Doug Overes stirs up passion for culinary arts
LETHBRIDGE – Earning a place on Palliser Regional Schools' Wall of Fame was an honour, but for Doug Overes the possibility he might inspire future chefs is much greater reward than the recogniti...
Sep 04, 2017